Illuminated Bread Loaves Put Christmas Lights to Shame

Gadzooks! Is this bread glowing? Yeah, you’re not seeing things—these crusty baguettes and rolls were baked, then hollowed out, then coated with protective resin and lit up with LED lights.

They’re the work of artist Yukiko Morita, who’s dubbed them "pampshades"—a play on the Japanese word for bread, “pan.” Morita has been making the lights since early 2012, but they’ve been gaining traction on the web ever since, and she recently sold a slew of them. (They’re currently sold out on Morita’s online shop, but keep a lookout for future event listings.)

Last year, Morita explained her inspiration to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun: “I think loaves are really cute,” she said. “I love their round curves. I wanted a bread display in my room so I could admire it all the time. That’s how I came up with this shape.”

We definitely think these loaves are cool (cute might be stretching it), but we can imagine feeling seduced by waking up to the smell of fresh baked bread.

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[via Gizmodo]