Tokenlights creates pendant lamps shaped like Japanese fruit
Brooklyn studio Tokenlights has designed a set of hand-blown glass pendants based on the fruit of a rare Japanese plant (+ slideshow). More
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THINKK Studio's Lanna Factory machine produces customisable lampshades
Bangkok-based THINKK Studio has constructed a low-tech machine that lets users customise the shape and colour of their own thread lamps. More
"I don't think I was a particularly good architect," says NY lighting designer Bec Brittain
New York 2015: in the latest in our series of interviews with leading New York designers, Bec Brittain explains why she studied philosophy and architecture before turning to lighting (+ slideshow + transcript). More
Workstead's Orbit lights feature movable metal reflectors
New York 2015: Brooklyn studio Workstead has created a range of light fixtures with brass disc-shaped reflectors. More
Shelves slide up and down the stem of Yu Ito's Impila lamp
Japanese designer Yu Ito has designed a floor lamp for Italian furniture brand Formabilio with lipped tray-like shelves that move up and down its neck and stack inside the base. More
Apparatus uses metal cylinders and porcelain chains for new lighting designs
New York 2015: Apparatus has unveiled two new lines of lighting fixtures, along with a table that marks the New York studio's foray into furniture design (+ slideshow). More
"There's a huge burst of creativity" in New York says Lindsey Adelman
New York 2015: in the first of a series of interviews with prominent New York designers, Lindsey Adelman tells Dezeen about how she became a pioneer of the city's burgeoning lighting scene (+ slideshow + transcript). More
Resident adds spherical and perforated pendants to its lighting range
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: New Zealand design brand Resident's latest collection of lighting includes fissured glass spheres and sieve-like shades (+ slideshow). More
Lighting design in New York is "like Dutch design in the nineties"
New York 2015: the lighting scene in New York is "exploding" according to designers in the city, with young companies joining established names to create a movement with a unique aesthetic (+ slideshow). More
Rux unveils modular Stickbulb lighting made with reclaimed wood
New York 2015: Rux, a multidisciplinary design firm in New York, has unveiled new pieces in its Stickbulb line of modular contemporary lighting. More
Interactive slideshow: explore all the products showcased at Moooi's Milan exhibition
Extra Moooi: explore Moooi's new collection as well as its signature products in this interactive slideshow, which features all 21 sets of furniture and lighting the Dutch design brand showcased in Milan last month. More
Foster + Partners designs simple disc-shaped pendant lamp for Lumina
Milan 2015: British architecture firm Foster + Partners has created a minimal pendant lamp from two metal discs for Italian lighting manufacturer Lumina. More
Roll & Hill presents seven new product lines in New York
New York 2015: Brooklyn lighting brand Roll & Hill is launching seven ranges by designers including Lindsey Adelman and Philippe Malouin during New York's design week (+ slideshow). More
Venetian fog influences Marco Zito's Caiigo lamp for Foscarini
Milan 2015: Italian designer Marco Zito has created a blown-glass pendant lamp for lighting brand Foscarini designed to mimic the morning mist that rises up from the Venetian Lagoon. More
Maarten Baas and Bertjan Pot team up for funfair-influenced lighting collection
Milan 2015: Dutch designers Maarten Baas and Bertjan Pot have combined their distinct styles to create a range of lamps and light-up mirrors for handmade products manufacturer DHPH. More
Tom Dixon's Cog lights are shaped like machine components
Milan 2015: British designer Tom Dixon has launched a set of lights based on mechanical cogs to accompany his range of brass home accessories. More
Polygons pendants combine computer modelling with Czech glass cutting
Milan 2015: these crystal-shaped lamps by Prague duo Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus were designed with 3D-modelling software but made using traditional Czech glass-cutting techniques. More
Maarten Baas adds balloon-shaped pendants to lighting range for Lasvit
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Maarten Baas has formed milky and coloured glass into pendant lamps that look like balloons. More
Moooi's Milan show featured huge photographs, live music and a giant unicorn rocking horse
Extra Moooi: in this movie Moooi co-founder Marcel Wanders discusses the Dutch brand's Milan show, which featured new furniture, lighting and carpets displayed against huge blown-up portraits. More
Michael Anastassiades creates minimal lighting designs from glowing spheres
Milan 2015: illuminated globes balanced on delicate metal supports form lamps in London designer Michael Anastassiades' updated range. More