To my eye the hardest thing in this build would be keeping every trace of the electronics out of sight, and that is exactly where the maker succeeded. Inside the turned wooden pedestal, the boards and wiring cannot be seen at all, which takes real care when the whole body is one turned piece.
The lamp started as a block of Eastern Red Cedar. The base is polished, shaped with rounded tiers, and the grain shows through nicely. Sitting on top is a glass sphere with a crackle finish, 3.5 inches across, and it came from a driveway light rather than being bought new.
The light source inside is an RGB unit rated at 10 watts and 110 volts, so it has to be plugged into an outlet. Control comes from a compact infrared remote labeled 'MAGIC LIGHTING REMOTE CONTROLLER', which carries power buttons, color pads, and mode buttons. The modes include FLASH, STROBE, FADE, and SMOOTH, and the orb can be lit in colors such as blue, warm white, cyan, red, and green. One touch I find charming is the way colored reflections land on the wooden surface beneath the sphere.
There is a story behind the piece as well. The maker tells the neighbor's child, now 7 years old, that lights rather than pipes come out of the shop, and this build was made to match that claim. As a trade-off, I would note the corded power: the lamp only works where an outlet is within reach, which limits where it can live.