The adjustable Kroon 7 chandelier by ZMIK : ZMIK’s chandelier for Moooi is a techno revision of traditional. Positioning the seven aluminium and borosilicate glass tubes vertically or horizontally (depending on how much space you have) alters the Kroon 7’s appearance.|
Raw unvarnished Zementa lamps by Pakamoko : Patrick Kaczmarek and Moritz Köhn designed the seemingly soft and cushiony Zementa lamp for a slow-food restaurant in Germany. These unique concrete lamps caught the eye of both Moooi and Frame and were nominated for this year’s Frame Moooi Award.|
Yoy represents Japanese design with the Peel light : When you look at the Peel wall-mounted light it looks like the wall's skin is curling at the corner and a soft light is escaping from somewhere behind that wall. This optical illusion is created thanks to an OLED that makes for an ultra-thin light source.|
Yoy represents Japanese design with the Peel light|
Yoy represents Japanese design with the Peel light|
Ingo Maurer’s Knot floor lamp|
A garden of lights from Bocci : Bocci’s 38 is manufactured by forcing air in and out of glass. The spheres boast cavities large enough to house lights as well as dirt and plants. The whole structure is suspended and held together with copper wire.|
Diesel and Foscarini’s Crash-Bell lights : When it comes to metallics, it’s often difficult to choose the colour — warm bronze or cool aluminium? With the Crash-Bell pair you don’t have to choose. And the bell and cymbal shape echo percussion instruments to satisfy your inner rock star.|
Diesel and Foscarini’s Crash-Bell lights|
The delicate and modern Obranch chandelier from dsignedby : The design company, dsignedby, consists of the two innovative Kilibarda sisters. Their Obranch chandelier uses paper-thin but powerful OLEDs and is a mixture of classical lighting design and the latest technology.|
The delicate and modern Obranch chandelier from dsignedby|
The Goldman banker’s lamp by Ron Gilad for Flos : Ron Gilad worked on his modern version of the well-known brass and green banker’s lamp for two years. The new design boasts sleeker lines, lighter materials and a powerful LED. The only drastic change is the omission of the original pull-chain.|
The Grässhoppa floor lamp by Greta M Grossman : Gubi is renowned for reintroducing forgotten designs from the 1930s to 1970s. Their Grossman Collection honours the iconic Swedish female designer, Greta M Grossman, whose Grässhoppa floor lamp was designed in 1948 and is still very much in vogue.|
Ingo Maurer’s Knot floor lamp : Knot is one of Ingo Maurer’s latest light ranges. He designed his first light in 1966 called Bulb. Knot represents the culmination of a lifetime worth of design knowledge and experience, mixed with cutting-edge 3D-printing technology|
COMPILED BY Jenilee Venter and Kara Furter from King Juliet Productions
The 52nd edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile took place at the spectacular Milan Fairgrounds in Italy during the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair. Apart from the overwhelming amount of chairs, sofas, tables, office furniture and accessories for the home, the biennial Euroluce exhibition of lighting showcased 479 designers in an astonishing 38 000 sqm exhibition space. Here are the top ten designs that light up our lives.