Unique & Peculiar-Looking Floor Lamp Is Inspired By The Designer’s Memories Of Chemistry Labs

Gone are the days when lighting designs were boring and typically designed objects that did nothing but add light to a living space. A well-designed lighting fixture should not only have the ability to illuminate any living space but also add that extra oomph factor! I mean, of course, we need them to see in the dark, but as highly functional as they should be, a lighting fixture also needs to be aesthetically pleasing, adding an attractive and visually soothing element to your home or office space. And, one such unique lighting design I came across is the Emotional Lab Light.

Designer: Hania Jneid

Dubbed the Emotional Lab Light, this unique and ethereal-looking lighting design was created by interior designer Hania Jneid. Jneid was inspired by chemistry sets, and she drew influence from them to create her eclectic and elaborate floor lamp. The Emotional Lab floor lamp includes a tall and slender metal lamp that provides support to multiple beaker-like glass vessels that illuminate any space they’re placed into with a warm and inviting flow.

The lighting radiated by the glass vessels is ambient and seductive. You can also consider optional metal modules which include a vase and a small storage unit, which in turn provide a material contrast and impart depth and a sense of narrative to the elegant piece. The design was influenced by Jneid’s childhood memories of chemistry labs, and that can be seen in the unique form and design of the piece. She produced the Emotional Lab light through her own studio.

“I am intrigued by the playfulness and underlying interactions between the different elements of the lab system,” said Jneid. “This is translated in the user’s ability to configure different compositions in order to reach a new aesthetic, simulating a new chemical reaction.” The Emotional Lab Light is a part of the Emotional Lab series which also includes a modular storage system. The collection is handcrafted by artisans in Spain, Italy, and Lebanon. The lamp is available in material options of anodized aluminum, brass, or stainless steel with multiple marbles to select from for the base.

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Minimalist floor lamp comes with a simple hoop elegantly resting on three sleek poles

With an aesthetic that’s a combination of minimalist and rustic, the Lamplox looks sort of fragile and dynamic in the way it rests on the floor a little too precariously. It casts a wonderful halo across any room, and isn’t just the kind of light that does a singular job of illumination – it’s designed to draw your eyes and attention too, inviting you to examine it, and possibly even play with it.

The rusticness of the Lamplox comes from its lack of order and symmetry. Unlike a tripod that consists of three equally sized sticks connected at one end, the three poles on the Lamplox feel haphazardly arranged, with a ring light resting on them in the most casual manner possible. This deviation from perfection, or ‘defect’ as designer Mehan Merve calls it, is what makes the Lamplox so endearing. It has a human touch, in a lot of ways, adding not just literal warmth to homes, but the kind of warmth also associated with human personalities.

Designer: Mehan Merve

“Light is meaningless, without darkness. And where there is perfection, there is always defect,” says Turkish designer Mehan Merve. “Humanity lives with defects while searching for perfection and this is the reason why we design, compose, and always look for beauty. I disrupt the perfection when I pierce the circle with asymmetric sticks.”

Although there’s a delicateness to the Lamplox’s design, it is, in fact, made rather sturdily. The three poles are screwed together in a way that’s made apparent when you look closely, and one of the poles even cleverly routes the ring light’s cable through a notch in its design. A little bit of perfection in the rustic ‘defect’!

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IKEA’s new Symfonisk speaker is also a floor lamp you can customize with a shade of choice

It was in 2019 when furniture giant IKEA and sound system manufacturer Sonos got together to create home furnishing products integrated with good sound. The instant collaborative result was the Symfonisk line designed with the intention to help people conserve space on the nightstand or table. Now, with the new floor lamp speaker, the intent reaches down to maximize floor space in smaller apartments.

The latest outcome of IKEA x Sonos teamwork is the Symfonisk speaker which doubles as a floor lamp. Whether you choose to call it a speaker lamp or floor lamp speaker, the Symfonisk speaker is an incredible space-saving appliance. But this incredibleness comes at a premium: the floor lamp speaker (I choose this reference) is the most expensive speaker in the collection.

