Zupanc designed the Runaway lamp as limited-edition torch to give modern travellers off-grid illumination in an emergency.

"This diminutive object breaks the rules of contemporary traveling, bringing back the romance of isolation," says Zupanc. "In its basic function, a portable lamp now becomes an enchanting companion but also a real saviour in the event of an electricity shortage."

Winding the brass key powers a dynamo hidden inside the simple, vacuum-formed plastic shade to light recessed LEDs.

A shallow indent in the shade and a telescopic stand allow the table lamp to fold into a flashlight or pendant. In its torch-state, the circular base becomes a metallic trim to the plastic shade. The glossy shade will be available in a choice of black or white.

The project will be on show at Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo Bandello 14/16 from 9 to 14 April.

Last year Zupanc presented a set of bubble-like outdoor furniture and lamps called Summertime at the same venue. See all our stories about work by Nika Zupanc.

Other lamps launching in Milan next week include pendant lamps by Resident and some angular lamps that form part of Tom Dixon's Rough and Smooth collection. See all our previews of design at Milan 2013.

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For Stockholm Design Week, Skultuna's brassworks teamed up with Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune to produce Face, three coat hooks made of solid brass (above and below).

Stockholm-based designer Monica Förster came up with a series of spun brass flower pots in three sizes (top), while design duo Folkform created a bookend based on geometric shapes (bottom).

Skultuna was founded in the Swedish town of the same name in 1607, and remains under royal warrant to produce fine metal objects such as chandeliers, candlesticks and cufflinks. In 2011, Venetian designer Luca Nichetto presented a series of brass bowls for the brand.

Other products launching in Stockholm this week include a collection of porcelain and wood pendant lamps and a chair that can be dressed up in an assortment of garments – see more products from Stockholm Design Week 2013.

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Here's some more information from Skultuna:

Face wall hangers by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Face is a series of three wall hangers designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Skultuna. The wall hangers are cast in solid brass and highly polished to create an almost mirror like surface. The wall hangers are in the last stages of development and will be released during the spring of 2013. Skultuna is one of the oldest companies in the world, founded in the year 1607 as a brass foundry by King Karl IX.

Flower Pots by Monica Förster

Some time ago the Swedish design icon Monica Förster met up with Viktor Blomqvist, managing director of Skultuna and discusses a possible design cooperation. Skultuna is one of the oldest companies in the world, founded in the year 1607 as a brass foundry by King Karl IX. Staying true to the historic production methods of Skultuna, Monica Förster and her design studio came up with a series of three Flower Pots made in the very old method of metal spinning. Metal spinning is a production method that has been in constant use during the last centuries in Skultuna and makes it possible to make large round three dimensional objects out of sheet metal. The Flower Pots resemble classical pots made of terracotta with a small inclination in the lower part. The Flower Pots comes in three sizes and are made of highly polished brass plate.

Bookend by Folkform

The Bookend is the latest product from the red hot Swedish designer duo called Folkform. With its geometrical sharp shapes and the highly polished surface, the Bookend is a striking composition. The Bookend is in the last stage of development and will be released during the spring of 2013. Folkform consists of designers Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell that began their partnership in 2005. The Stockholm-based studio is already represented in the Swedish National Art collection and the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. Folkform has previously designed the popular candlestick Collage for Skultuna.

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Jens Praet created the Dressed collection in collaboration with his father, artist Jan Praet. "What I did is take leftover fabric and cut it in a triangular shape," Praet told Dezeen at the Industry Gallery booth at Design Miami. "All the fabric is then dipped in hot wax, and when it’s still hot you drape it over the under-structure."

The finished piece is then cast from this wax model in bronze and given an oxidised copper patina, before being placed on top of the brushed brass under-structure.

Previous projects by Praet we've featured on Dezeen include a table made from shredded paper and resin and a collection of Corian tables with grooves worn into their sides.

