A little pricey but very distinctive piece. May not work with all decors but definitely works with our round glass end tables and over all modern vibe.Well packaged but mostly hard to recycle foam blocks and foam wrap. May be necessary to protect acrylic rather than more earth friendly packaging.Intuitive assembly that is easy to do - more difficult to unwrap than assemble. :-) YMMVVery stable.Most unique feature is the way the light comes through the base. There are many cautions up here about magnified light causing fires or damage and I believe them. But what’s not mentioned is the way a small amount of light, any light, can “illuminate” the base in ethereal ways. Additionally, objects (such as items in a room or, say, trees outside) are “reflected” in the base in such a way as to appear embedded in the acrylic. Totally unanticipated but something we’ve quite enjoyed.