New York-based architects Michael Morris and Yoshiko Sato of Morris Sato Studio custom-designed the Dupont Corian Design Studio using cutting-edge lighting, sound and shape technology to create a sanctuary of experience which was inspired by the Japanese concept of a “borrowed landscape”. + Project description courtesy of Morris Sato Studio Conceived as a sanctuary of experience and [...]

Söhne & Partner Architekten’s lightsails project was designed as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria. + Project description courtesy of Söhne & Partner Architekten guiding symbol Lightsails as guiding symbols for the exhibition around the Millstaetter lake, Austria. The lighthouse is used as a metaphor to guide the visitors around the different exhibitions. [...]

John Harrington, is a English designer/maker of items as diverse as jewellery to chandeliers to hotel interiors. He loves and appreciates the skill of great craftsmen, by reinventing tradition he endeavours to make sense of those skills for a modern lifestyle. Three of his lighting designs – Cut Glasses Chandelier, LEGO Chandelier and Lit Cornice, have [...]

UK design studio Funkdalata Design recently has completed the contemporary lighting series – Circus of Freaks Collection. + Design description courtesy of Funkdalata Design The high quality of this product is due to the fact that they are laser cut tailored to perfect fit and click without the use of glue of any sort. Part are made [...]

American designer Roger Borg has designed the stacked neon lamps, which are made by stacking individual hand bent neon components atop each other. + Design description courtesy of Roger Borg Both hanging and free standing, these neon lamps are made by stacking individual hand bent neon components atop each other. In building a structure in this [...]

Danish practice 3XN has cooperated with the lighting firm, Scotia, to design seven streetlamps for Bella Center in Copenhagen. The project was combining 3XN’s lamp head with Scotia’s solar cell lamp post, to create the image of latest technology and sculptural expression. + Project description courtesy of 3XN GOTHAM shines a sustainable light over Bella Center, Copenhagen 3XN [...]

Furà by Italian-based Studio06 is the winning lighting design at the Biffi luce design competition. The design was inspired by the penetration of light through the rocks. + Product description courtesy of Studio06 Furà (the suspension lamp) makes an amazing ambient, it symbolizes light that filters through the rocks. A new perfectly smooth and polished finish gives [...]

Korean designer Yangsoo Pyo recently has designed the chair “Afro” and lighting “Shy & Curiosity bros”. + Design description courtesy of Yangsoo Pyo Afro. “Afro” is a chair that employed the image of the hair style “Afro Permanent hair.” Springs are used to visualize the tangled and puffed up texture of the afro hair. The springs used to [...]

Fractal Pendant Light + Universe Pendant Light are the two new lighting designs by Australian design studio Satelight Design based in Melbourne. + Project description courtesy of Satelight Design Fractal Pendant Light One of the latest contemporary lighting solutions by Satelight Design, the Fractal lighting collection is effective both individual and as a striking pattern across the ceiling. [...]

Belgian designer Peter Donders has designed a lighting series - Morphs L5, which is available in 3 sizes and 3 colors – white, red, green and blue. + Design description The unique clips system (patent pending) allows you to connect 2D surfaces to form a 3D shape. By using either 3,4 or 5 skins you can create [...]

A modern floor light – Plof Lamp designed by Spanish design studio Yonoh has received  the award in the industrial projects DELTA SELECTION 09 which is organized by ADI-FAD. + Design description courtesy of Yonoh Plof is characterized by the use of cold cathode tubes light. The lamp is conceived from a continuous tube of 30mm diameter [...]

Paris-based design studio Samal design recently has designed three contemporary products – Sphery chair lounge, Alien lamp and Human table. The style of which combines both: the futuristic and retro vision on design. I call it “New Retro-Futurism”, mix of retro design with futuristic and advanced elements. I think that the future of design is [...]

A Spanish design studio ooo my design recycled the tape and cassette for box lamp and floor lamp. + Design statement courtesy of ooo my design CASSETTE TAPES BOX LAMP An homage to a music tape, which kept us company all trough the 80ies and became a symbol of a generation. Taking advantage of its structural properties, a [...]

Israel-based firm O*GE Architects has presented The Enchanting Solar Powered Nightgarden festival in Jerusalem on 10-16 Jun, 2009. + Project description courtesy of O*GE Architects The Enchanting Solar-powered Night Garden, at the 1st “Light in Jerusalem Festival” (June 10-16, 2009) at Gan Habonim (Migdal David, Jerusalem Citadel) You are invited to enter the enchanting Night Garden and to [...]