Dezeen was at Design Miami last week reporting on the highlights from the fair, including Snarkitecture's bundle of inflatable sausages over the entrance and Glithero's Gaudí-inspired inverted domes – see all our stories about Design Miami.

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Photographs are by Jiri Praet.

Here's some more information from the designer:

Dressed is a series of contemporary furniture items composed by bronze dresses and brass under-structures, designed in collaboration with Jens’ father and artist Jan Praet.

Leftover and discarded fabric has been immortalised in functional art objects. To this end triangular shaped fabric is being dipped in hot wax, draped and shaped by hand over a rigid under-structure and cast in bronze.

The bronze dresses, patinated in a reminiscent oxidised green color, are placed over a contrasting geometrical brushed brass under-structure in order to complete the functionality of each furniture item.

Each item is the result of different production steps, and in order to preserve the tactile feeling of the fabric, most is done by hand. The bronze patina and brushed brass surface may slightly vary in color over time, a beautiful aspect that is characteristic to the ageing process of these archaic materials. Each Dressed piece is unique.

Materials:
Oxidised green patinated bronze, brushed brass

Dressed Chair
Dimensions:
800 x 450 x 500 mm (h x w x d)

Dressed Table
Dimensions:
760 x 1950 x 950 mm (h x w x d)

Dressed Bench
Dimensions:
450 x 1710 x 400 mm (h x w x d)

Dressed Stool
Dimensions:
450 x 400 x 400 mm (h x w x d)

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Called A Quiet Celebration, the pieces can also be free-standing and come in round and squared versions.

Nishimura will show the prototypes at Tent London in September and is looking for a producer in Europe.

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Here's some more information from the designer:

This is a brass mirror which, through a daily polish, allows us to see ourselves in the same way those that came before us saw themselves.

As we look back on the span of human civilization, we can consistently see the pursuit of the essence of tools and the sequence of refining them. Tools have become very much tied to the philosophical sensibility of human beings.

From those created for destruction we see the rise of forms suited for creation; from articles that are simply a means to an end we see tools develop into objects of respect. Then once more, in the modern age, we can see the forces of commoditization and the market economy reduce these items to mere containers for their capabilities.

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Stockholm 2011: Swedish designer Carl Hagerling presented his collection of brass objects with design collective Landet as part of the Greenhouse at Stockhom Furniture Fair earlier this month.

The series includes a free-standing radio shaped like a little dog, a kerosene lamp that can be removed from its stand and a candle holder with a wing nut and bolt to move the candle up as the wax burns down.

Also included is a wooden trivet made up of seven faces connected by magnets, which can be separated and used as coasters, and a table-cloth clip in the shape of a hand.

Stockholm Furniture Fair took place 8-12 February. See all our coverage of the event »

Captions are provided by Hagerling

Above and: Sju Vackra Flickor i en ring. Trivet designed after a Swedish summer song; "sju vackra flickor i en ring" = "seven beautiful girls in a circle". Is connected with small magnets and could be separated and used as coasters. Made in black (MDF, wood) walchromat

Above: Sommarprataren Radio furniture inspired by my pugs. -"drink your coffee, read your favorite book listen to the radio". Made in brass, electronics, white painted MDF

Above and below: Fotogen. Flexible kerosene lamp inspired by workshop-tools; industrial lamp, chemistry, a shaped foot, coulter and broom. The lamp is docked to the support and could easy be moved and be docked or placed for example next to the bed. Made in white painted pine, brass, glass

Below: Prästkrage Candle-holder, in Swedish "stumpljusstake". Inspired by a leaf of a water-lily and melting stearine. Made in brass

Below: Duk hand. Cloth clip shaped as a hand. Made in brass.

Below: Landet stand in the Greenhouse at Stockholm Furniture Fair

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Timeline by Luca Nichetto for Skultuna	Point and Dot by David Taylor at Biologiska	Ceramic radio by Studio Lama

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