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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Tó Martins’ rewashlamp is an exercise in reuse. The base of each lamp is made from a washing machine drum and covered with a recycled lampshade material – fabrics, measuring tape, ping pong balls, stainless steel sponges…The lamp base is made from a tripod, allowing the user to adjust the lamp to the desired height.
Monday, December 5th, 2011

The Lili Lite by Thijs Smeets is a cool devise – a combination reading lamp, bookshelf, and bookmark. A sensor turns off the light when an open book is placed on the shelf. When the book is picked up again, the light automatically turns on.
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Light Form is a sculptural light by Scott Young – it’s certainly not the lamp for everyone, but it would look amazing in the right space – kind of like a sketch or wireframe sculpture. Apparently, you also have an effect on the look of the sculpture – the wire mesh that surrounds the light can be moulded into whatever shape you desire.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so we’ll be sleeping off our turkey coma until Monday. See you then!



Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Love this gorgeous Sponge ceramic light fixture by the Pottery Project. Simple and sculptural.


Friday, June 3rd, 2011

The Pinha Lamp by Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer is a nice idea for a flexible lamp – the shade is made up of a piece of cork that allows you to customize the lampshade with your own textile or piece of printed paper. Lovely and customizable! The lamp is a finalist in the Bright Ideas Lighting Competition sponsored by Inhabitat and Philips. The Bright Ideas competition challenged designers around the world to come up with inspired design solutions to shine a light on eco-friendly LED technology. Over 450 designers submitted entries to this competition and 40 finalists were short-listed to participate in online voting until June 15th.

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Finally, in what concludes our New York Design Week coverage, we leave you with an amazing light sculpture by Lindsey Adelman. Burst is a chandelier with hand-blown glass spikes rolled in gold and glass barnacles attached with cast brass stamen. It’s a gorgeous piece in person.
That’s it from us – have a great weekend and we hoped you enjoyed the Design Week coverage!


Friday, May 20th, 2011

I finally got to see Nervous System’s new line of light fixtures in person – they are so gorgeous, and the shadows they cast are amazing. The lamps are 3-D printed in nylon. The Seed Lamp is above, and the Hyphae Lamps, below.
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Photo by Clark Dark.
Emerald Faerie makes these incredibly intricate lights out of chain, crystal, and magnifying glass. It was the magnifying glasses that caught my eye – a playful element that is carefully placed to highlight some of the finer fixture details.
Oh, and Fiona matched her light fixtures!



Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Ali Saivoshi’s candle desk lamp was a fun find – candles are screwed in like light bulbs – a nice twist on the traditional lamp.

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Molo launched the Hobo Lantern this year – a bag/light or “portable luminary inspired by urban nightlife”. The bag can be plugged in, or can be powered with batteries. It is lit with an energy-efficient LED light source that glows through a delicate pattern of translucent fibers.

Photos courtesy of molodesign.com.