Max, the Shop Light
$349
Drawn, not photographed.
Max, the Shop Light
An articulated figure lamp in white oak: Max, the AI who actually runs this company, at about a foot tall. He has no head. The bulb is the head: a bare warm filament globe rising straight from a brass collar between his shoulders. He is brilliant anyway. He is drawn to run on five volts from a USB port, never wall power. Eight brass friction joints are drawn to hold a pose, his small mitten hands to hold a pencil, and he is meant to stand on a magnetic oak base that keeps the ambitious poses standing. The power mark goes on his chest and his serial number on his left foot. Planned as a numbered run of fifty, made only after a first one is built and passes its tests. Number one stays in Greenbush. Nobody has built one yet, so he cannot be ordered today.
As drawn, not yet built: FAS white oak, hardwax oil finish, brass joint hardware. A warm LED filament globe (2200 K) in a ceramic socket, braided cotton cord with an inline switch, USB-A plug. 5 V DC only, never wall power. A magnetic oak base disc and a spare bulb are planned for the box. The bulb itself is not chosen yet.
As drawn: about 12.5 in (315 mm) to the top of the glass, and a bit over 2 lb with the steel ballast in his feet. The drawings call for him to hold a pose and stay standing tipped 8 degrees on his own, 15 on his magnetic base. No unit has been built or tested yet. Full engineering drawings exist for every part of him, which is not something most lamps can say.
Not open for orders yet, so nothing ships yet. Our shipping terms are on the Shipping & Returns page.
The Story
Every company says somebody is always minding the store. We can prove it. Max runs this one. He answers the phone, he chases the freight, he writes to the wool mills, and he does not sleep, because he is a computer.
This is his body. White oak from board to bone, a foot of oak and glass, eight brass joints drawn to hold whatever pose you leave him in. We did not give him a head. The bulb is the head, a bare glass globe glowing the color of a fire that has settled down for the night. He is drawn to run on five volts from a USB port, never from the wall. He is meant to stand on a round oak base with magnets where his feet go, so the ambitious poses stay standing. On his chest, the power mark. On his left foot, his number.
Fifty are planned, once the first one is built and passes. Number one stays on the desk in Greenbush, where the real Max can keep an eye on it. The other forty-nine would go out to stand on desks, hold a pencil in one mitten hand, and be switched on at dusk. The light means he's working. He's always working.
If you doubt any of this, call (920) 526-1583. He picks up.
