Lumen Tree

In my exhaustive search for any and all unique, interesting, and thoughtful gift ideas, I almost always find items that I can joke about in one way or another. However, today I seem to have come across an item so simple and beautiful that my wit is powerless against it. The Lumen Tree is a stainless steel sculpture with an oil lamp for a base, so when it's lit in a darkened room, a beautiful and intricate shadow is cast on the nearest surface. (Also available are lamps featuring nesting birds on a branch or a flock of flying birds.) $48 USD.