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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Cyborg Lamp looks like it’s ready to pounce on you anytime

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Real

It’s not yet time, but we believe society will someday know cyborgs and robots differently from what we usually read in books or see in movies. While that era hasn’t happened yet, the world will just have to do with things that resemble them and imagine a future where technology is not just part of the way we live but also part of the human body. We’re not saying we long for that time when organic and biomechatronic parts will be part of us—no, we want to be as natural and alive as possible. Still, we look forward to a time when everything is advanced because of robotics just as we’re at the early stage where robots can do almost everything humans can and, in some cases, even better.

Designer: Jaro Kose

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For now, we’ll settle with objects shaped like cyborgs and enjoy this time when the boundaries between humans and machines are not yet destroyed. This Cyborg Lamp will make you think that inanimate objects can someday have “life” and suddenly just move as if it has a soul. This lamp is a stationary item, but it looks like it’s ready to jump and pounce on you anytime, appearing like a spider with only three long legs.

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Concept

The Cyborg Lamp offers different motions and movements that can transform and act according to the owner’s mood. Designed by Jaro Kose, the lamp showcases creativity in its design of even the most common pieces you see at home. There is no limit to ingenuity, mainly if you apply heart and passion—which is what the designer believes in. His previous works like the Clock Vase, Invader Whisk, and the Delft Stool and Table show that an unlikely source of inspiration can give birth to remarkable works of art.

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Details

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Product Design

Cyborg Lamp is made of metal and polypropylene plastic, so it’s durable and safe for humans. It’s small, measuring 16 x 16 x 41 cm ( 6.2 x 6.2 x 16 inches), so it may look better if you have a few of these scattered on your desk or the floor. They will just look like robot spiders waiting for your go signal to power on and illuminate the whole room. The lamp can be directed in any direction—whether looking down or up— by adjusting the legs and height. The Cyborg Lamp is ready in either black or white with a shiny finish and gold details. Interestingly, the lamp still maintains a minimalist appeal so that it can be perfect for those looking for simple yet unique-looking accessories for the home.

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Function

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Launch

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Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Images

Cyborg Lamp Jaro Kose Designer

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Kartell TEA lamp weaves recycled plastics into an interesting play of light and shadow

Kartell Tea Table Lamp Prototype

Kartell is well-known for numerous things, including premium-quality plastic products and the innovative designs of furniture. The brand can bring an ubiquitous material like plastic to next-level sophistication and novelty. The Italian design brand has been around for more than seven decades, and it remains legendary in industrial design and production, venturing into soft furniture, couches, furnishing accessories, lighting, fashion, and even eyewear. It continues to explore the untapped potential in the furniture business because Kartell is all about pursuing beauty and absolute quality. The brand has had several successful partnerships with creative designers, most of which have already become iconic– like those with Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Piero Lissoni, and Ferruccio Laviani.

Designer: Ferruccio Laviani

Kartell Tea Table Lamp

Ferruccio Laviani has been with Kartell since 1991 as the company’s artistic director, leading with passion and capable creativity. He has directed Kartell’s lighting division since its return in 2002 and has helped propel the business’ phenomenal growth. Kartell lights have been illuminating homes and establishments for twenty years, and we don’t think that will change anytime soon.

Lamps and lights are indispensable in our everyday lives as they don’t just offer ample illumination, but they also evoke different feelings, emotions, and reactions. Kartell has worked on new lamps and other products being showcased at Salone del Mobile 2022 this week. Laviani’s works usually turn out to be art masterpieces, and the TEA Lamp is no different.

Kartell Tea Table Lamp Salone del Mobile 2022

Kartell Tea Table Lamp Features

What is meant to be a functional table-top object for illumination is suddenly transformed into an awe-inspiring sculpture. The Kartell TEA Lamp is still a conventional lamp but it also delivers pleasure to anyone who will use it. Ferruccio Laviani’s new lamp design can be a table ‘companion’ in many ways especially if you’re alone and have no one to talk to.

