The Dodecahedron is not only a lamp but it also an instrument for seeing the world around us. 

The instrument is cast in twelve steps, with each step taking a day. Polyurethane resin is poured inside a spherical mold, forming a lake that hardens and becomes a lens. The next day the mold is rotated at a precise angle before pouring the next of twelve lenses. After twelve days the mold can be removed, and the exterior receives its final polish and the lamp is wired. 

Once the instrument is installed, everything seen though the Dodecahedron turns upside-down due to the light-bending effect of the lenses. The optics magnify the incandescent light bulb inside, which in return projects pentagram-shaped beams of light onto the surrounding walls, ceilings, and floors. When the sun’s rays pass through the Dodecahedron, they, too, are fractured into their prismatic colors, filling the space with rainbows. 

In the first edition, all lenses were clear; later some were colored in the three primary colors of yellow, red, and blue. Looking through a mixed-colored Dodecahedron reveals the full spectrum, ever changing depending on the viewing angle.