Jonas Wagell designs Concrete Lamp for Menu
Swedish designer Jonas Wagell has created a simple lamp with a concrete base and a brass dimmer switch for Danish furniture brand Menu. More
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Jan Vacek designs lamps shaped like condoms
These glass pendant-lighting shades by Czech designer Jan Vacek are intended to look like contraceptive rubber sheaths. More
Renaud Defrancesco's LED lightbulbs are shaped like lampshades
ECAL graduate Renaud Defrancesco has designed a collection of LED bulbs that double as decorative pendant lights. More
Teresa van Dongen's bioluminescent lamp is "a new way to create light"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen explains how she created a lamp powered by bioluminescent bacteria usually found on octopuses, in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More
Luzinterruptus creates "weird and sinister" lighting installation using floating latex gloves
Over 1000 inflated and illuminated latex gloves appeared to reach out from the surface of a French lake in this installation by Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus (+ slideshow). More
Veronika Gombert's Umleiter lamp hangs offset from its ceiling rose
German industrial designer Veronika Gombert has created a suspension light for illuminating parts of the room that aren't directly below the electricity point. More
Madrid installs moon-themed Christmas lights
Architecture studio Brut Deluxe has designed this year's Christmas lights in Madrid to work like a "flip book on an urban scale", taking spectators on a trip to the moon as they walk through the city (+ movie). More
Nick Ross' Tension Lamp wins Muuto Talent Award 2014
News: Danish furniture brand Muuto has chosen a lamp that bends like a fishing rod as the winner of its annual Nordic design award for emerging talents. More
Modular lighting system by Choi + Shine Architects sticks together with magnets
American firm Choi + Shine Architects has created tube-shaped lighting modules that assemble into three-dimensional arrangements using magnets. More
Daan Roosegaarde lights up Amsterdam station with rainbow projection
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has developed a bespoke projection lens that "unravels light" to turn an arc-shaped section of Amsterdam's Centraal Station into a rainbow (+ movie). More
Massimo Uberti sculpts neon tubes into a room for Bentley
Design Miami 2014: Italian artist Massimo Uberti has bent neon tubes into the shape of a room for an installation commissioned by British motor company Bentley (+ slideshow). More
Claesson Koivisto Rune designs giant conical pendant lamps for Wästberg
Stockholm design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has created a set of three huge cone-shaped lamps for Swedish lighting brand Wästberg. More
Berlin celebrates "fall of the wall" anniversary with 8,000 glowing balloons
The German capital is commemorating 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with a trail of illuminated balloons along its former route (+ movie). More
Water droplets diffuse light from Arturo Erbsman's Atmos lamp
Interieur 2014: condensation droplets pattern the inside of the balloon-shaped shade of this lamp by French designer Arturo Erbsman, which has won an Interieur Award at the Belgian design event. More
Joost van Bleiswijk assembles industrial components into furniture pieces
Dutch Design Week 2014: Eindhoven designer Joost van Bleiswijk has collaged together found objects and old machine parts to make this range of furniture and lighting. More
Designjunction is a place where "people can get really excited about design"
London Design Festival 2014: director Deborah Spencer and creative director Michael Sodeau introduce their highlights from designjunction 2014 in this movie produced by Dezeen for the show. More
Daniel Emma launches first furniture and lighting range
London Design Festival 2014: Adelaide-based design studio Daniel Emma has moved into larger scale furniture and lighting for the first time with a collection launched at the London Design Festival. More
Nendo's 3D-moulded light shades use traditional washi paper
Japanese studio Nendo has teamed up with a traditional Japanese paper moulding specialist to create a collection of pendant light shades with a coloured exterior and reflective interior (+ slideshow). More
Claudio Gatto's Bolla rechargeable LED lamp works both indoors and outdoors
This small portable lamp by ECAL graduate Claudio Gatto is powerful enough to be used on a balcony, in the basement or at the park. More
Big-Game's Hammer Lamp combines traditional and contemporary metalwork
This lamp by Swiss design studio Big-Game couples a hammered metal shade with a modern aluminium stand. More