Pascal’s Lamp

 

Pascal’s Lamp

16” diameter

$450

Please contact me if interested in ordering.

 

This lamp has a 16" diameter lampshade featuring an artistic interpretation of Pascal's triangle.  The piece is made with colorful shades of opalescent blue, royal blue, purple, yellow, and two shades of green.  The color and size of the glass triangles correspond to a number in Pascal's triangle, a geometric arrangement of the binomial coefficients.  As glass changes in the light, many photos are taken under different lighting scenarios.  Each piece is cut, foiled, soldered and then finished in a black patina, followed by waxing and buffing to a shine. 

Pascal’s Triangle                            From Pascal’s Triangle, the Fibonacci Numbers are derived.


1                                                               1

                                                                      1

1    1                                                1                2

                                                                              3

1    2    1                                          1       1               5

                                                                                     8

1    3    3    1                                    1       2       1            13

                                                          

1    4    6    4    1                              1       3       3      1   


1    5    10    10    5    1                    1       4       6      4      1


1    6    15    20    15    6    1            1       5      10    10     5      1

                                   

                                                        1       6      15    20     15    6      1

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