Toronto-based industrial design studio Castor has managed to induce an electric current through a 2,500-pound marble slab, causing a glow from a fluorescent tube simply laying on its top. More about Castor's marble block illuminates tube light without metal contact
Design collective EWE Studio has used fire to treat the many different materials in this limited-edition collection of jet-black furniture and lava-like lighting. More about EWE Studio's handcrafted Alquimia furniture and lighting is born of fire
British designer Lara Bohinc aimed to create objects of "future modernity" when producing this collection of relic-inspired lamps, which are made entirely from steel and Jesmonite. More about Lara Bohinc designs Jesmonite lighting collection to look like unearthed relics
Stockholm studio Front has created a series of lights for design brand Zero, which feature brightly coloured metal strands that support a rounded diffuser. More about Front's Hoop lamp features glass pendant trapped inside wire cage
Snøhetta has created a collection of hinged wooden lamps, which were originally designed for a treetop cabin at the Treehotel in Sweden. More about Snøhetta's first lighting collection features black-dyed birch
Parisian studio Haos worked alongside French craftspeople to create this collection of circular lamps, which feature wooden and ceramic and brass discs stacked on top of each other. More about Haos combines layers of wood, ceramic and brass to create cylindrical lamps
Armchairs, mirrors and lighting designed by Space Copenhagen for the recently renovated Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Copenhagen feature in Danish brand &tradition's latest collection. More about Space Copenhagen debuts furniture designed for Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
Philips has installed a system of LED lights in an office in Prague that are designed to support workers' circadian rhythms throughout the day. More about Fluctuating LED office lights offer workers caffeine-like energy boost
MIT has taken the first steps towards turning plants into functional lighting by embedding the firefly enzyme in the leaves of a watercress plant. More about MIT engineers transform plants into lights
MSDS Studio has taken cues from cosmetic brand Aesop's products to create a series of wooden lamps that nestle on shelves in its Toronto store. More about MSDS Studio illuminates Aesop store in Toronto with collection of compact lamps
Halo-shaped pendants based on prosecco bubbles and counterbalanced office lamps feature among US reporter Eleanor Gibson's selection of the top lighting designs presented at this year's Interior Design Show Toronto. More about Five lighting designs from IDS Toronto that deserve glowing praise
New York design brand Pelle is launching a set of small pendants and sconces, which are encased by triangular metal frame that diffuses light in different directions, at the Interior Design Show in Toronto this week. More about Pelle introduces geometric lighting with weathered steel fins at IDS Toronto
Dezeen promotion: lighting brand Zumtobel has worked with Marte.Marte Architects to develop a bespoke lighting system for the huge new halls of the Messe Dornbirn exhibition centre in western Austria. More about Zumtobel showcases versatile lighting systems in Messe Dornbirn exhibition centre
Spanish design practice Aguskim Studio has created a collection of lamps inspired by the full moon for lighting brand Almerich. More about Aguskim Studio designs family of celestial-inspired lights for Almerich
The modular nature of this lighting system by Studio Truly Truly is based on the way that different letters are assembled to create words. More about Studio Truly Truly designs mix-and-match lighting system for Rakumba
Japanese art collective TeamLab has used lighting to create a sea of spiralling whirlpools inside a Melbourne art museum. More about TeamLab creates interactive whirlpools inside National Gallery of Victoria
Sebastian Herkner has created a series of spherical glass pendant lamps for German brand Pulpo that contrast clear curved ridges with smooth frosted glass. More about Sebastian Herkner's Stellar lamps fuse two contrasting hemispheres
Stefan Diez has worked with lighting brand Vibia to create a series of glass lamps that feature glowing etched patterns and edges. More about Stefan Diez creates series of "celestial" lamps with seemingly invisible light sources
Dubai-based designer Aljoud Lootah paid homage to the tradition of palm-leaf architecture in the United Arab Emirates with her latest furniture collection. More about Aljoud Lootah's furniture collection takes cues from traditional areesh structures
New York designer Bec Brittain has referenced the shapes of ancient Japanese helmets in a glass and bronze lamp, which she presented at this year's Design Miami fair. More about Curved glass tubes form Kawari Crane lamp by Bec Brittain