Waarmakers' R16 light is made from its own cardboard packaging
Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a ceiling light that can be assembled from its own packaging (+ movie). More
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Tom Dixon says his hugely popular Mirror Ball light is "a failure in design terms"
Most Loved: in this exclusive movie, British designer Tom Dixon says the light that helped turn his company into an international brand would have been less successful if the design had achieved what he set out to create. More
Eight shining examples of lighting from New York's ICFF 2016
New York 2016: with the Big Apple now an important centre for lighting design, Dezeen's US editor Dan Howarth selects eight of the best new products at the city's ICFF fair this week. More
Foster + Partners introduces Eva tabletop light with candle-like glow
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has launched its latest light produced in collaboration with Italian manufacturer Lumina: a tabletop design that emits a gentle glow. More
Kneip's Gauge lamp pivots and rotates to adjust the light source
Milan 2016: Norwegian studio Kneip has designed an adjustable lamp that can be moved up and down or swivelled from side to side to change light levels. More
Equalizer lamps by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio feature pastel-coloured glass shades
New York 2016: US atelier Ladies & Gentlemen Studio has designed a series of lighting pendants with glass spheres that change colour once the light is turned on (+ slideshow). More
Dan Adlešič adds two lights to collection of playful electronics
Milan 2016: Slovenian designer Dan Adlešič has updated his collection of toy-like electronics with a surface that trails light from a laser pen and a keyboard-activated lamp (+ movie). More
Ross Gardam's Polar desk lamp has a rotating metallic shade
Milan 2016: Australian designer Ross Gardam has created a desk lamp with a mirrored shade that can be rotated to adjust light and shadow (+ movie). More
Lambert & Fils puts a spin on traditional globe pendants with Laurent lighting collection
New York 2016: Canadian design studio Lambert & Fils has balanced pairs of glass globes within folded metal frames for its Laurent lighting collection, designed as a reinterpretation of classic pendant lighting (+ slideshow). More
Odd Matter Studio's Jesmonite and copper Node lights are modelled on circuit diagrams
Milan 2016: rotating arms complete loops of copper to switch on these lights, which were designed by Odd Matter Studio to resemble electrical diagrams (+ slideshow). 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
Hay and Sebastian Wrong debut Wrong London lighting collection
Milan 2016: British designer Sebastian Wrong's new lighting brand has launched with a collection that includes a task light by Pierre Charpin and a range of lamps with interchangeable patterned shades (+ slideshow). More
Marcel Wanders creates lamp for Moooi with "super-thin space-frame structure"
Extra Moooi: in our next movie for Moooi, Dutch designer Marcel Wanders discusses his Space-Frame light, which features dozens of LED lamps supported by a truss-like wire frame (+ movie). More
Tord Boontje wanted to make the home "softer and more humane" with 2004 Midsummer Light
Most Loved: in the next movie in our exclusive video series, London designer Tord Boontje explains how the decorative paper lampshade he designed in 2004 challenged the dominance of Minimalist design. More
Industrial Facility designs mushroom-shaped Ode lamps for Herman Miller
These lamps by London design studio Industrial Facility feature rounded shades modelled on the shape of street lights, designed to cast pools of light. More
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
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