At $214, This Lamp Is a Real Dandelion Built One Seed at a Time
Most decorative lighting doesn’t ask much of you. It sits on a shelf, does its job, and eventually gets replaced when something newer or cheaper…
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Award-Winning Modular Lamp Turns Discarded Eggshells Into Sculptural Lighting
Joanne Odisho’s Mod-u lamp feels like the kind of object you want to touch before you fully understand what it is. Made from modular, Jenga-like…
A Thunderstorm, Frozen in Marble and Gold Leaf
Most lamps ask very little of you. They sit in corners, cast light, get switched off. Electric Rocks, a new collectible luminaire by British designer…
Motorola Just Made the Baby Soother That’s Actually Worth Displaying
Nursery products have generally been designed around the assumption that function is the only thing that matters. A baby monitor that broadcasts clearly, a sound…
One Revolution Per Minute: How THE MIROR Makes Time Visible
Most lamps exist to solve a problem: you need light, so you buy a lamp. THE MIROR Collection, by design studio MIRORlab, starts from a…
The Space Age Never Left, RETROCORE Just Made It Official
Every few years, design circles get swept up in nostalgia for a very specific era: the 1960s vision of the future. The curved furniture, the…
Frankfurt’s Solar Lights That Look Better Than Your Living Room Lamp
If you’ve ever walked along a riverbank at night and squinted up at a buzzing fluorescent streetlamp wondering who designed that thing and why, Munich-based…
This Streaming Light Concept Is Its Own Carrying Case
Streaming lights have quietly become a staple of the modern content creator’s travel kit. The compact ones clip onto a laptop screen and add professional-grade…
Oberhauserer’s Balloon Lamp Makes Concrete Feel Surprisingly Weightless
Outdoor lighting is usually seen as something practical. It lights up a pathway, softens a garden, marks an entrance, or creates a mood after dark….
This Lamp Is Cast From Soda Can Trash But Looks Like Carved Stone
Upcycled materials have become a familiar part of sustainable design, but most of them still try to hide where they came from. The aluminum gets…
Turkish Designer Cut 800-Year-Old Islamic Geometry Into a Stone Lamp That Casts Patterns on Your Wall
The history of decorative stone carving and the history of electric lighting have almost never intersected in any meaningful way at the shade level. The…
Gantri’s Helia Finally Makes Wireless Lamps Worth Buying
Every lamp in your home is tethered to a wall. Most of us have made peace with that, tucking cords under rugs, running them behind…