Tom Dixon launches Portable lamps to make homes more flexible
Designer Tom Dixon's eponymous homeware brand has created rechargeable battery-powered versions of three of its most popular lamps. More
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YOD Group turns Ukraine air-raid shells into lamps to symbolise that "light always wins"
Ukrainian design studio YOD Group has taken ammunition shells used by anti-aircraft tanks to defend Kyiv from drones and turned them into Downed Drone, a series of limited-edition lamps. More
Hemera lamp by Voltra
Dezeen Showroom: lighting brand Voltra has released a table lamp informed by science and myths from ancient Greece. More
Hemisphere lamp collection by Voltra Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: lighting company Voltra has released a collection of table lamps named Hemisphere, which features glowing shades made from French porcelain. More
WaterLight is a portable lantern that can be charged with salt water or urine
Colombian renewable energy start-up E-Dina has developed a cordless light that converts salt water into electricity as a more reliable alternative to solar lamps in off-grid communities. More
Reeded cordless lamp by Arnold Chan for Voltra
Dezeen Showroom: London-based designer Arnold Chan has created a cordless light for Voltra that flickers and glows like a candle. More
Alabaster cordless lamp by Arnold Chan for Voltra
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Arnold Chan has created the Alabaster lamp collection from smooth stone set in a metal base for lighting brand Voltra. More
Voltra launches cordless lamps that emulate candlelight
Dezeen promotion: new lighting brand Voltra has launched a range of minimal cordless lamps, designed to "recreate the intimacy of candlelight". More
Castor's marble block illuminates tube light without metal contact
Toronto-based industrial design studio Castor has managed to induce an electric current through a 2,500-pound marble slab, causing a glow from a fluorescent tube simply laying on its top. More
Artemide adds to cordless lighting trend with pair of portable lamps
Italian lighting company Artemide is the latest brand to add portable lighting to its collection with its cordless Emera and Empatia Mobile lamps. More
Simon Diener's portable Pong light uses its battery as a counterweight
German designer Simon Diener has designed a portable light that is suspended using its wrap-around cord and counterweight. More
Teresa van Dongen uses living organisms to power LED light
This LED pendant by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen is powered by living organisms that require regular feeding. More
Marset's cordless Ginger lamp is designed to be carried from room to room
Barcelona brand Marset has released a portable lamp with a rechargeable battery that allows it to be detached and carried around the house. More
Vincent van Duysen designs concrete LED lamp for Flos
Milan 2016: Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has created a cast-concrete lamp as part of a range of designs for Italian brand Flos (+ slideshow). More
Nemo reissues cement lamp designed by Le Corbusier
Milan 2016: Italian lighting design firm Nemo has reissued Le Corbusier's Borne Béton lamp, originally designed by the architect in 1952. More
Candela light by Francisco Gomez Paz combines eco-friendly fuel with LEDs and a phone charger
Milan 2016: this cordless lamp generates its own electricity from bio ethanol, creating enough power to additionally charge a smartphone. 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
LED technology means designers are "obliged to redesign all lights" says Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck has spoken about the pros and cons of technology, saying that designers are morally obliged to use the latest materials to create more efficient products – but warned that dependence on screen-based devices is "sick" (+ transcript). 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
"Wires will disappear" as lighting goes cordless, say Starck and Gandini
Milan 2015: advances in lighting and battery technologies mean that lighting cables could disappear within a few years, according to designer Philippe Starck and Piero Gandini, CEO of lighting brand Flos (+ slideshow). More