Designer: IKEA

Expected to officially hit markets in January 2023, the Symfonisk floor lamp speaker will retail starting at $260. The price includes a tripod stand, a lamp that functions as a speaker, and bamboo shade. The Sonos-branded IKEA speaker lamp can also be purchased with separately sold lampshades made in different materials and textures. These options would however beef up the lamp cost by $50 odd (depending on the choice of material).

If the price is secondary to you, the speaker lamp proposes to be a good buy. Compatible with other Sonos products, the floor lamp speaker can be paired seamlessly for a multi-room audio setup or to tap into a wonderful list of music services from Sonos.

A functionality downside is the unavailability of a built-in voice assistant for additional controls. However, the collaborative speaker lamp can conveniently sync with HomePod, Google Assistant, or Alexa devices for voice control. Additionally, it has a firm base that can double as a vase stand. However, the entire standing tripod up to the lampshade is empty. It could have easily had additional shelving integrated, but this is how it is for now.

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These alien-looking floor lamps are both cute and creepy

There’s no better conversation starter than lamps that look like they’re out to get you and embrace you.

Most lamps are purely functional fixtures, especially at home, where they are used to provide adequate lighting to a space. Some lamps, like chandeliers and pendant lamps, are also decorative pieces that accentuate a room. There is, however, also a class of lamps that are more for show than function, serving a purpose beyond illumination. Sure, they can probably still light up a room to set a mood, but they can be forgiven if they don’t. “The Pink Robots Won” definitely falls under the category of decorative lighting that may or may not brighten up a room sufficiently, but these lamps will definitely get people talking and maybe even gushing because of their eclectic forms that inspire both awe and unease in equal measures.

Designer: Marcelo Suro

Nothing sparks the imagination more than an object that is both unnerving and adorable at the same time. Not everyone would describe E.T. as “cute,” but most find the creature interesting because of that well-balanced contrast. These self-standing ceramic floor lamps also evoke the same emotions, leaving viewers confused about whether they’re appalled or attracted to their alien forms.

On the one hand, the lamps look like they are single eyes with three tentacles dangling down, probably reminding some pen and paper gamers of the monster known as the Beholder. On the other hand, they also look like alien creatures standing precariously on three legs, with a curious eye on the lookout for people passing by. Either interpretation gives The Pink Robots Won a life of its own, so far removed from typical floor lamps that simply stand still.

The lamps are also an exercise in ceramic techniques, particularly in creating uneven shapes that are still balanced enough so that they don’t simply topple over or break. There’s almost an element of dynamism in the design of the creatures, creating further ambiguity in the viewer’s mind. Is the single-eyed alien simply leaning back, or is it about to topple backward? The confusion sparks the imagination, perhaps pushing people to create a mini-narrative in their heads about the eyeball with legs and its misadventures among humans.

The Pink Robots Won is full of contrasting elements, including the choice of materials and colors. Ceramic is naturally seen as a very fragile material, and the mere thought of these lamps falling over will probably send owners flying to their rescue. At the same time, however, the choice of pastel colors gives it a more playful character, reinforcing that image of a cute otherworldly creature coming out to play.

These ceramic floor lamps will definitely liven up a room, even though their upward angled lights create ambiance more than illumination. They creatively try to create the semblance of a living creature, even if an unnatural one, through a static piece of appliance. Compared to most lamps, it definitely has character and charm, though don’t be surprised if you find yourself looking over your shoulder often as if someone or something is watching your every move.

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Camera-inspired clock and floor lamp adds aesthetics to your space

Clocks and lamps are something that is more functional than aesthetic, at least in my house. I only need something to tell me what time it is and something to keep my room illuminated after I’ve turned off all the other lights at night. But of course, as with a lot of other functional things in our lives, there’s always room for exquisitely-designed things, especially those that aim to not just make our lives better but also more beautiful.

Designer: Hoyeon Shin

The Nostalgian Floor Lamp Clock aims to bring two functional things together: a lamp and a clock. But the designer wanted to create a clock design that hasn’t been done yet and he found inspiration from two artists: Olafur Eliasson (The Weather Project) and Michael Schlegel (Iceland). “There is time, but there is no time” is the philosophy he used behind the design and the camera is the real-world inspiration that he used to come up with the floor lamp clock.

