Hasta La Ideas

From designer Jeeves Basu, who recently pushed the boundaries of furniture and disbelief with his Rat Table, the London-based creative tinkerer is now using wax to paradoxically make a melted wax lampshade that’s un-meltable.

Created by melting a candle over a glass shade, the Impossible Lamp stretches wax art into function without losing the strange, ephemeral quality of this material. Using a liquid-cooled LED bulb, Basu ensures its impossibility.

The artist-slash-designer is taking custom orders for his lamps through his website, where you can also see a motion capture video of his process and the final product. Prices available upon request.