Dezeen Wire: Spanish lighting brand Santa & Cole has launched a lawsuit accusing the state of Qatar of copying street lighting devised for Barcelona by Catalan designer Beth Galí in 1996. More about Qatar accused of "counterfeiting 1000 street lamps"
This lamp by Barcelona studio Crous & Calogero for Spanish brand Estiluz is shaped like a helium balloon floating against the ceiling or wall. More about Balloon by Crous & Calogero for Estiluz
This table lamp by Royal College of Art graduate Amanda Buckley has a ring of LEDs tucked under the rim of the shade to reflect a diffused glow from the empty shade. More about Empty Light by Amanda Buckley
Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen of Danish design studio MadeByWho have designed these desk lamps combining a simple maple base with painted ceramic shades. More about Snøvsen by Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen
This bowl of candy-coloured glass fruits is a lamp by Japanese designer Hisakazu Shimizu of S&O Design. More about Fruits Table Lamp by Hisakazu Shimizu
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has made these small solar-powered lamps for people who have limited access to reliable energy – almost a quarter of the world's population (+ movie). More about Little Sun by Olafur Eliasson
This lamp by German designer Hayo Gebauer falls over when it's turned off (+ movie). More about Collapse lamp by Hayo Gebauer
Northumbria University graduate Raymond Paulson presented two lamps which can be dimmed by rotating their shades at London graduate show New Designers last week. More about Orbit lamps by Raymond Paulson at New Designers
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes how the famous Arco lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni has become a cliché for precisely the reasons that made it great - New York Times
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These ceiling lights by Seattle design studio Graypants are made from salvaged remnants of corrugated cardboard. More about Scraplights by Graypants
Movie: British designer Ross Lovegrove talks to Dezeen about the tree-like solar-powered street lights he brought to St John's Square for Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Movie: Ross Lovegrove on his Solar Tree at Clerkenwell Design Week
This wall-mounted task lamp by German studio 45 Kilo is adjusted simply by sliding a leather loop along the arm that supports its shade. More about Hallo Light by 45 Kilo
London designer Anthony Dickens has created a snaking, modular lighting system made of bamboo and paper (+ movie). More about Tekiō by Anthony Dickens
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has created a range of LED lamps for Italian lighting company Artemide that unfold from flat 2D shapes into 3D shades. More about IN-EI by Issey Miyake for Artemide
This week we've created a Pinterest board with all the best images of lamps from Dezeen. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest »
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Designed in Hackney: these chandeliers by Hackney designer Stuart Haygarth were painstakingly assembled from found objects like discarded spectacles, plastic bottles or party-poppers. More about Designed in Hackney: chandeliers by Stuart Haygarth
Interactive designers rAndom International have created a lighting installation that can map and replicate human movement. More about Future Self by rAndom International, Wayne McGregor and Max Richter
Designed in Hackney: continuing this week's focus on Shoreditch design company SCP, here's the Josiah pendant lamp by Terence Woodgate, first created in 2008. More about Designed in Hackney: Josiah pendant light by Terence Woodgate
Designed in Hackney: here's another design classic from the London borough of Hackney - Paul Cocksedge's pendant lamp made from heat-shrunk plastic cups. More about Styrene by Paul Cocksedge
Milan 2012: Stoke Newington designers Studio Vit showed these glass lamps with marble cuffs as part of Salone Satellite at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this month. More about Marble Lights by Studio Vit