Lighting
Lighting
Kathrine Barbro Bendixen uses cow intestines to create sculptural lights
Discarded cow intestines are given a new life in the intricate lighting installations of Danish designer Kathrine Barbro Bendixen. More
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"We made consumers think differently about low-energy lighting" says Plumen founders as buyer sought
Lighting brand Plumen is to cease production of its award-winning light bulbs, and is looking for a buyer. Co-founders Nicolas Roope and Michael-George Hemus spoke to Dezeen about the brand's journey. More
Fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester moves into homeware with debut collection
Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester has produced her first homeware and lighting collection, which launched at Maison&Object furniture fair in Paris this week. More
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Lighting
Nea Studio creates lamps from dried seaweed
Curling edges detail these hanging lamps that New York designer Nina Edwards Anker has created from dried sheets of algae. More
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Lighting
Layer designs pendant lamps based on silkworm cocoons for Muuto
Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has created a series of cocoon-like pendant lights for Danish furniture brand Muuto, inspired by the silkworm's act of "self-wrapping". More
Verpan unveils previously unrealised designs from Verner Panton archive
Dedicated Verner Panton manufacturer Verpan has released three pieces of furniture designed by Panton but never before put into production, based on the designer's original sketches. More
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Lighting
Zhekai Zhang uses waste coffee grounds to create marble effect on Coffire lamps
Designer Zhekai Zhang has developed a method of staining porcelain with used coffee grounds to mimic the texture of marble, and applied the technique to a collection of lamps called Coffire. More
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Lighting
Koskela keeps weaving traditions alive with Ngalya lamp collection
Australian design brand Koskela has collaborated with indigenous artisans to make a series of hand-woven lights using locally harvested plant materials and natural dyes. More
Teresa van Dongen's Mud Well light uses microorganisms to create electricity
Bacteria from a boggy World War Two bomb crater generate kaleidoscopic light forms inside this telescope-like tube by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen.
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Lighting
Block9 reveals "monster" IICON stage at Glastonbury 2019
Block9 co-founders Gideon Berger and Steven Gallagher explain how they built the monolithic IICON stage at Glastonbury in this exclusive video shot by Dezeen at the famous music festival. More
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Lighting
Pelle's Incise Paintings feature glass bulbs peeking out of slits of painted canvas
New York City design studio Pelle has created lights that pop through incisions in painted canvas surfaces. More
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Lighting
Konekt debuts chainmail lighting in dark-blue Manhattan showroom
Mother-and-daughter design studio Konekt has coloured the walls of its new showroom in New York City dark blue to provide a bold backdrop to its sculptural lighting and furniture designs. More
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Lighting
JamesPlumb transforms demolition waste into collection of chandeliers and candelabra
London design studio JamesPlumb has reused twisted steel rebar and concrete rubble salvaged from demolition sites to create a series of delicate structures that hold candles. More
Six design studios shaping the Los Angeles design scene
The LA Design Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday with an exhibition spotlighting the city's top talent. US editor Eleanor Gibson selects six local designers and studios from the showcase to watch. More
Lighting
Lighting
Lindsey Adelman presents "precarious and vulnerable" light at Design Miami/Basel
New York industrial designer Lindsey Adelman's latest light comprises a series of glass orbs that appear to dangle precariously together on a gridded metal frame. More
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Lighting
Bandido Studio coats Aura lamp with Mexican enamel
Mexican design studio Bandido Studio has created a pendant lamp with a textured charcoal grey surface created by heating up black enamel. More
Virgil Abloh hacks the Vitra archive to create vision of a home in 2035
Virgil Abloh has adapted the designs of Jean Prouvé and the Eames' to create his vision of the home of the future, which is installed in the Zaha Hadid-designed fire station at the Vitra Campus. More
Eny Lee Parker presents "lumpy and imperfect" homeware at ICFF 2019
Brooklyn designer Eny Lee Parker's latest homeware includes a mirror that looks like "dripping pancake batter" and donut-like lamps. More
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Lighting
Earth To Sky is a range of sculpted aluminium lights by Doshi Levien
London studio Doshi Levien has self-produced a collection of lights using the techniques employed to make and repair cars. More
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Lighting
Olafur Eliasson explores complex mathematical geometries with OE Quasi Light
A dodecahedron is nestled within an icosahedron to form this pendant lamp designed by artist Olafur Eliasson for Danish lighting brand Louis Poulsen. More