05.30.11
Radhika Seth

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Cup’o Lights

Cup’o Lights

I have used disposable paper cups for my daughter’s craft projects with some really funny outcomes, but this Brady-bunch of designers have given paper-craft a new lease of life. Cutting paper cups into half and then gluing them in a roof-tile pattern, they’ve created the enigmatic Rays lamp. I just hope they aren’t made from fresh cups, sterilized-used-cups is the better route to take. What do you say?

0 Designers: Chengyuan Wei, Guanyun Wang, Ye Tao, Jianxing Cai, Chao Chen & Xuanxing Yang

05.25.11
Troy Turner

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Sly Lamp

Sly Lamp

This pendant luminaire, designed by Ding 3000 for online design retailer SKITSCH, is the latest member of the mega-successful family of 2D LED lamps. Like the original table and floor lamps, the shape mocks traditional lamp forms. The structure is deceivingly bare and even looks unfunctional, but recessed into its framework are inconspicuous strips of bright LED lights. A clever design that’s sure to make a great conversation piece.

0 Designer: Ding 3000

05.19.11
Radhika Seth

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The Invader Lamp

The Invader Lamp

Inspired by the movie War of the Worlds, the Invader lamp is the DIY thang that I’d like to get for my table. Just for the sake of fantasy, imagine walking down the DIY section in a store and my cart telling the Invader Lamp, “Get in, Lampy, or you’re gonna die!” Now that’s a cool story to tell!

0 Designer: David Zhang

05.13.11
Long Tran

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Three-in-One Lamp

Three-in-One Lamp

The simple named Folding Lamp is an excellent exercise in minimalism dictated by pure utilitarianism. It’s a standard lamp when open, a nigh light when closed and acts as a cubby for your desk supplies. Doesn’t seem like it would cost much to manufacturer and the design is neutral enough for everyone. Great idea!

0 Designer: Oleksandr Shestakovych

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05.12.11
Troy Turner

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2 Lights that Win

2 Lights that Win

These two lighting designs, Big by Lievore, Altherr and Molina and Link by Ramon Esteve, were featured at the 2011 Salone del Mobile in Milan by RED Association of Spanish Design Companies member Vibia. The Link light allows components of 4 varying shapes to be linked together to share an electrical charge. The result is a customizable modular lighting system that provides pleasant ambiance as well as geometric volume. Alternatively, the Big light is soft, round, and well… big!

0 Designers: Various

05.11.11
Radhika Seth

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Rub a Stick to Make Light

Rub a Stick to Make Light

Our ancestors rubbed two twigs to make light (fire) but to kindle the Lightstarter you just need to work on one. The embedded accelerometer determines if your rubbing is good enough for 30 seconds or 10 minutes of torchlight. Essentially one second of kindling time is equal to 10 seconds of light! I’d definitely take it on my next camping trip.

0 Designer: Michael Kritzer for Simple Artifact

05.10.11
Troy Turner

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Play With Me Lamp

Play With Me Lamp

This lamp was made to be played with! Lamp E by Kako.Ko design studio is made of tough extruded aluminum and a single side of LED lights that line each of the three rectangular multi-directional branches to direct light to different places. The orientation of the LED strips means the lights will always be visible no matter what position the user places it in. Gotta love this clever interactive lighting sculpture.

0 Designer: Kako.Ko

05.09.11
Radhika Seth

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Unveiling Light

Unveiling Light

I love the interactive way you can use the Secret Lamp. Just peel off the topcoat to reveal the radiance! Magnetic tacks at edge of the glow-face allow you to peel or stick back the upper layer, emitting enough light to suit your needs. It doubles up as a night light. It’s neat!

0 Designer: Jongwoo Choi

05.06.11
Troy Turner

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Live Anywhere Lamp

Live Anywhere Lamp

Linda Allen, interior designer turned lighting designer, noticed a hole in the market for portable, cordless lamps, and decided to take things into her own hands. Her first line of lamps, the Live Anywhere collection, features a series of attractive lamps that are not only portable and cordless, but also rechargeable, multi-setting, and weather resistant. To perfect the enduring design, Allen created a customized battery system and special long-lasting light bulb for the collection. The lamps, named Ava, Corra, Persia, Seraphina, & Eleanora are a great outdoor lighting addition with a feminine touch.

0 Designer: Linda Allen

05.04.11
Radhika Seth

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Laced with LED

Laced with LED

Tiny little LEDs dotting the inner realm of a lampshade, you can only imagine the mesmerizing effect it’s going to create. The LED Shade Lamp is just this; no bulbs, no holder, but a handful of twinky lights doing their thing. I love the way Peter describes it, “the shade itself becomes the source of light.”

0 Designer: Peter Bristol

05.03.11
Radhika Seth

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Horseshoe Bedside Lamp

Horseshoe Bedside Lamp

Shaped like the lucky horseshoe, LED Magnetic Night Light is a delightful new look for the bedside lamp. It features a plug that charges up its battery pack, making it a portable light. Power is extended to a USB port at one end to charge up your phone and gadgets. Sleek and devised with clever functionality, I really hope this makes it from concept to stores soon.

0 Designer: Xinhua Ming

05.03.11
Troy Turner

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Pine Cone Pendant Lamp

Pine Cone Pendant Lamp

The semitransparent veneer of this beautiful pendant lamp by designer Pavel Eekra mimics the shape of the pine cone and creates a soft and inviting glow. Each of the 56 thin overlapping scales made of natural maple are held together with a single screw hidden beneath the preceding scale, adding to it’s organic and clean form without the need for an internal skeleton. From the log cabin to the minimal studio, this design is perfect for warming up any room. Even better is that it’s flat-pack ready and you can put it together yourself! Get it here.

0 Designer: Pavel Eekra

04.28.11
Troy Turner

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Lighting with Infinite Combinations

Lighting with Infinite Combinations

The beauty of the Guss modular lighting system by designer Santiago Sevillano is that it has what seems like an infinite number of possible configurations. Though the curvilinear components are identical, they can be separated, recombined, and mixed and matched to create dramatic pendants, wall lamps, table lamps, or floor lamps that are not only unique but 80% less energy consuming than standard incandescent lights.

0 Designer: Santiago Sevillano

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