New Zealand's Definitive Design Destination

This extraordinary object is composed of an algorithmically-derived mass of writhing nudes that recalls the classic motif of The Fall of the Damned. The lampshade appears as a hovering mass of ornaments, opulent and bombastic. When looked at from closer point of view it dissolves into single bodies, which are twisted in fear and seem to be frozen in falling.

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Instead of the traditional ways of housing favourite items (we can think of bookshelves, chests and boxes), there is now a new and interesting way to add illumination to your treasures. Scandinavian/Asian homeware company Chen Karlsson (the two last names of its founders) has created a light that can support each owner's favourite items in its base. We suggest keeping it to smaller goods. The only question we have is what kind of shadows it will cast.

Good design is about purity of form, and the Work Lamp epitomizes this maxim to illuminating effect. The Swedish trio behind Form Us With Love refined the lowly utility light into something beautiful with a few new bends of the angled cage, a dimmer switch to match your mood, and thickening those wires by plating them in chrome or gold. The naked bulb is protected--you can treat it as haphazardly as the one in your garage. But it's so striking you'll want to spotlight one or more in your home or office.

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What Watt? is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. It’s a spherical chandelier, 1010mm in diameter made up of 1243 suspended bulbs of various shape and size, illuminated by a single low-energy light source. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will have been phased out in favour of greener alternatives. What Watt? marks the passing of a beautiful design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago.

Make great use of all of that heirloom cut crystal that's lurking in the cupboards. John Harrington's Glass Chandeliers reinvent historic pieces from the past into eye catching modern chandeliers. Using anywhere from 150 to 300 glasses per chandelier the designer creates an individual one of a kind piece with each creation.

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The designers from Niche Modern never actually intended to go into the manufacturing business. Starting out by simply creating products for their own homes the designers realised they were onto something when friends starting placing orders with them. All of their lighting is hand blown making each piece unique. Their use of warm translucent hues has become their signature. 

Pierced by a soldering iron, these disposable plastic spoons become perforated petals in a lampshade by Japanese designer Daisuke Hiraiwa. The holes in the spoon allow diffused light to filter through - which in turn creates soft lighting. It's another good example of how ordinary objects can be used differently.

Launched earlier this year at Milan the Tatì Lamp is the perfect mix of Deco and Modern styles, the sharp lines of its exterior shape are softened by the lamps internal folded fabric finish.

Kartell is available locally here.

Inspired by Birds, designer Zhili Liu creates light sockets in bone china which hold lightbulbs at an angle to form these pieces. The lights can be hung in clusters, attached to a perch or displayed within a glass shade that represents a bird's cage.

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This reminds us of moonlight in a bottle. The Coral light by Alexander Lotersztain of Australian design firm Derlot is modular, allowing you to create large organic sculptural pieces for indoor or out. You can even fit speakers into the light-sculpture to incorporate sound. Made from rotomolded polyethylene.

Proving that you can never get too much of a great thing, here again we write about the years most outstanding lighting design - the Atlantis by Terzani. We are obsessed with this masterpiece (as you may have noticed on our latest magazine cover), and therefore thought it might be worth showing you the equally as impressive longer version above - perfect over a long dining table.

The Atlantis light is available locally here.

Three times the size of its original - Anglepoise has created the 1227 Giant Lamp in celebration of 70 years. With an aluminium base, joints, arms and fork - it's definitely able to cast some serious light on any situation.

Manufactured by Terzani, the manufacturer of our favourite Atlantis Chandelier,  is the Bond Light designed by Bruno Rainaldi. The outer body of the light is a glass sphere with openings in its surface that allow the gold leaf applique within the light to shine through. This effect creates trails of light across the room which Terzani says, reminds them of meteors racing across the sky.

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Bubble Candy Lights by designer Yura Kim were presented at this year's 100% design in London. With each light looking like stretched honeycomb - her inspiration comes from natural forms and textural qualities found in birds nests, feathers and eggs.

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Released at this years Milan Fair, the Eurolantern seems to have strong ethnic references to us. Made from polyester stretch fabric and a steel wire frame, it's available in a selection of colours and patterns.
 
Moooi is available locally from here.