qie
More than just pretty pieces, Bentu aims to deliver a ‘sincerity of design’. The qie (named after the Chinese character that shares its shape) is manufactured using recycled construction waste, and was introduced at the London Design Festival 100% design. Cement and bamboo elements are brought together in this series of pendants, available in three heights.
Couture
With its latest collection - Couture - French manufacturer Designheure shows us how the boundaries between fashion and design are often blurred. Chic and quirky, this bow-tie shaped piece, featured at London Design Festival 100% design, appears both masculine and feminine, dressing up spaces with a tailored elegance and panache.
Matheny Chandelier
This chandelier version of the Matheny suspension lamp is comprised of geometric tubes, manufacturered in brass with a range of finishes: gold-plate, aged brass, brushed brass, brushed nickel, nickel plated, white laquer and black laquer. A classic idea, reinvented and introduced at London's Design Festival 100% design.
Stripes
Originally designed for a concert hall and introduced at London Design Festival 100% design, Stripes was inspired by the graphical language of a musical score. Geometric grids sublimate light while generating a moiré effect and producing melodious shadows. It is available in indoor and outdoor versions and various formats.
MONA table lamp
Expanding the Mona collection by renowned Czech designer Lucie Koldova, this new table lamp offers the same futuristic design and fragile beauty of hand-blown glass. Introduced at London's design festival DESIGNjunction, LED light cuts through the body of the lamp and underscores the excitement inherent in interfused glass forms.
Snowdrop
Stone Designs has created an abstracted, minimalist shape that amalgamates a host of bulbous flowers, from Lily of the Valley to the delicate Snowdrop, which was introduced at London's DESIGNjunction festival. Snowdrop's resulting light has a soft glow that playfully peeks through candy-coloured veils, each lamp appearing to drift effortlessly in mid-air.
Updown pendant
The Updown pendant, introduced at London's design festival DESIGNjunction, combines glazed ceramic and matt opal glass, designed to provide a focused down light and an ambient up light from one lamp. The use of hand made ceramic, available in three colours, ensures this simple lamp also looks great when not illuminated.
Equi Cone Pendant
Equi Cone Pendant, introduced at London design festival DESIGNjunction, was inspired by geometry, balance and symmetry. The Equi Cone Pendant is made using a unique range of metalised fabrics in titanium, aluminium, printed copper and gold that are folded into futuristic forms using a traditional process called pleating - a technique learnt from a British-based factory.
Forged Originals
Made By the Forge specialises in handcrafting bespoke and ready-made wrought iron pieces, each bearing the unique hammer marks of its making. Forged Originals, introduced at London's design festival DESIGNjunction, is a new contemporary lighting range celebrating traditional, rural skills - created in collaboration with a selection of UK designers.
Vitro Lux
The inspiration for the Vitro Lux collection, introduced at DESIGNjunction in London, comes from the beauty found in the balance of form and colour in our surroundings. Available in beautiful soft-hued and clear glass with the contrasting coloured flex complimenting the overall design. Available as a pendant, desk lamp or in clusters.
Skybeamer
London design festival DESIGNjunction introduced the Skybeamer, consisting of two symmetrical shells interconnected by a rotating cylinder. The LED-light created between these two discs is projected vertically onto the walls as a sharp beam. The width of the beam is adjustable by simply twisting the lower shell to narrow the gap between sections.
Babylon Series
The Babylon Series - a mix of cast brass and English crystal - is available in three styles: the strong repeated shape of the Brutale, drawn from 60-70’s brutalism; the softer Rondo, referencing modernism and strung beads; and the Minaret, a contemporary interpretation of Eastern architecture. The series was introduced at the London design festival DESIGNjunction in 2014.
