The shape of traditional Moraccan metal lamps have been reinvented in the form of contemporary polyethylene lighting.
Designed by Javier Mariscal for Vondom and available in floor and table formats, the lights can be hung under a tree for added effect.
Perfect for boutique hotels, spas or a really fabulous barbeque.
www.vondom.com
Knit has been popping up for some time now.
Ideas playing with this traditional and very domestic craft get a twist when their colour, perception, scale and usage is given a new spin.
In honor of this trend, big name manufacturer Casamania brought out the aptly ame Granny lamps with chunky woolly jumper like shades.
Who knew lighting [...]
What do you get when you combine hundreds of little people flying around a light source and even more people standing side by side, layer by layer? The Little People Collection by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue.
Available in a hanging lamp and screen, this collection of salago fibre coated shapes of little people entwine around [...]
By repeating a pure geometric form, France’s Bleu Nature archives a Mondrian feel with its Lustre Natsiq 3 LED chandelier.
It features a trio of claddings (weathered plank, carrara marble and grey-blue linen) and hangs from a lacquered steel frame.
Simple. Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
www.bleunature.com
Contemporary Italian lighting company Viabizzuno really knows how to make poetry with light.
THe manufacturer’s Campanili di Luce — a series of rechargable lanterns made of synthetic natural paper and illuminated by LEDs — are shaped like the bell towers of Veince.
Campy but not kitschy.
www.viabizzuno.com
Air is a new lamp by Ray Power for Spanish manufacturer LZF Lamps.
It is made of Polywood, a treated wood veneer that doesn’t crack when moulded.
Available in array of sizes, colours and finishes, the Air lamp won the best lighting award at the Good Design 2009 International Awards recently.
www.lzf-lamps.com
