Levitating Lamp – floating sphere with slow rotation and three light tones

Levitating Lamp – a sphere that floats and turns above its base

A magnetic field holds the globe in midair, where it rotates slowly and lights up from within. The surface is molded with craters and rings, so it reads as a small planet rather than a plain ball. Choose a moon or a ringed planet, and a wooden or illuminated base to set it on.

Why choose this levitating lamp?

It is a lamp and a desk object at once. Nothing touches the sphere while it turns, which is most of the appeal, and the light itself is soft enough to leave on through an evening. Setting it up takes a moment: the base plugs in, the globe finds its point above it.

• Magnetic levitation: the sphere hovers clear of the base with no arm, wire or stand.
• 360° rotation: a slow, silent turn that keeps the surface detail moving.
• Three light tones: warm white, neutral white and cool white for different times of day.
• Molded surface detail: craters and banding pressed into the shell instead of printed on.
• Two base styles: a squared wooden plinth or a compact lit base, depending on the look you want.

On a shelf or a desk it does the work of both a lamp and an ornament.

Give it a flat, level surface and a little clearance overhead, and it holds position on its own. The wooden base suits a bookshelf or a sideboard, while the smaller lit base fits a desk where space is tight. Keep it away from cards and drives, since the base uses a strong magnet.

Specifications

• Material: ABS and PLA
• Light tones: warm white, neutral white, cool white
• Dimensions, wooden base: ringed planet 18.3 x 18 x 13.4 cm (7.2 x 7.1 x 5.3 in); moon 18.3 x 14 x 13.4 cm (7.2 x 5.5 x 5.3 in)
• Dimensions, lit base: ringed planet 13 x 13 x 11 cm (5.1 x 5.1 x 4.3 in); moon 13 x 13 x 13 cm (5.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 in)
• Power: mains adapter, plug type by variant

Set it up once and let it hang there.