During my first Junior year furniture studio, I was tasked to design and fabricate a lighting piece within three weeks. The inspiration for Maude I came from my innate fascination with invertebrates and natural forms. Creating organic structures can be extremely difficult, but my experimentation with Yupo paper allowed for the freedom of an animated form without complicating the construction of the lamp. The brass upper was milled and bent by hand, along with the cherry base. 

All photos captured and edited by Noah Beneki.