The abstract shape of the lamp presents to us what appears to be hands holding a light in their palms. When illuminated in a dark room, shadows are projected but seem to be irregularly shaped and beamed. The lamp cover is innovative yet natural-looking with the woven pattern. The design is actually like a torn piece of a native woven mat given a natural finish and ended with a porous texture, glued together to cover whatever is peeking. Others may say the appearance is wafer-like with the pattern—specifically, stroopwafels, a famous Dutch waffle cookie treat.

Kartell Tea Table Lamp Details

Kartell Tea Table Lamp Design

Kartell loves the planet, and that love is evident in the TEA Lamp’s design and production as the lamp is made from recycled thermoplastic technopolymer and is available in different colors: Black, White, Brown, and Bronze. This product is another perfect example of “design meets functionality meets sustainability”. Kartell still has so much to do in the area of sustainability and planet-friendliness, but the TEA already lives up to the demands. It is now environmentally responsible and is exercising good sustainability practices, but the good work has just started.

Kartell Tea Lamp Production

Kartell Tea Lamp Features

The Kartell TEA Lamp is a result of creative design and radical innovation after all those years of coming up with iconic products that can now be considered timeless. Kartell’s many efforts have identified what innovative materials can be regenerated and used but not negatively impact the planet. It will only continue to work with designers that give importance to the environment, and as long as Ferruccio Laviani is with Kartell, expect more products created using cutting-edge technologies and designed with sustainability in mind.

Kartell Tea Lamp Details

Kartell Tea Lamp Design

Kartell Tea Lamp Concept

Kartell Tea Lamp Salone de Mobile 2022

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Minimalist, sustainable lamp can turn work into relaxation with a swivel

While lamps can be both functional and decorative, they don’t need to be that intricate and complicated. All you need is a little bit of light and then some material to keep it in or diffuse it. It would also be better for those working at home if it’s something that can be used easily for both work and leisure purposes. That’s a lot to ask of a lamp but there are a lot of designers out there who might be thinking of something as simple and functional as this.

Designer: Andrew Ferrier

One such concept product for a lamp is called Loop, a minimalist product that only uses a few “ingredients,” so to speak, to give you something that you can use when working and then later on when you’re relaxing. It is also made out of mostly sustainable materials so there’s the added bonus of using something that lessens your carbon footprint. Plus, you don’t need to use two different lamps for two different purposes.

The idea for Loop is that when you direct the light downwards, it serves as your workspace illumination. When you’ve finished working, you can just rotate it inwards and it becomes a mood light to help you relax as you read, journal, watch your favorite streaming service or whatever it is that you do after you work or study. There’s no need to touch a lot of buttons or use any app to make this transition as you just need to swivel.

The construction of the lamp itself allows for this swivel interaction, and it uses pretty simple materials. For the shade, all you need is something that bends, allowing you to match the lamp with your ambiance and decoration. You would need two holes in the sheet/shade to insert the lamp/light into it and then some hinges to hold the entire thing together. Even the packaging for the Loop has sustainability and portability in mind.

The concept renders show that the lamp can easily be assembled by any user. Since all the materials are packed into a tube, shipping will not be a problem as well. You can even get multiple Loops made from different materials so you can match different parts of your house with the lamps.

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Elisa Uberti’s ceramic handcrafted lamps are beautiful pieces of art

Elisa Uberti Édifice Horizon Cocon

Elisa Uberti is an artist known for her ceramic works. This ceramist knows art and design, which is very evident in her products.

Uberti has released a vast collection of stoneware lamps. Every item is handcrafted, so that makes every piece special. The lamps don’t really light up the whole room but provide just enough illumination for objects on your table or the surroundings. The designer has a passion for timeless objects and refined subjects, so she maintains the art of handcraft.

Designer: Elisa Uberti

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The designer’s stoneware lamps are stunning with their curves and shapes that are products of spontaneous gestures. Such are balanced with technical constraints so you can see the creativity of the lamps. The beauty of ceramics is something that has attracted people since the beginning of civilization. It’s not a lost art, but artists and creatives must consciously keep the craft. This craftsmanship is there to stay, but there is a call to keep the art alive.

