Warm lighting makes rooms way nicer to spend time in, so I knew I wanted to make some sort of lamp for my final project. I also really like LEDs and the combination of natural materials like wood with modern electronics. I used to be a physics major and I have a passion for astronomy, so I wanted to make some sort of lighting fixture that incorporate that kind of aesthetic. 

One of my friends turned me onto the idea of creating a lamp like a black hole. I really liked the idea, and due to the amount of coverage in the news on the first ever image of a black hole, I knew it had to happen.