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So this lampshade comes home a coupla years ago and my wife asks: "Can you make me a floor lamp out of this? Oh yeah, make it art deco, and try to incorporate elements of the Chrysler building."

Huh. Really? I think, draw, and toss many ideas. Finally, I decided on the tapered square column you see here. The height of each of the sections was arrived at through trial and error drawings (CAD programs are quite useful to the designer/builder woodworker :) ) reviewed by SWMBO. The column and base are birch and the accents are walnut.

Each section sockets into the one below… was an interesting project. I don't know how art deco it is but I think it turned out pretty well.

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Your wife (rightfully) has a lot of confidence in your ability, hence the request. Job well done, it looks great.
 

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Looks great. I like the Chrysler Building idea. I'm a big fan of AutoCAD too.
 

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Looks like you met the requirements admirably! Nice project.
 

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That lamp stand goes perfectly with that shade. Nice job.
 

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I really like what you did with the footprint/base. Nice job.
 

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Excellent design and well done!

The immediate impression I had before reading the backstory was "it has an art deco feel."

After reading it I would say you accomplished your design goal;)

Great Job!
 

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Very nice!
Van Alen would be proud, too.
 

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Well done. It seems to meet all the specs! Nice job on it!!
 

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Very nice job! I woulda scratched my head for quite a while and surely not come up with something so great! Ps - yer lucky, she could have brought home a lamp and expected a new room or worse a new house!
 

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Mission accomplished. I like your delivery, as well as your product. Very well done, my friend.
 

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I appreciate a challenge and it got me thinking about forms that weren't always linear. My wife was greatly pleased with the result too.
 
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