Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). More about LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
Designer Philippe Starck has created a spotlight that can be adjusted with a broomstick. More about Philippe Starck's "simple" ceiling light can be rotated with a broom
New Zealand studio Designtree has added a corner module to its flat-pack Frankie lighting system, enabling a range of new configurations including X shapes and loops. More about New module enables Frankie Pendant light to go around corners
New York 2015: in the next of our series of interviews with New York designers, David Weeks explains how he kickstarted the city's vibrant design scene – and why he doesn't want to be typecast as a lighting designer (+ slideshow). More about "I don't want to be the lighting guy" says New York designer David Weeks
Brooklyn studio Tokenlights has designed a set of hand-blown glass pendants based on the fruit of a rare Japanese plant (+ slideshow). More about Tokenlights creates pendant lamps shaped like Japanese fruit
Bangkok-based THINKK Studio has constructed a low-tech machine that lets users customise the shape and colour of their own thread lamps. More about THINKK Studio's Lanna Factory machine produces customisable lampshades
New York 2015: in the latest in our series of interviews with leading New York designers, Bec Brittain explains why she studied philosophy and architecture before turning to lighting (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "I don't think I was a particularly good architect," says NY lighting designer Bec Brittain
New York 2015: Brooklyn studio Workstead has created a range of light fixtures with brass disc-shaped reflectors. More about Workstead's Orbit lights feature movable metal reflectors
Japanese designer Yu Ito has designed a floor lamp for Italian furniture brand Formabilio with lipped tray-like shelves that move up and down its neck and stack inside the base. More about Shelves slide up and down the stem of Yu Ito's Impila lamp
New York 2015: Apparatus has unveiled two new lines of lighting fixtures, along with a table that marks the New York studio's foray into furniture design (+ slideshow). More about Apparatus uses metal cylinders and porcelain chains for new lighting designs
New York 2015: in the first of a series of interviews with prominent New York designers, Lindsey Adelman tells Dezeen about how she became a pioneer of the city's burgeoning lighting scene (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "There's a huge burst of creativity" in New York says Lindsey Adelman
New York 2015: Brooklyn-based lighting designer Bec Brittain has launched a lighting collection called Zelda, based on diamond-shaped forms, as well as a new range of light diffusers. More about Bec Brittain's latest lighting collection features LED tubes arranged in diamond shapes
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: New Zealand design brand Resident's latest collection of lighting includes fissured glass spheres and sieve-like shades (+ slideshow). More about Resident adds spherical and perforated pendants to its lighting range
New York 2015: the lighting scene in New York is "exploding" according to designers in the city, with young companies joining established names to create a movement with a unique aesthetic (+ slideshow). More about Lighting design in New York is "like Dutch design in the nineties"
New York 2015: Rux, a multidisciplinary design firm in New York, has unveiled new pieces in its Stickbulb line of modular contemporary lighting. More about Rux unveils modular Stickbulb lighting made with reclaimed wood
Extra Moooi: explore Moooi's new collection as well as its signature products in this interactive slideshow, which features all 21 sets of furniture and lighting the Dutch design brand showcased in Milan last month. More about Interactive slideshow: explore all the products showcased at Moooi's Milan exhibition
Milan 2015: British architecture firm Foster + Partners has created a minimal pendant lamp from two metal discs for Italian lighting manufacturer Lumina. More about Foster + Partners designs simple disc-shaped pendant lamp for Lumina
New York 2015: Brooklyn lighting brand Roll & Hill is launching seven ranges by designers including Lindsey Adelman and Philippe Malouin during New York's design week (+ slideshow). More about Roll & Hill presents seven new product lines in New York
Milan 2015: Italian designer Marco Zito has created a blown-glass pendant lamp for lighting brand Foscarini designed to mimic the morning mist that rises up from the Venetian Lagoon. More about Venetian fog influences Marco Zito's Caiigo lamp for Foscarini
Milan 2015: Dutch designers Maarten Baas and Bertjan Pot have combined their distinct styles to create a range of lamps and light-up mirrors for handmade products manufacturer DHPH. More about Maarten Baas and Bertjan Pot team up for funfair-influenced lighting collection