The detail of the 'Magneto' lamp by Giulio Iacchetti for Foscarini

Following his popular ‘Tropico’ pendant lamp on which he collaborated with the Italian lighting specialists Foscarini in 2008, the Milan-based industrial designer Giulio Iacchetti has recently created this new table and floor lights called ‘Magneto’. Made of painted steel and available at the end of March 2012 in either red or grey colour version, the minimalist, pared-down lamp emits an intensive and precise beam of LED light, which can be adjusted and repositioned thanks to ’the mysterious force of a magnet that joins the support rod with a circular base’ of the design. (more…)

detail of the 'Sorry Giotto' floor lamp by Catellani & Smith

The Italian lighting brand Catellani & Smith has launched this series of beautifully minimalist, circular LED lamps called ‘Sorry Giotto’. Comprising a floor and a wall version, the design’s name refers to the legendary, perfect freehand circle drawn by the Italian late Middle Ages painter Giotto di Bondone. Made of hand-painted copper, the delicate, highly-sculptural floor model of the light has recently won the ‘Best Floor Light’ award at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2012. (more…)

'Madame' floor lamp by Oriol Llahona for Alma Light

Barcelona-based industrial designer Oriol Llahona has recently collaborated on this collection of lamps with the Spanish lighting manufacturer Alma Light. Made of epoxy painted metal, ‘Madame’ consists of three different models: pendant, floor and table lamps, all of which are available in either black-gold or white-silver colour combinations. Additionally, and rather curiously, all of the designs are also available in ‘full format or only half.’ (more…)

The detail of the 'Lighthouse' lamp by Dimitrios Stamatakis Design; photo courtesy of Dimitrios Stamatakis

The young, Athens-based industrial and furniture designer Dimitrios Stamatakis has realised this 170cm-tall lamp, which, as he explains, is ‘intended to define its own environment through its functionality and presence in space; it is designed to develop a sense of orientation through radiation of light and energy, and influence in a positive way those around it.’ (more…)

'TMC' lamp by Miguel Milá for Santa & Cole

Designed in 1961, the contemporary ‘TMC’ lamp was one of the first products created the award-winning Miguel Milá and to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the latest edition of this classic design has been released earlier this year by the Barcelona-based manufacturer Santa & Cole. Described by the Catalan designer as ‘the definitive edition’, the 2011 version of the lamp incorporates improvements in the distinctive height-adjustable system of its circular shade.

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‘Grasshopper’ floor lamp by Greta Grossman reissued by Gubi

Danish furniture and lighting manufacturer Gubi has reissued this famous modernist ‘Grasshopper’ floor lamp designed in 1947 by the Swedish-born architect and designer Greta Grossman. The slender, elegantly curved steel-and-aluminium lamp maintains most of its original features and has been re-relased in five muted shades such as anthracite grey, warm grey, blue-grey, jet black and vintage red. (more…)

Made from reinforced paper pulp: 'A piece of forest' by Modern Times

DuraPulp is a bio-degradable, composite material invented by the Swedish manufacturer Södra. It is made from wood pulp and PLA (polyactic acid, a biologically degradable polymer produced from corn starch) and can be moulded or pressed into any thinkable shape. After being heated the material becomes stiff and durable. The Swedish manufacturer Wästberg already developed a lamp with this promising material and at this year’s Salone Satellite the young Swedish designers Rasmus Malbert and Johannes Tjernberg from Modern Times presented this series of lamps made from DuraPulp. ‘A piece of forest’ is composed of a variable number of hexagonal shingles which are mounted on the wall or on screen or set together to a collar of small lamps. The light source is a short LED strip, glued into the shells.

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'Hippo' pendant light by A + A Cooren for Vertigo Bird

The Paris based design studio A+A Cooren will present this new series of lamps developed together with the Slovenian manufacturer Vertigo Bird at the ‘Nouvelle Vague – the new French domestic landscape’ exhibition during this year’s Milan Design Week at Centre Culturel Français, Palazzo delle Stelline, corso Magenta 63.

One special detail of the lamp is the fixure: the lamps are attached on a magnetic spindle. The rounded glass volume with the reflective metal calyx stays stable by the pull of magnetism. ‘Hippo’ is available as ceiling, suspension, wall, table and floor versions, with an economic fluorescent bulb

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