What you get is what looks like a lighting accessory for a photo or movie shoot but is actually something that will help you tell time and give you illumination at the same time. The clock part uses a blurry acrylic material that also diffuses the LED light and gives you a misty effect. There are no numbers in the clock but you do get shadows for the second and minute hands to help you actually tell the time.

You can adjust the rotation and direction through a control at the back that’s similar to how you adjust the camera and tripod. You can also have a clapping function to turn the lamp on and off, which is of course an advantage for those that don’t want to get up just to do that. You can also choose to adjust the ambient light manually if you prefer to do it that way.

The final mockup looks pretty good for a floor lamp although I’m not so sure about the clock part. However, maybe that’s just me that sometimes has trouble reading an analog clock. But for the rest of the world that can tell time that way, this is a pretty interesting piece of furniture to have at home.

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The Riffle LED Lamp’s elbow mysteriously hides a hinge

Different kinds of lamps can be found everywhere, whether at home, office, restaurant, hotel lobbies, or even in the streets, as they provide illumination and help create a mood or atmosphere. They furnish any room with adequate or ambient lighting throughout a space, affecting the mood, whether for relaxation or productivity. They are ready in different styles, sizes, colors, and luminescence levels while offering decorative purposes to an otherwise dim or dull home. Depending on one’s type or preference, or the aesthetics of a home, lamps must match the surroundings and be able to provide the proper lighting. Throughout the centuries, we have seen how lamp designs evolve, and we can expect the development will be rapid as more people get creative and are given a platform to eventually reach production and get marketed.

Design: Nobuaki Sato

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Details

Nobuaki Sato, a designer from Tokyo, has designed the Riffle LED Lamps made of walnut veneer in two different styles: desktop and floor-standing. The Riffle LED Desktop lamp is obviously smaller, while the Riffle LED Floor-standing Lamp is taller. Either style appears like scraps of wood nailed together to become a toy gun for kids, but this is really a lamp with LED lights, although they are hidden inside the top arm that also functions as the head. There is no lampshade here, so illumination is direct on a surface or the floor.

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Details

The lamp’s elbow is where the mysterious hinge is placed, looking like the head of a bamboo folding fan. The elbow portion appears to be layers of veneer wood alternating to create better support for both the top and lower arms. It’s actually the hinge part that we find mysterious because you don’t see any rivet or hinge from outside, but we believe there is—just hidden. On the base of the lamp, there is a basic port there for the cable that can be removed, so we’re assuming this lamp is rechargeable which is better as the cord can add to a cluttered look at times.

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Where to Buy

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Specs

The lamp’s name says a lot—Riffle LED Lamp– as it has a hinge that appears when you “riffle” or are shuffling things or flipping through the pages of a book. It’s not to be confused with the rifle gun, but then the form of the lamp could also well be that of a gun—the kind that kids improvise from imagination. You can choose how you want to see this LED lamp, but one thing we can be sure of—this is a minimalist lamp that won’t overwhelm the surrounding. Instead, it offers a simple and subtle elegance that can enhance any room or corner at home. The walnut veneer adds character and a rich depth to the desk or floor-standing lamp while being luxurious and creating a stylish and smooth finish to a supposedly very basic lighting solution.

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Designer

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp Images

Nobuaki Sato Riffle LED Lamp

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Walden Furniture Series unveils new design classics you can shop for the home

YUUE Design Studio Walden Series

Fixing up a new house or an apartment can be really fun and, at the same time, exhausting. However, it can be a delightful experience if you know exactly what to do and where to buy stuff. Shopping should be a joy and not a chore, but it can only happen if you have already identified your needs and wants and the aesthetics and style that work for you.

Furniture shopping is always a good idea, but one needs to know what to buy so no time is wasted. One’s taste may change depending on needs and location, and even season in life, so it is essential that important factors are considered. Of course, there is the budget you can spend, the space where the pieces will be fixed, the features of the furniture items, durability and comfort, plus the overall look.

