The Genesis Series originates from a structural reflection on the egg.
The differentiation of a fertilized egg resonates closely with the Taoist concept of “One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things.” Life does not emerge instantly; it forms through continuous differentiation, enclosure, and transformation.

As the first form in the Genesis Series, this table lamp represents an initial state—an experiment exploring generation, protection, and the shifting roles between the two. Rather than replicating the form of an egg, it reorganizes its internal logic, inviting a reconsideration of what protects and what is being protected.

In daylight, the lamp presents a restrained and quiet presence.
A metal base supports a slender LED tube at its center. Surrounding this central axis are six column-like elements made of blue bio-plastic, slightly rigid, forming an internal skeletal structure.

Encasing everything is an extremely soft, semi-transparent white membrane-like shade, draping from the top to the base. The material is gently gathered at the bottom, creating natural folds that guide the overall form toward an egg-like silhouette—as if the object is still in the process of becoming.

When illuminated, light radiates outward from the central tube, passing through the blue internal structures before being filtered by the soft outer membrane.
The blue shifts from a defined form into a subtle hue, diffused and softened beneath the surface.

Light and material collaborate gently here: rigid elements establish order, while the soft membrane diffuses and embraces the light, resulting in an illumination that feels closer to breathing than to lighting.

In darkness, the lamp’s presence fully unfolds.
Light expands beyond the object, forming a wider luminous field. Internal structures fade away, leaving behind a glowing contour—soft, contained, and quietly intense.

At this moment, the lamp resembles a luminous egg, not as an object, but as a state of being: fragile, enveloped, and in the midst of becoming.

The outer membrane is not stretched into shape but allowed to fall naturally under gravity, then gently gathered and shaped by hand at the base. These folds are both structural and emotional, recording the material’s response in its most vulnerable state.

A continuous tension exists between the rigid internal structures and the soft external membrane. Neither dominates. Instead, they support and restrain each other, creating a balance that hovers between stability and uncertainty.

Genesis Series I is not a finished answer, but a beginning.
By reversing the conventional structure of the egg—from hard outside and soft inside to hard inside and soft outside—the work opens a space for reflection on protection, generation, and the shifting roles between them.

It marks the first step of the Genesis Series, and a life form that continues to grow.