Esrawe Studio's Vari lights are turned on with moving brass pieces
Mexico City-based Esrawe Studio has created a collection of brass and wood lights that are controlled by sliding or pivoting elements (+ slideshow). More
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Simon Frambach's Nod lamp is based on pop-up car headlights
German product designer Simon Frambach has designed a table light is dimmed by lowering the shade like a switch (+ movie). More
Mayuhana lamp by Toyo Ito now available in an even darker black
Japanese architect Toyo Ito has updated the black version of his spherical mesh Mayuhana lamp so that the pendant now comes in an even darker shade. More
Light is bent, refracted and projected at Formafantasma's Anno Tropico exhibition
Amsterdam-based duo Formafantasma is hosting a solo exhibition that explores the "expressive qualities of light" at the Peep-Hole Contemporary Art Centre in Milan (+ slideshow). More
Industrial Facility models Dalston lamp on London's warehouse lighting
Stockholm 2016: London design studio Industrial Facility has used the shapes of lights found in warehouses across the UK capital as references for a lamp produced by Swedish brand Wästberg (+ slideshow). More
Wire cage supports disc-shaped diffuser in Front's Plane lamp for Zero
Stockholm 2016: thin metal strands support the circular diffuser and strip of LEDs in these lamps by Stockholm studio Front (+ movie). More
Yuue Design's Balancer lamp pivots using a sliding mechanism
Stockholm 2016: this steel and marble floor lamp by Berlin studio Yuue Design is adjusted by sliding a handle up and down its stem. More
Atelier Van Lieshout's Statistocrat lamp for Moooi "is a kind of diagram"
Extra Moooi: in our next exclusive movie for Moooi, designer and artist Joep Van Lieshout explains how his Rotterdam-based studio came up with the branching form of its new lamp for the Dutch brand. More
Inga Sempé unveils updated lighting collection for Wästberg
Stockholm 2016: Inga Sempé's lighting collection for Swedish brand Wastberg now includes a translucent glass table lamp, as well as a taller version of the previously launched w103 light. More
The Enlightened 50s lighting exhibition illuminates London's Galerie Kreo
Modernist lamps by mid-century French designers including Pierre Guariche and Jean-Boris Lacroix are on show at Galerie Kreo in London's Mayfair. More
Tango lighting collection by Paul Matter features satellite-shaped shades
Indian design studio Paul Matter has released its debut collection of lighting, including lamps with rounded shades made from beaten brass (+ slideshow). More
Petra Krausová's Cassia lamps for Lasvit form twinkling installation at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2016: Czech designer Petra Krausová has used traditional glass-blowing production and finishing techniques to create a constellation of pendants for lighting brand Lasvit (+ movie). More
Sugary treats influence Campana brothers' Candy Collection lamps for Lasvit
Maison&Objet 2016: colourful sweets sold at Brazilian markets influenced these glass lights designed by Humberto and Fernando Campana for Czech brand Lasvit (+ movie). More
Campana brothers to present mushroom-like Fungo chandelier for Lasvit at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2016: misshapen glass bubbles appear to be sprouting from this chandelier by Brazilian design duo Humberto and Fernando Campana, which will be shown at Paris trade fair Maison&Objet this week. More
David Derksen's Moiré lights rotate to create moving patterns
Northmodern 2016: Dutch designer David Derksen's collection of wall lamps feature perforated discs that can be turned to reveal a shifting moiré effect (+ slideshow). More
Levity lights by Studio Truly Truly feature flexible looped LEDs
Northmodern 2016: Dutch design firm Studio Truly Truly has created a collection of lamps featuring bendy LED lights arranged in loops (+ slideshow). More
MIT researchers develop energy-efficient incandescent light bulbs
The warm glow of traditional light bulbs could return to homes and replace cold-looking LEDs, thanks to research conducted by a team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). More
HCWD launches white-concrete version of portable LED Brick lamp
New York-based HCWD Studio has released a white-concrete version of its cordless brick-shaped lamp, which is activated by movement rather than a switch (+ movie). More
Marie Hesseldahl's Snap lamp clamps onto flat surfaces
Danish product designer Marie Hesseldahl has created a lamp with a built-in clamp that allows it to be attached to other furniture pieces. More
Ewan Cashman's Pumpal light resembles an oversized spinning top
British designer Ewan Cashman has created a cement and wood floor lamp based on the shapes of spinning top toys he played with as a child. More