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Elisa Uberti

In this day and age, when 3D printing is becoming more common and more affordable, handcrafted items may soon become rare. But, of course, those of us in the design world will not let that happen. That is why we support the efforts of artists like Elisa Uberti.

Elisa Uberti’s primary material is stoneware. It’s her favorite, enabling her to design and create unique lamps and sculptures. Without light, her lamps can stand alone as interesting sculptures that can drive conversations.

Elisa Uberti Horizon 4 Sidelamp

All the shapes and curves are comforting as they respond to manual gestures. Every lamp is unique and appears a challenge to recreate. Her inspirations vary from nature to space to architecture and even nomadism. Uberti’s art speaks poetry. Every piece is based on organic and multiple inspirations, so you can see the lamps appear natural and really handmade.

Here are some samples of Elisa Uberti’s art. She has designed dozens of ceramic lamps already. We hope more artists will be inspired by her passion, skills, and advocacies. She blends design and art in every work. It’s pronounced in her work that modernity and tradition can co-exist. As long as you have a constant drive for art, creativity, and life.

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The artist refers to emotional shapes, including architecture, caves, refuges, and mini shelters. They can also be “protective dwellings for microorganisms”. Let’s take a look at some of her creations.

Elisa Uberti Baume 1

This is Baume #1. It is a handmade minimalistic white stoneware product that stands 50cm. The ceramist has described that she made it by hand with coiling techniques in her workshop in Roubaix, France. It’s created without using templates or molds and then baked in a ceramic oven. The res of her ceramic lamps are handcrafted and made with the same material and process. Some lamps have been painted though, to add more life and fun to the collection.

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Elisa Uberti Arche # 3

Elisa Uberti Ceramics

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Incense Lamp curls and bends like a real incense

Incense Lamp Details

A lamp is an object that can come in different shapes and sizes. It doesn’t have to be boring with its basic stand and a lampshade. Lamps can be interesting and enjoyable to look at and use.

Lamps serve an essential function, and that is to illuminate the surroundings. Perhaps a lamp is one of the easiest ways to change the look of a particular area in the house. The amount of lighting and the kind of illumination a lamp gives will depend on your style.

Designer: Siyu Lou

Incense Lamp Lighting

The Incense Lamp is a new lamp design inspired by incense. The Chinese incense, specifically, is the inspiration for this. Like a real incense, the lamp curls as if it is an incense burning. The curling of the incense signifies Buddha’s coming to the Chinese.

To turn on the light, you need to blow the lampshade. Blow again if you want to turn it off. When the lamp is on, the silicon lampshade will slowly bend. It will come back to its original form when turned off.

And like real incense, the light of the lamp will slowly fade. It may need some 30 minutes to be fully turned off, which is suitable for those who want to slow things down. On the other hand, it may be just what you need when you want some time to relax.

Incense Lamp Designer

The Incense Lamp designed by Siyu Lou boasts minimalist aesthetics. Like other Siyu Lou designs, this one is simple in white and its form. The lamp stands because another curled part at the bottom serves as the support. The primary material of the upper tip is silicone, so it can bend.

Incense Lamp Design

A power button is found on the bottom curl. There is also a tiny LED light that we’re assuming indicates if the battery is low. We’re also assuming this one is battery-operated because there is no wire or cable. The body of the lamp is very slim so a battery may be enough to power it.

Uniquely and beautifully designed lamps are more than just a trend. The design world is fast-moving, and this includes lamp design. The latter is an excellent and effective way to complement any home when it comes to aesthetics. You can just buy a new lamp if you want to change a room’s look quickly.

Incense Lamp Product

A lamp’s purpose is to light the home, but it is also decorative. Any well-designed lamp adds beauty and cozy touch to any home area. It’s one way to unleash one’s creativity or make a room a fun space for everyone. The Incense Lamp can be a conversation starter because, at first glance, you may not figure out what it is.