Designer: Weng Xinyu (YUUE Design Studio)

Walden Side Table

Walden Furniture Series

The trend for 2022 is curved furniture with soft lines; that is why you will notice that many furniture makers’ designs and items come with curves and soft arcs. The use of simple and natural materials like wood is also more prevalent, especially since there is a global campaign to go sustainable. The YUUE Design Studio team aims to develop affordable alternatives to iconic designs and expensive pieces. With the intention to craft new design classics in the modern age, designer Weng Xinyu decided to utilize solid wood. This is also so the elements can easily adapt to the design requirements and needs of the consumers.

The Walden Series of furniture pieces is a product of the designer’s special journey in life and career. Weng Xinyu is honest enough to say his journey has been lonely, coming with lots of contemplations, gains, and pains, but we can see the beauty that resulted from his different experiences. The new furniture series includes three mainly useful items: a Side Table, a Floor Lamp, and a Lounge Chair.

Walden Side Table Series

The Walden furniture pieces all present modern minimalism and each product shows elegance and simplicity, starting with the side table. The handmade wood table comes with precisely crafted parts offering a mechanical fit. There is a round tabletop that is the same size as the base ring, but the base is slightly thicker for added support and stability. The combination of the two offers visual balance while a wooden stick joins the two sliding parts. Another advantage of this design is that it can be combined with other pieces. Storage is also a plus because it can be slid easily under the bed or a sofa.

YUUE Design Studio Walden Side Table

Walden Lounge Chair Details Concept

The Lounge Chair is yet another 3D puzzle-like furniture piece you can display and use at home. It uses simple materials such as leather sheets and wooden boards, and the flatpack design makes it easy to assemble and disassemble. There is some sort of geometry interplay here, as seen in the combination of the lines and curves.

Lounge Chair

YUUE Design Studio Lounge Chair

YUUE Design Studio Lounge Chair

The wooden boards are designed to be inserted into each other while still allowing space to contain a human body. The designer made sure there was a clever distribution of weight and pressure so the boards won’t be stressed. Check out the smoothened edges of the wood that offer comfort, especially on parts touched by the body.

YUUE Design Studio Floor Lamp

Last is the Floor Lamp as another minimalistic item ideal for a minimalist home— coming with a three-dimensional look– combining a surface, line, and a dot. This functional floor lamp features a rotatable lamp holder that is also helped by magnets so you know it is sturdy enough. It can be used as both a reading lamp or an upright as it can illuminate an object or a surrounding. At the base, there are three slots where you can fix the pole when you want to adjust the height.

YUUE Design Studio FLOOR LAMP

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Moonsetter Floor Lamp is one beautiful sculpture that can set the mood for your room

Moonsetter

Beautiful lamps are not exactly hard to come by. However, we do not always find memorable pieces that are unique and awe-inspiring.

The Moonsetter enters the scene as a ray of sunshine…err, moonlight to your room. It is like having the moonlight coming in through your window or the gaps in the curtains. You do not need too much bright light anyway—just some ambient lighting to set the mood for a good night’s rest.

Designers: Anne Boysen and Louis Poulsen

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Two very creative and talented artists, Anne Boysen and Louis Poulsen, have developed a floor lamp that is ideal for exploration. Poulsen is a lighting manufacturer, while Boysen is an architect. The two teamed up to create something that delivers an excellent play of light and a mirror—something that lightens up the room and sets up the mood.

The end product is a floor lamp that also works as a beautiful sculpture. The Moonsetter can be a conversation starter because of its design and mechanism. It boasts a simple design language, as per Anne Boysen.

Moonsetter Details

The design of the lamp is timeless with its simple graphic form. This modern metal floor lamp appears like a sculpture or a piece of art. It can easily be the center of attention in any room with a unique configuration. It combines the basic shapes—circle, cylinder, and square.

The floor lamp features its own axis where a disc rotates 360-degrees. The disc features a reflective side and white on the other. It gives an illusion of soft and diffused moonlight at times while one side reflects direct light. There is a mirror that has a rotating disc. This allows you to customize the reflection of the LED source. The LED light is submerged in the frame, giving off a beautiful effect.

Moonsetter Concept

Moonsetter Louis Poulsen Anne Boysen Details

About 100 pieces have been released as part of the limited first edition. Another 100 pieces will follow them, but a serial number will be written on each lamp to be sure you’re getting the limited edition unit. We know this special floor lamp can sell as the designer’s idea behind it was not just to design new lamps but to create an atmosphere and shape light that can make people who look at it feel good. The Moonsetter can very well be a mood setter, whether indoor or outdoor.

