Jan Vacek designs lamps shaped like condoms
These glass pendant-lighting shades by Czech designer Jan Vacek are intended to look like contraceptive rubber sheaths. More about Jan Vacek designs lamps shaped like condoms
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Renaud Defrancesco's LED lightbulbs are shaped like lampshades
ECAL graduate Renaud Defrancesco has designed a collection of LED bulbs that double as decorative pendant lights. More about Renaud Defrancesco's LED lightbulbs are shaped like lampshades
Veronika Gombert's Umleiter lamp hangs offset from its ceiling rose
German industrial designer Veronika Gombert has created a suspension light for illuminating parts of the room that aren't directly below the electricity point. More about Veronika Gombert's Umleiter lamp hangs offset from its ceiling rose
Nick Ross' Tension Lamp wins Muuto Talent Award 2014
News: Danish furniture brand Muuto has chosen a lamp that bends like a fishing rod as the winner of its annual Nordic design award for emerging talents. More about Nick Ross' Tension Lamp wins Muuto Talent Award 2014
Claesson Koivisto Rune designs giant conical pendant lamps for Wästberg
Stockholm design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a set of three huge cone-shaped lamps for Swedish lighting brand Wästberg. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune designs giant conical pendant lamps for Wästberg
Water droplets diffuse light from Arturo Erbsman's Atmos lamp
Interieur 2014: condensation droplets pattern the inside of the balloon-shaped shade of this lamp by French designer Arturo Erbsman, which has won an Interieur Award at the Belgian design event. More about Water droplets diffuse light from Arturo Erbsman's Atmos lamp
Daniel Emma launches first furniture and lighting range
London Design Festival 2014: Adelaide-based design studio Daniel Emma has moved into larger scale furniture and lighting for the first time with a collection launched at the London Design Festival. More about Daniel Emma launches first furniture and lighting range
Claudio Gatto's Bolla rechargeable LED lamp works both indoors and outdoors
This small portable lamp by ECAL graduate Claudio Gatto is powerful enough to be used on a balcony, in the basement or at the park. More about Claudio Gatto's Bolla rechargeable LED lamp works both indoors and outdoors
Big-Game's Hammer Lamp combines traditional and contemporary metalwork
This lamp by Swiss design studio Big-Game couples a hammered metal shade with a modern aluminium stand. More about Big-Game's Hammer Lamp combines traditional and contemporary metalwork
MEJD Studio slices traditional objects in half to create contemporary lighting
Bratislava-based MEJD Studio has developed two new lights that look like objects sliced in half – the first features a pendant lamp and bowl that together resemble a water jug, while the second is a table lamp comprising two halves of a brass globe (+ slideshow). More about MEJD Studio slices traditional objects in half to create contemporary lighting
Bioluminescent lamp by Teresa van Dongen glows blue with octopus bacteria
Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen has filled a glass tube with octopus bacteria to create a zero-electricity lamp that glows blue when disturbed (+ movie). More about Bioluminescent lamp by Teresa van Dongen glows blue with octopus bacteria
Paul Crofts launches Cu29 pendant light based on copper pastry-cutting tools
London Design Festival 2014: this copper pendant light by London-based Paul Crofts Studio alludes to pastry-cutting utensils, a reference to the patisserie it was originally designed for. More about Paul Crofts launches Cu29 pendant light based on copper pastry-cutting tools
Lee Broom creates Nouveau Rebel collection in "de rigueur" marble
London Design Festival 2014: London designer Lee Broom has continued working with marble to create a collection that includes glasses, candlesticks and lighting. More about Lee Broom creates Nouveau Rebel collection in "de rigueur" marble
Another Country launches lighting collection with designs by Dana Cannam
Maison&Objet 2014: British design brand Another Country has collaborated with Canadian designer Dana Cannam on a lighting range that will be unveiled today at Paris trade fair Maison & Objet. More about Another Country launches lighting collection with designs by Dana Cannam
AfroditiKrassa's Pentagon Pendant is clad in beveled mirrors
London Design Festival 2014: interior design studio AfroditiKrassa has created a pentagonal pendant light with casing made from mirrored and tinted glass (+ slideshow). More about AfroditiKrassa's Pentagon Pendant is clad in beveled mirrors
Hedda Torgersen's anthropomorphic Boo lamp to be exhibited at 100% Norway
London Design Festival 2014: Bergen Academy of Art and Design student Hedda Torgersen designed this desk lamp to look like a "long-legged character". More about Hedda Torgersen's anthropomorphic Boo lamp to be exhibited at 100% Norway
Nir Meiri's double-headed 2 Moons lamp mimics celestial bodies
Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a lamp with two circular diffusers that each look like a glowing full moon (+ slideshow). More about Nir Meiri's double-headed 2 Moons lamp mimics celestial bodies
OP-light by Bilge Nur Saltik creates luminous optical illusions
London Design Festival 2014: Turkish designer Bilge Nur Saltik has created a wall lamp from textured panels that rotates to form moving light patterns across its surface. More about OP-light by Bilge Nur Saltik creates luminous optical illusions
Sitting on Holly Bradshaw-Clegg's Pascal Stool switches on the light above
New Zealand industrial designer Holly Bradshaw-Clegg has designed a stool with an integrated reading light that is activated when pressure is applied to its seat. More about Sitting on Holly Bradshaw-Clegg's Pascal Stool switches on the light above
Niels Datema exploits graphite's conductive properties to illuminate Graphlights
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Niels Datema has designed a lamp made entirely of graphite, which illuminates when its two parts connect (+ slideshow). More about Niels Datema exploits graphite's conductive properties to illuminate Graphlights