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bettine lamp is made from 315 ping pong balls

2008-05-28 11:40:13 by karen in technabob

I spent a hefty portion of my Memorial Day weekend playing ping pong, so perhaps that’s why this lamp made of hundreds of table tennis balls seems extra appealing to me right now.

bettine hanging lamp

The Dutch designer Diaz Kleefstra meticulously put together this hanging lamp so you can have diffuse light while toeing the line between über chic and über geek. It’s called the ‘Bettine’ lamp because it’s named after famous female Dutch table tennis player Bettine Vriesekoop. What’s that? You’ve never heard of her? You mean, you don’t have her commemorative Wheaties box on your collectibles shelf?

bettine floor lamp and table lamp

They also offer tabletop and floor lamp styles. You can buy the hanging lamp for just under €400 (which is around US$600 at the moment) directly from Studio Kleefstra.

[Doesn’t Captain Kangaroo have one of these in his house? Ed.]