Incense Lamp

Incense Lamp Concept

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The IRI Lamp is like a modern campfire for indoors

The world will never run out of new lamp designs. Instead, there will be plenty of innovative lamps that will be introduced as more creatives are coming up with their new versions and inventions.

Lamps serve many functions, but they mainly provide illumination to your surroundings. Unfortunately, the more affordable ones are those made of plastic, but that means they’re not that eco-friendly. The IRI Lamp is a new project from Shift and Notwaste Design. The latter is a furniture shop that sells items made from waste material.

Designer: Shift

The products from Notwaste are made of used materials like OSB. Those are wood strands so no materials are wasted. There is no waste at all because they are reusing old materials responsibly.

The IRI Lamp is said to explore the connection between nature and man. IRI reflects the idea of a bonfire or campfire setup. The legs appear like the logs used to start a fire, while the lamp’s shape is like the shape of a flame. It brings the outdoor camping experience inside the house.

IRI Lamp Designer Shift

IRI Lamp Concept Design

IRI combines the black rubber and OSB materials which have become Notwaste’s signature, with artistry and modern technology. The craftsmanship is evident here, which makes the lamp a total head-turner. The wire is black, so it looks like it has a tail. Perhaps a white wire may be better, but we understand wood and black combo is a signature style.

When the light is turned on, the IRI Lamp reflects light to the surroundings but with some patterned shadows. In some angles, it actually looks like an alien rocketship. The look and feel of the material appear rough but are softened by the curves of the main lamp.

Conceept IRI Lamp

Concept Lamp Design

The wood with black rubber design shows the perfect contrast for a homey and cozy appeal. Shift is known for its designs that can change the world. The same studio presented the F1 Sneakers that we considered a deconstructed wear of the future. There is also the U34 lamp with its 20-faced icosahedral shape.

IRI Lamp Materials

When it comes to other lamp designs, we have featured a lot and we have a few favorites. We were impressed with that multifunctional desk lamp because it also works as a book holder. We enjoyed the Pulley Light as an adjustable decorative lamp. That Milly Dent Honey Lamp Collection provides a dramatic lighting effect. That Origami Lamp earlier showed us what look like two hanging pyramids but is actually a lizard’s head.

IRI Lamp Design

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IRI Lamp Concept

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Pulley Light brings an adjustable, decorative lamp to your room

When I moved into my own place during the pandemic, I promised myself that I would fill my apartment with various furniture, devices, and items that I chose for myself. Living with other people means that you have to make compromises on how to decorate your house so on my own, I could have the freedom to make my own choices. Well here I am two years later and I have added some of my own touches but I’m always on the look out for some new product designs that are unique or match my interests and current decorations.

Designer: Soonhyung Kwon

Lamps are one of those things around your house that can be both decorative and functional. Product designers are constantly trying to find ways to innovate lamps and lights so there’s always something new in the market. If you’re the kind that likes to have pretty unique-looking accessories in their house, this new concept may be something that you hope will actually get made by some manufacturer so you can add it to your collection.

The Pulley Light uses the pulley concept in its design. By using various lines and objects in creating the prototype and focusing on the idea of the center of gravity, he was able to come up with a pulley type that doesn’t even use any hinges. The idea of a pulley is to support the movement and change of direction using a cable or belt. It seemed to work after various experimentations with lines, axles, cables, etc so this may be something that can actually work in real life.

The concept render shows a couple of rods, a wire wrapped around the pulley structure, and of course the light in the lamp itself. The mechanism should make it easier for you to position the lamp where you actually need the light to be placed. Whether you’re reading, writing, or just sitting on your sofa, where the light shines on you or what you’re doing will be just a pull away. It would be a nice addition to my house when it does get made someday.

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Origami Lamp looks like two hanging pyramids but is really inspired by a lizard’s head

You have already heard of similarly-designed lamps but this Origami Lamp is probably the best. Inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding, this lamp looks like a large folded creation that lights up when you open it. It boasts a flat-packed design that is now becoming more popular.

