For its designer Todd Bracher the Mater Dome table lamp is an iconic representation of what light is. Light eminates evenly from its source (such as in the case with the sun) so therefore the most honest approach toward the design of a lamp to him was a spherical solution. The design was essentially a globe form hollowed out to allow the light to distribute. Such a mathematical solution enables the design to be timeless and familiar however completely new in approach as it is more of an engineering solution than a fashion based one.