echolith | handcrafted pendant light by amorphous design lab

echolith | handcrafted pendant light is born at the intersection of craft, sound, and sculptural form. Made through the traditional technique of wood turning, the piece carries the tactile memory of a lathe, where raw timber is patiently shaped into rhythmic contours. Its profile is inspired by the visual patterns of sound waves, translating the invisible resonance of audio frequencies into a physical, glowing object.

The lamp is the work of local craftsmen from Bangalore, whose skilled hands give precision to every groove, taper, and curve. Each ripple along its surface speaks of their inherited mastery of turning wood into fluid geometry.

One half of Echolith is finished in a rich, lacquered red—a deliberate nod to the centuries-old Channapatna toy-making tradition, where vibrant lac colors have long defined Karnataka’s craft identity.

The other half is left bare, in natural wood, allowing the material’s grain and warmth to radiate through untouched. This duality creates a striking contrast: colour versus rawness, heritage versus purity, sound versus silence.

Suspended, Echolith glows not just as a source of light but as a sculptural echo of the region’s craft lineage. It embodies a dialogue between tradition and modernity, between handwork and design, between the resonance of sound and the quiet permanence of wood.