XY
The XY series takes bold typography and imbues it with the warm glow of porcelain. The pendant lamps are suspended by thin wires to create a floating, airy lightness, encouraging the eye to flit between each piece.
The table versions of XY rest on flat, anthracite-coloured metal bases, a design that has been reduced to its very essentials so as not to detract from the jaunty character of the peice’s porcelain body.
PILA
The PILA Series was created for the Rosenthal Studio Line. Italian for ‘pile’, PILA echoes a domestic scene - a stack of porcelain plates and bowls - by introducing an illuminated central column, transforming each unique piece into a glowing light source. Subtle hints of gold and copper designs on the plates add nuanced sparkle to each stack.
Applique Nymphea
According to Art et Floritude, it was Louis XV’s wife, Marie Leszcynska, who first popularised this style of floral decorative lighting in France, creating a public appetite that continues today. Many of the company’s collections reproduce or are inspired by 18th century pieces, with the regular addition of more modern decorative pieces. Applique Nymphea is a composition of five Nymphea sconces - each 20cm in diameter - connected by a network of porcelain branches.
Porcelain Branching
“The effect I wanted to create was one of floating, overlapping, white planes,” explains Lindsey Adelman of her Porcelain Branching chandelier. “To me the raw porcelain forms have a quality of peaceful vulnerability. Each one is a little wavy and obviously not made by a machine. They are usually arranged on the same level below the branching metal armature and the halogen bulbs can be pumped up to produce a very functional light bouncing off the ceiling or a low moody light.”
The piece is also available in a black porcelain version, producing a very different effect.
Plumen 02
“The Plumen 002’s subtle, yet dynamic shape embraces the poetry of light, creating a really useable, yet lovable ambient and efficient light source,” says Plumen’s Founder, Creative Director and Designer Nicolas Roope of this energy-saving follow-up to the hugely popular Plumen 001.
Plisse Cloud
Conceived by fashion designer Maurizio Galante, Plisse Cloud takes a characteristic haut couture style and translates it into glass. Produced by Czech manufacturer Lasvit, the piece takes its name from the technique of rotating fabric around its own axis to create a billowing, puckered effect.
Test Tube Chandelier
Part of the Oxford by Timothy Oulton collaboration with Oxford University the Test Tube Lighting Collection is inspired by the glassware used in many of Oxford’s science labs. Availabe as a standard lamp or chandelier, concentric tiers of real laboratory glass test tubes reflect abundant light and colours.
Pulce
The Pulce table lamp from Martinelli Luce features a 16cm glass diffuser sitting atop a laquered aluminium base. Available in mustard yellow or royal blue, the spherical diffuser has a coloured brush stroke across one side, allowing light to be directed where required.
Urchin
Utilising a flexible honeycomb geometry, urchin expands and morphs into a multitude of forms as you rotate it through and around its own centre. It can even be turned inside out to create straight walled cylinders and conical forms. Adjusting the form also adjusts light intensity, direction and quality.
Type75 Maxi Pendant
Built to exacting Anglepoise standards, with a touch sensitive shade-mounted switch (including dimming and memory options), the new Type75 Maxi Floor Lamp performs superbly. Available in Graphite Grey, Jet Black and Alpine White. A coordinating Type75 Maxi pendant is also available.
Domo-S
Valencia-based designers rqr.estudio have worked with LZF to create a piece that combines the manufacturer’s familiar wood veneer style with a flavour of the seventies. Domo-S takes its inspiration from this decade of domed designs. The piece meaures 60 x 55cm and is available in 11 colour finishes.
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Add
Designed by Thomas Feichtner, Add is a pottery shade, 30cm in diameter and 20cm tall. Finished in glossy enamel (with the exception of the matt-finished clay version), the shades have a white interior and five exterior colour choices. A circular cut-out in the roof of the shade provides ambient uplighting.
