Perforated brass: the lamp is a projector

A perforated brass lamp. Dense star-shaped and geometric holes are hand-chiseled into metal plates, forming a polyhedral or teardrop-shaped lamp body. Inside, a warm yellow light bulb emits light through the holes, casting a myriad of star points and geometric patterns onto the surrounding walls and ceiling. The patterns become larger and fainter with increasing distance. The brass has oxidized to a dark gold with a brownish tint. The main lighting effect in the entire room comes from these projections. Avoid: embedding colored glass in the lamp body, using shiny electroplated metal, making the holes sparse so they don't cast patterns, using cool white light that makes the projections lose their warmth.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一盞穿孔的黃銅燈。金屬板上以手工鑿出密集的星形與幾何孔洞,組成一個多面體或水滴形的燈體;裡面一顆暖黃的燈泡,光從孔洞射出來在周圍的牆與天花上投出滿佈的星點與幾何圖案,距離愈遠圖案愈大愈淡。黃銅已經氧化成暗金帶褐。整個房間的主要光效就是這些投影。避免:在燈體上鑲嵌彩色玻璃、使用亮面電鍍的金屬、把孔洞做得稀疏投不出圖案、用冷白光讓投影失去暖度。