Inspired by the question ‘If Leonardo, the great Renaissancian, were alive today, how would he incorporate 21st-century technology into his designs?’ father-son design team at Karice Enterprises designed, developed, and manufactured the Da Vinci Collection in Surrey, Canada. In the fashion of Leonardo da Vinci, the theme revolves around machine gears, along with magnifiers that… [Read More]
Francis Lights by DMOCH
Stockholm based studio DMOCH designed a set of fun lamps that can be used in a multitude of ways: table or floor mount, strung as pendants, or hung as wall lights. The starting point of Project Francis was to create lamps in spin formed aluminium. DMOCH collaborated with a craftsman who still does this technique… [Read More]
Acrobat Table Lamp by Normann Copenhagen
French designer Marc Venot has created the playful Acrobat table lamp for Normann Copenhagen. The oblong shaped lamp can be placed both vertically and horizontally in a variety of positions. The matte transparent finish gives off a soft, diffused light, making it ideal for cosy environments. Acrobat is built out of two parts: a cone-shaped… [Read More]
Luca Nichetto designs online-customizable lamp for Hem
Scandinavian brand Hem has collaborated with renowned Italian designer, Luca Nichetto on creating the world’s first online-customizable lamp. Named Alphabeta, the new collection can be customized both in shape and colour to match your personal style. The minimalist design allows you to transform the pendants into a unique composition. [vimeo 138189096 w=700&h=393] The collection comes in… [Read More]
Foscarini releases 6 news colours for the popular Binic Lamp
Foscarini has unveiled 6 gorgeous new colours for their popular Binic table lamp by Ionna Vautrin. The lamp got its name after a small lighthouse on the coast of Brittany, the region the designer comes from. The new summery colours complement the lamp’s whimsical character, perfect for a pop of colour on your desk or… [Read More]
Twice Light brings strangers together during NYC Design Week
Twice Light is a collaborative photographic and relational art project created by Italian photographer Gianluca Vassallo in collaboration with Foscarini. Held during NYC Design Week, the project aimed at forming small, temporary communities by inviting people to take a moment to stand under the light to connect with a total stranger in the streets of… [Read More]
Fork Family of lamps by Diesel Living with Foscarini
Fork is a family of lamps by Diesel Living with Foscarini inspired by the world of casual fashion and an informal, playful style of life. Creating the same effect as turning on a light inside a camping tent, the light inside the diffuser highlights its patchwork structure as well as its fabric and visible, jeans-like stitching…. [Read More]
Ingo Maurer creates an edgy new lamp
Ingo Maurer has recently launched Bastardo, a floor and table lamp with an edgy design that focuses on the needs of the user. The design is based the table and floor lamp Prototype by Bernhard Dessecker, introduced in 2001. This fun lamp incorporates parts of diverse designs by Ingo Maurer, making it instantly recognizable and… [Read More]
Max. Floor lamp by Ingo Maurer
Ingo Maurer has launched the new Max.Floor lamp as an adaptation to the Max. Kugler lamp released in 2001. The new floor version, as with the original offers timeless design and great flexibility. Max.Floor and the new versions of Max.Kugler are equipped with LEDs, which are both energy-efficient but also achieve a very high colour rendering of more… [Read More]
Plass Media by Luca Nichetto for Foscarini
Luca Nichetto has recently presented at the Milan Design Week his newest collaboration with Foscarini, the successor of the popular Plass Grande, scaled down to smaller and domestic dimensions. The Plass Media stays true to the magical appeal of its ‘bigger sister’ and comes in the same colours: grey and light blue. The familiar image… [Read More]
