The Orb Table Lamp is comprised of a sphere base on a stand, and is made from timber hand turned on a lathe. The lamp base is hand painted in a trout colour, and then hand knotted with natural leather cord, using a sailor's knot known as a Carrick bend. The knots are linked together and ‘hold hands' around the sphere, but do not completely cover the base, allowing the painted colour to show through.
From lamps to jewellery, soft furnishings and furniture; Aimee Betts has worked with them all. Looking at the wooden pull handles she intricately work ...