Maison&Object 2014: perforated 3D-printed shades diffuse the glow from lamps in this collection by Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli. More about 3D-printed shades diffuse light from Afillia lamps by Alessandro Zambelli for .exnovo
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Amsterdam designer Pieke Bergmans explains that she used a process similar to glass blowing to create the plastic lighting she exhibited during Dutch Design Week 2013 in Eindhoven. More about Pieke Bergmans' blown-plastic VAPOR lighting "grows like a plant or animal"
Cologne 2014: the colour temperature of this series of LED lamps by Rotterdam designer Arnout Meijer can be adjusted to create different moods throughout the day (+ movie). More about Thanks for the Sun colour-changing lamps by Arnout Meijer
Russian product designer Ilya Tkach has created a simple desk lamp featuring a light source that snaps onto its stem with a magnet. More about Magnets connect Ilya Tkach's two-part desk lamp
East London design brand Hulger has launched a second design for its award-winning Plumen low-energy lightbulbs. More about Hulger launches second design for Plumen designer low-energy light bulb
Maritime gas lamps were used as a reference for these pendant lights created by Danish studio Space Copenhagen for design brand &tradition. More about Space Copenhagen creates nautical lamps for &tradition
The stem of this task lamp designed by Bao-Nghi Droste forms an exaggerated loop behind the conical shade (+ slideshow). More about Round Lamp with a looping stem by Bao-Nghi Droste
This floor lamp by Japanese designer Yasutoshi Mifune leans backwards to cast light at an angle. More about Floor lamp that tilts backwards by Mifune Design Studio
Wire baskets cradle balls of light to create these lamps by Barcelona designer Martín Azú. More about Glowing orbs cupped in wire baskets to form pendant lamps
This movie shows shoppers walking under and sitting beneath the Christmas lights installed above public crossings and squares in central Berlin by German studio Brut Deluxe. More about Berlin Christmas lights by Brut Deluxe
Stars made from bent glass tubes like neon signs by designer Pernilla Ohrstedt illuminate the Christmas tree at the Edition hotel in London. More about Glowing stars by Pernilla Ohrstedt decorate Christmas tree in London hotel
Japanese designers Nendo have adapted a traditional Japanese paper-making technique to create a series of lamps that are smooth at one end and gently wrinkled at the other. More about Nendo adapts traditional Japanese paper-making to design crumpled lamps
Paris designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have installed a chandelier at the entrance to the Château de Versailles, France, comprising looping cords of illuminated crystal (+ movie). More about Gabriel Chandelier at the Château de Versailles by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
The colour of light emitted by this lamp can be controlled using syringes filled with red, green and blue ink (+ movie). More about Colour Injector lamp by Taras Sgibnev
A single piece of cardboard is folded and fixed together to create this rectangular lamp by Berlin designer Johannes Kiessler. More about Numerouno cardboard lamp by Johannes Kiessler
Dutch Design Week 2013: Amsterdam designer Pieke Bergmans developed a technique similar to glass blowing to create these plastic lighting installations (+ slideshow). More about VAPOR blown-plastic lighting collection by Pieke Bergmans
Dutch Design Week 2013: Amsterdam designers Studio Drift have created a series of colour-mixing LED lamps with hand-blown glass domes. More about Nola colour-mixing lamps by Studio Drift at Eat Drink Design
Product news: this spherical lamp by London designer Michael Anastassiades looks like it is about to tip off the edge of its base. More about Tip of the Tongue by Michael Anastassiades
Product news: Austrian design collective Mostlikely has created a set of posters that can be cut up and folded into lampshades shaped like cartoon animal heads. More about DIY Lampshades by Mostlikely
Product news: industrial designer Jean-Sébastien Lagrange has created this lamp from interlocking sections of Tyvek. More about Lulu lamp by Jean-Sébastien Lagrange