Moonsetter Concept Details

Moonsetter Mirror

We have seen other beautiful floor lamps recently, including that Kobble Collection and The Ring Light. The Tune minimal portable lamp comes with a 360-degree charging stand. We also remember that man-eater lamp, aka the Shark Tail Floor Lamp.

Moonsetter Louis Poulsen Anne Boysen Designer

Moonsetter Louis Poulsen Anne Boysen Design

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Karim Rashid and Gantri collaborate to debut the ‘Kobble’ collection of eclectic 3D-printed lamps

It seemed only natural that Karim “Prince of Plastic” Rashid and Gantri would eventually team up to create a signature collection of 3D printed lighting solutions. The collaborative effort, dubbed Kobble, is a collection of lamps printed in Gantri‘s Plant Polymer (GPP) with Karim Rashid‘s signature ‘blobject’ design style.

Inspired by the soft form of cobblestones, the Kobble collection features a Floor, Table, Task, and Wall Light. Each lamp in the collection explores a different silhouette, drawing from the fact that various pebbles and cobblestones look like a part of the same family, but are visually unique in their own way.

The task light from the Kobble collection is easily the most memorable and distinctly Karim-esque of the lot, with an alien-blob aesthetic that gives it an immensely strong character when placed on a desk or table. Its purity of form comes from how seamless the design is (something that Gantri’s made massive leaps and bounds with) and the fact that the switch exists on the cord and not on the lamp itself.

The bubble appearance of the Wall and Table lamps are much more subtle yet still expressive with their voluminous forms. Designed to cast light further and wider than the task lamp, they also come with larger diffusers/shades, allowing that color split between the base and the translucent diffuser to be much more balanced.

Finally, the floor lamp exists as the largest in the collection, allowing your lamp to easily become a statement-piece in any living room or bedroom’s decor. It sports a neo-contemporary design that’s less blob-like compared to the rest of the collection, yet still captures the essence of Karim’s design style and brings it to Gantri’s vast collection of design-driven lighting pieces.

While each piece within the collection can stand on its own, the Kobble lights work seamlessly as a group to create balanced lighting throughout the home. Complete with a museum-grade LED bulb, custom dimmer switch, and made with innovative plant-based materials, every light from the Kobble Collection was built in Gantri’s factory, redefining American-made design.

Kobble Collection is available in Carbon Black as well as 3 new colorways – Blossom Pink, Sprout Green, and Glossy Snow. Karim’s designs will be available to purchase starting October 28th, 2021 with pricing starting at $148.

Designer: Karim Rashid for Gantri

This incredible floor-lamp design surrounds your armchair with a ring, giving you a sliding, adjustable halo of light

The Ring Light is quite unlike any lamp I’ve ever seen. Sure, the name ‘Ring Light’ might ring a bell to some photographers (I couldn’t resist that pun), but this one isn’t a light that’s shaped like a circle… Instead, it comes mounted on a ring-shaped stand that fits around your seating.

The stand plays a few pretty interesting roles – Firstly, it really just acts as a wonderful accent to your furniture. The way the circular stand ‘outlines’ your favorite reading chair is just beautiful to look at, and brings visual emphasis to your seating in a powerful way. Secondly, the circular ring serves as a sliding rail for the Ring Light. The light sits on the rail and can be moved around anywhere, giving you a controllable directional light-source instead of a boring stationary one. You can adjust the light’s angle and direction simply by sliding it around, either for being able to read better, or for selfies with dramatic lighting! Finally, a nifty little side-table on the left of the ring lets you rest your books, phone, or cup of coffee/tea on it. Pretty neat, eh?

Designer: Richard Malachowski

The light works on its own too (you don’t NEED to add furniture to it), but it brings on a new meaning the minute you introduce seating to the mix. Given its size, it can only fit a single-seater within it, and really works with any sort of furniture-style, from an armchair to an ottoman, to even a beanbag if you choose. My only bit of advice is to watch your head when you get up!