The Origami Lamp is a paper pendant lamp that comes with built-in LED. It is packaged in something like a pizza box and can be easily assembled. You can say it is a design you may probably find in Ikea, or maybe you have already seen something similar.

Designers: Egor Bogomolov and Иван Горбунов for KIDZ

Origami Lamp 2 Design

Origami Lamp

You no longer have to do the origami as it comes already folded inside the box. All you have to do is attach the LED light and the cord after folding the paper in two moves, and then you’re good to hang this anywhere. The origami figure is the head of the lizard, which is easy to do. It won’t remind you of a lizard, though—just two pyramids hanging and illuminating from underneath.

Origami Lamp

Origami Lamp

Pull the counterweight to open the lamp and turn on the light. Place the Origami Lamp in the corner of your living room or use it as an accent light. It can also be ideal for the dining room over the table where you spend a lot of time eating. Like most exciting lighting solutions we’ve featured here, this one is another conversation starter. The size of the Origami Lamp is just right but it looks like a giant folded paper creation. However, it doesn’t overwhelm the space with its simple and minimalistic design, making it perfect for most home interiors.

Origami Lamp

Using origami in design presents endless possibilities. Every fold shows depth and richness that may be customized to your liking. The aesthetic beauty of origami starts when you can transform a simple object, a paper, into something beautiful. Origami celebrates minimalism in art and this lamp design is a perfect example.
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The Origami Lamp is a flat-packed creation that comes in a rectangular box. Please don’t mistake it for a box of pizza because you won’t find your favorite pepperoni pizza. Also, you can’t throw it after you’re done setting up the lamp because the box can grow grass for your pet. Just pour water, close the box, and wait for two to three days. After that, grass will grow and be ready for your cat to eat or play with. It’s edible grass but don’t attempt to eat it and no, pizza still won’t grow out of the box.

Origami Lamp Grass for Pets

The Origami Lamp by KIDZ can be likened to other lamps we’ve previously seen. We remember the ORY lamp which is also inspired by origami. It folds into a flat sheet for carrying and opens into a tabletop lamp. The Spinel hanging light also boasts a flat-packed design based on origami. The Folding Lamp by Thomas Hick was made of stainless steel but appeared to be folded. The OMLAMP from years ago is still a beautiful ambient light.

Origami Lamp Sketches

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These sustainable lamps are made from coffee and orange peels!




Lamps have the ability to truly turn up the vibes in a space when they are done right and Obscure fits neatly in that category. In fact, it elevates the lighting game because it is also 100% sustainable, cold-compostable, and zero-waste! The collection of lampshades manifests nature’s genius and demonstrates an intelligent, material-driven approach to eco-friendly design.

The handmade collection is created by a London-based biotech and biomanufacturing startup. It represents the close-knit collaboration between ‘maker’ and ‘matter’. The matter, Orb or organic refuse bio-compound, influences the maker whilst the maker prescribes the matter with geometry. As the matter conforms to the maker’s prescription, the maker’s geometry inspires the matter to bend and flow as it pleases.

Obscure is made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. The company behind it constantly showcases the potential of bio-manufacturing of natural materials and regularly uses excess resources/wastes and byproducts in their design to reduce the use of plastics. Orb is a combination of food and agricultural bioproducts with a plant-based binder.

The team is also working to address several planetary challenges at once – the climate crisis, waste crisis, and social injustice – through their work. They apply principles of biomimetics, or systematically applying the ecological laws of nature, to create products and manufacturing approaches that innovate across the entire manufacturing life cycle. And, therefore, to create ethically-sourced and locally-fabricated high-performance sustainable products.

“There has never been a more critical time to be doing the work we do at Biohm,” said Ehab Sayed, founder and director of innovation at Biohm. “Recent events have emphasized how our economies and systems are flawed and unsustainable, and that we need to immediately implement radical and regenerative biotechnologies delivered through equitable and compassionate business models to make leaps in the fight against the climate crisis.”

Designer: Biohm

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