This Expanding Lamp Is Beautifully Intricate

Designed by Erik Stehmann, this is called the Expanding Lamp, and it relies on the folding geodesic frame of the Hoberman sphere to collapse down to a fraction of its expanded size. That means the lamp can grow from desk lamp to floor-stander in one smooth, elegant motion: a simple tug sees hundreds of intricate hinges, all made from oak, fold out in unison