Absinthe Table Lamp

Haunting, shinny, with its strange mix of lavish Victorian shapes, emerald green glass and silvery metals, the Absinthe Table Lamp is a difficult one to ignore.

The body is made out of a vintage cocktail shaker and the glass of an oil lantern, tinted with splashes of deep green vitrail paint. It also has a thick green glass foot, upcycled from part of an Indian candleholder and attached to the cocktail shaker base by a metallic ring from a 70s lamp. The cord set, including the switch and the plug, are all transparent.

The upper part of the lamp is formed by a nickel pipe with a flat round surface that supports the bulb, a vintage green glass tulip (turned upside-down), and wires recycled from an old lampshade that hold the 'lid'.

This top part of the Absinthe lamp serves as a second shade, to direct the light downways and create a more intimate atmosphere. I call it 'the lid' because it is easily detachable just by lifting it by the knob, as it simply rests on the wires below. It is made out of an old cake mold, the metallic base of a drawer knob, a big dark green glass marble, 15 meters of thin nickel and ball chains -cut into different lenghts to form a picked pattern-, many hooks and Indian green glass beads.

The Absinthe Table Lamp measures 50 cm high and the 'lid' has a diameter of 25 cm. The cord set is 150 cm long.

Making Of:

The begining: Main parts -Some would get changed during the building process, as I don't always follow my own plans! Once the piece starts to take shape, I follow my instinct on better looks and proportions...

Drilling the glass base

Sanding the 192 holes made on the 'lid'... phew

Applying the green stain to the center glass part: I should have worn gloves!

Making of the top part where the glass shade will rest

Cutting 15 meters of thin chain into small sections (the 3 meters ball chain in bits with the glass drop beads are already done and attached to the brim of the 'lid' -they can be seen on the right hand side of the picture)

The green glass beaded threads

Attaching the chain/beads trim

The hole for the cord and its protection

Wiring