The Afillia collection earns its namesake from the world of botany. In terms of plants it means leafless, but not lifeless. A blend of hand-crafted woodwork and sintered 3D printing results in an intricate diffuser with delicate, lace-like patterns and geometric pinholes. Free to waver at will, the light casts fleeting shadows then beams into unexpected focus forming compact halos.
At first glance, Misko looks like your average bedside drawer table… minimal and well-balanced. But, flip the switch and that’s when you’ll fall in love! An internal LED shines bright from within, illuminating the translucent top and peeking through the handle space. Combining these two functions keeps your bedroom space uncluttered but just as bright. DO WANT!
A spotlight suspension made out of one of the most characteristic materials of the portuguese region. Making the best use of the dimensions of the pre..
The light source lights up the three screens one by one creating a landscape of light.You can compose with the three screens, creating your own light-..
Dutch designer Daniel Hulsbergen created this intricate lamp from materials similar to those he used as a child to make model gliders.
Daniel Hulsbergen of Studio Daniel designed the Satori Lamp for Dutch furniture design company Odesi. Hulsbergen used slender sticks of balsa wood to create the layered octagonal lamp.
“The materials used for building model gliders have some unique properties,” he said. “They are extremely light and very strong for their weight.”
The inner layer framing the light bulb is covered with a soft white canvas used for spanning model aircraft wings, which diffuses the light.
The outer layer forms a cage-like structure with a small section on each of the four sides also covered with fabric.
When light shines through the lamp, the frame creates shadow patterns on the ceiling and walls.
Dodo is a limited series lamp made of MDF laser cutted parts.Each lamp is conceived as a simple assembling system without tools aid.The structural sys..
How to combine cork and clay in a suspended light fixture? The cork, which has been shaped manually gently, locks the clay lampshade. The clay shade p..
The minimalistic Fling lamp mixes new and old technology in a simplistic L-shaped luminaire that’s right at home on any wall. The hybrid design combines energy-efficient LED technology with a traditional Swedish wooden veneer. Together they create a beautiful conical illumination with a warmer, subtle glow against the veneer.
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These hanging plant pots by Dutch designer Roderick Vos incorporate overhead lighting and plug sockets for a space-saving approach to adding greenery to the office.
The Bucketlight features two LED lights situated and sealed at the bottom of two plant pots joined together. A reinforced electrical cable is then used to hang the Bucketlight from the ceiling.
“Because we did not have enough floor space at our office and showroom, and were in desperate need of light, the Bucketlight was born,” explained Vos.
The combination of light and plant life then gave rise to a novel way of distributing electricity throughout the designer’s office and showroom in s’-Hertogenbosch, 30 kilometres outside Eindhoven.
“We created sockets in the objects, enabling us to connect our computers and our workstations, avoiding heaps of tangled cords,” the designer said.
The result is the Powercube. This variant of the Bucketlight features a multi-plug adaptor attached to the pot via a 1.5-metre-long electrical cord.
Each Bucketlight is made from cast aluminium and covered in a textured green powder-coating. They are in use at the designer’s own studio and available through their website.
Designers including Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola and Nendo have reinterpreted the Bourgie table lamp produced by Italian plastic brand Kartell to mark the design’s tenth anniversary.
This image: Christophe Pillet. Main image: Nendo
Kartell invited fourteen designers to put their own spin on the plastic Bourgie lamp, originally designed by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani in 1994.
Piero Lissoni
He first created the lamp as a transparent polycarbonate copy of the one that sat on his desk, which had a traditional antique candelabra stand and fabric shade.
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Ten years on, the group of designers have altered the shape, materials and function of the piece while keeping the essence of Laviani’s original.
Philippe Starck
“I have always supported and promoted the ‘remix’ concept, to explain that what I create is something that already exists but becomes something else through my revision of reality, my re-interpretation of things,” said Laviani.
Patrick Jouin
Nendo turned the Bourgie lamp upside-down and used the inverse of its shape to create the silhouette for a cylindrical design.
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba
A wireframe version with a CMYK LED lightsource was designed by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba.
Mario Bellini
Mario Bellini used two shades and three stems to turn it into a coat stand, while Patricia Urquiola took an element from the stand to form branches of a chandelier.
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