Over 1000 inflated and illuminated latex gloves appeared to reach out from the surface of a French lake in this installation by Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus (+ slideshow). More about Luzinterruptus creates "weird and sinister" lighting installation using floating latex gloves
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
Architecture studio Brut Deluxe has designed this year's Christmas lights in Madrid to work like a "flip book on an urban scale", taking spectators on a trip to the moon as they walk through the city (+ movie). More about Madrid installs moon-themed Christmas lights
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
American firm Choi + Shine Architects has created tube-shaped lighting modules that assemble into three-dimensional arrangements using magnets. More about Modular lighting system by Choi + Shine Architects sticks together with magnets
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed a bespoke projection lens that "unravels light" to turn an arc-shaped section of Amsterdam's Centraal Station into a rainbow (+ movie). More about Daan Roosegaarde lights up Amsterdam station with rainbow projection
Design Miami 2014: Italian artist Massimo Uberti has bent neon tubes into the shape of a room for an installation commissioned by British motor company Bentley (+ slideshow). More about Massimo Uberti sculpts neon tubes into a room for Bentley
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
Hundreds of plexiglas tetrahedrons rippled with waves of illumination in response to changing light conditions for this installation by design collective Pangenerator (+ movie). More about Pangenerator's installation of translucent pyramids flashes in waves of light
The German capital is commemorating 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with a trail of illuminated balloons along its former route (+ movie). More about Berlin celebrates "fall of the wall" anniversary with 8,000 glowing balloons
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
Dutch Design Week 2014: Eindhoven designer Joost van Bleiswijk has collaged together found objects and old machine parts to make this range of furniture and lighting. More about Joost van Bleiswijk assembles industrial components into furniture pieces
Interieur 2014: British designer Ross Lovegrove has built a pavilion from Barrisol's eponymous stretch-foil material to exhibit his new lighting products for the brand at this year's Biennale Interieur 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Ross Lovegrove exhibits sculptural lights in Barrisol pavilion at Biennale Interieur 2014
Interieur 2014: Paris design studio Pool has brought together its furniture and lighting for an exhibition inside a dilapidated school building during this year's Biennale Interieur event (+ slideshow). More about Pool exhibits geometric furniture in former school for Biennale Interieur 2014
Japanese studio Nendo has teamed up with a traditional Japanese paper moulding specialist to create a collection of pendant light shades with a coloured exterior and reflective interior (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's 3D-moulded light shades use traditional washi paper
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
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
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
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
Interview: last week Italian lighting brand Flos was sold to a private equity fund. Dezeen spoke to Flos CEO Piero Gandini about the future of his company, of Italian design and of lighting (+ slideshow). More about Lighting has "passed from electricity into electronics" says Piero Gandini of Flos