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German designer Leoni Werle has created a bell-shaped lamp that can seesaw between upright and inclined.

The solid oak base of the Pilu lamp is v-shaped so it can be stood vertical or rocked forward so the powder-coated steel stem becomes angled.

A one-directional joint connects the bar to the the bell-shaped spun aluminium shade so it always points down regardless of the lamp’s position.

Werle designed floor and table versions of the lamp, which was nominated for the [D3] Design Talents contest at imm cologne earlier this year.

She showed a giant lampshade and table that were combined to create a workspace at DMY Berlin back in 2010.

More moving lamps on Dezeen include one that’s adjusted by rotating its pivoting shade and another that’s dimmed using a spinning wing at its base. See all our stories about lamp design »

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Product news: books and magazines slot inside the deep cross-shaped notch in this table by designer Philippe Nigro for Ligne Roset.

Designed by Philippe Nigro for Ligne Roset, the Cuts table is made from moulded polyurethane and reinforced with a steel frame.

Deep folds disrupt the lacquered white surface to create four tabletops at three different heights.

Two years ago in Cologne, Nigro presented interlocking pendant lights and a set of bright yellow divans, tables and a foot stool, both for Ligne Roset – see all designs by Philippe Nigro.

Other Ligne Roset products shown in Cologne this year include a chair inspired by cooked spaghetti and an asymmetric desk with a bright yellow top – see all design from Cologne 2013.

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Philippe Nigro loves to explore concepts in depth. For years now he has been working with Ligne Roset on the theme of intersections, interweavings and assemblies. He brilliantly demonstrated this with his Confluences settee (2009), and then his indoor/outdoor collections Passio and Résille (2011). In 2010, he blazed a new trail whilst playing with the concept of notches, resulting in the Inséparable footstool/table (2010), a concept which was later masterfully transformed into the Cuts shelving (2011).

In 2013, he develops that same idea of the notch, this time applying it to the low table: a flat surface is ‘disrupted’ by notches to create 4 distinct tops positioned at three different heights. The angulation of the two intersecting notches is 28°.

The irregular architecture of the low table thus obtained contrasts with the slimness (just 8 mm) of the single material and its immaculate whiteness to create a result which is more than appealing: the varying dimensions and differing levels of the tops are practical whilst the notches can be used as magazine storage.

Whichever of its each four sides it is viewed from, its contours are different yet always surprisingly light, like a paper aeroplane.

Low table in 8 mm thick satin white lacquered expanded moulded polyurethane, reinforced with a steel framework.

Width: 100
Depth: 100
Height: 15/23/30

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Product news: Croatian designer Filip Gordon Frank has put his paperclip-like Mini Me desk lamps into production under his new brand Polymorph.

Filip Gordon Frank showed the power-coated steel desk light at imm cologne last month.

He has also blown the design up five times to create a floor lamp, and both sizes are available in nine different colours.

First designed in 2006, the light was originally produced by Italian company spHaus until it was discontinued in 2009. “I was kind of convinced that the product was good enough to carry on with production in some other way,” says the designer of his decision to found Polymorph.

A ceramic light held together by a silicon band was also launched at imm cologne, along with a chair inspired by I-beams and a DIY curtain kit.

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Product news: designer Werner Aisslinger of Berlin and Singapore has created a storage system for German brand Flötotto that’s held together by plastic clips.

The ADD System comprises timber batons joined with plastic connectors hidden on the inside of the frame. Side, front and back panels can then be simply clipped to the plastic components with metal fastenings.

“ADD literally contains a ‘hidden hero’ since the highly complex joint is integrated into the load-bearing wooden elements in such a way that it remains invisible from the outside,” says Aisslinger. “This gives the system an elegant, domestic look.”

Intended for the contract or domestic market, the system can be used to make open and closed shelving units, sideboards and chests of drawers.

The frame is made of bleached oak and the MDF panels come painted in a range of eight colours plus lighter and darker versions.

The product was launched at imm cologne in January, where other products on show included a chair inspired by spaghetti for Ligne Roset and a folding armchair for One Nordic. See all our stories about product launches in Cologne.

Last year Flötotto showed a plastic school chair by Konstantin Grcic, which has been updated this time around with an outdoor version.

Other projects by Werner Aisslinger on Dezeen include a budget hotel designed to feel like staying at a friend’s house, a chair grown inside a greenhouse and a swinging sofa. He’s also the designer behind the Iconograph watch, available from Dezeen Watch Store.

Other storage solutions on Dezeen include a bookcase with a dining table and chairs hidden between the shelves and a mirror and shelf hung either end of a leather strap. See all our stories about storage.

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Product news: French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created a glass table with three circular tops for French brand Ligne Roset.

Aoyama, which translates as “blue mountain”, is named after a district of Tokyo and was launched at trade fair imm cologne last month.

The piece features three circular tabletops that overlap to form a single surface, with each top standing on slim rectangular legs. It’s made from slabs of blue-tinted annealed glass that are glued together.

Other recent projects by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance include the wooden slatted Market chair for Petite Friture and the leaf-like Naturoscopie II lights.

Other glass tables we’ve featured on Dezeen include the tessellated Isom tables by Sebastian Scherer and the almost invisible Luminous table by Tokujin Yoshioka.

imm cologne took place from 14 to 20 January. Other products launched at the fair included an asymmetrical desk by Thibault Desombre and the Ficelle chair by Osko+Deichmann that was inspired by cooked spaghetti.

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