“Lets Peel Eggs” initially starts as an unfinished product. Users need to complete the production by peeling off pieces of the shell. The polycarbonate bulb is covered with a layer of environmentally friendly, highly brittle plastic. The custom design comes from how you peel it. Done peeling? Then you’ve got custom lighting.

Designer: Jinhong Lin

To celebrate (or mock) the opening of the newest New York City museum, called appropriately enough, “New Museum”, designer Sherwood Forlee brings you this scaled down version in lamp form dubbed “New Lamp.” Disappointed by the lack of light being emitted by this new structure, Sherwood took Mihoko Ouchi’s original building design and added an extra dose of luminescence.

Designer: Sherwood Forlee

Diamond cuts evoke a sense of stillness and luxury so why limit them to stones? The Diamond Lamps by Riccardo Giovanetti brings an air of refinement with wall and ceiling lights shaped like giant diamonds. The material is actually made of layered blown glass at varying levels of opaqueness for dazzling illumination. If it’s a little too flashy for your house, you can always try to wear it on your ring finger.

Designer: Riccardo Giovanetti

Like mushrooms randomly sprouting from the Earth, this lamp array design by Jaren Goh takes a whimsical and asymmetric approach to lighting a room. With interchangeable shades for versatility, this lamp dubbed “Lampost” takes it modern and minimal lines and softens them up by the simple use of non-symmetrical placement. Intended for larger spaces, this lovely light source will definitely be a focal point in any room…that is, until the Cheshire Cat arrives.

Designer: Jaren Goh

For those of us not of the botanical persuasion and do not practice photosynthesis to get our nutrient fix, I present to you the “Lichtinfusion” Lamp from Christian Maas. This lamp design is a compelling and evocative visual double entendre, reminding us all that light is life and blocking out the sun is still a bad idea, no matter what George W. Bush thinks.

Designer: Christian Maas

Most of us take for granted the fundamental human need for enlightenment. No, I am not talking about being one with the Universe or counting beads. Besides, I look positively horrid in orange. I am talking about the simple need to physically see after the sun sets. We are not like most other creatures on Earth and don’t come equipped with super sweet night vision eyeballs.

Designer: Industrial Facility Studio

The packaging lights show the transformation of a mass-product into a unique item. Through individual adaptation the packaging of products like juice, cookies or soap gain a new purpose. The packaging which purpose it is to support the sale of its content becomes a product itself. It survives the point where it usually turns into garbage.

Designer: Anke Weiss

First impressions upon seeing the “Tall & Tiny” sticker design by Alice Rosignoli, is that the secret society of Illuminati have murdered yet another pair of lamps and Interpol are busy investigating their demise. My second impression is; cool! This 2D sticker lamp design flattens traditional 3D designs more than the U.S. dollar and is a fun way to be hip, save space and still confuse the hell out of your parents when they visit and ask “are you ever going to grow up?”

Designer: Alice Rosignoli

The Drop Lamp combines Murano mastery and engineering in a suspended lamp that looks like a droplet of water frozen in space. The natural characteristics of Murano means no two lamps are identical, that is until you accidentally drop them. Then they all look the same - a million pieces of broken glass or “tears” because you just know this lamp is a budget buster if it ever goes into production.

Designer: ITlab Design Laboratory

LED technology is probably the greatest thing to happen in illumination since the invention of the candle. LED’s are energy efficient, cool to the touch and give off a clean, attractive light. Designer Luc Schouten has elevated LED usage to new heights with this whimsical “Floating Light” design that uses helium filled latex balloons anchored by a small LED base.

Designer: Luc Schouten