A deceiving lamp

Look at the lamp to the left made by Geboren im Wald(born in the woods in German) it looks cute right something that you put on your bedside table perhaps.

It was milled out of one solid piece of wood by a man using a water powered mill that is hundreds of years old. The man who milled it usually makes centerpieces for wooden spiral staircases. The lamp was finished by a high gloss paint that is very much in contrast to the wood it was made of. So far so good right.

Now look at the designer standing next to his lamp.