#lighting Stories

STANDOUTS
Sculptural Lights With Biophilic Flair

We spend around 90 percent of our time indoors, but these sculptural new lights might make you feel

DESIGN
George Sowden’s Silicone Lamps Emit a Gentle Glow

A happy accident led the Memphis Group co-founder to learn about silicone’s ability to softly...

Currently Coveting
Two Designs from Lasvit Capture the Fleeting Beauty of Nature

With Herbarium and Dancing Leaves, the lighting and glassware company toes the line between art and

Currently Coveting
A Marble Table Lamp with Enticingly Thick, Swirling Veins

To mark the tenth anniversary of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s collaboration with Established and...

Currently Coveting
Pink, Smile-Inducing Decor to Help Soothe Your Never-Ending Anxiety Attack

Peach, purple, lavender, blush, and the much-discussed Millennial pink—they’re the tones we...

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
For Blueprint Lighting, it’s Custom-Made Midcentury Splendor on the Quick

Blueprint Lighting's Josh Aaron explains how the firm satisfies high-standard, high-speed...

NEED TO KNOW
Celebrating 10 Years of Blitz

Seth and Melissa Hanley just recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their brainchild, Blitz.

NEED TO KNOW
A Sofa With a View for a Husband-and-Wife Design Team

Scott Baker and Mary Ann Hesseldenz of Baker + Hesseldenz Studio discuss their practice, their...

NEED TO KNOW
Nina Edwards Anker of nea studio on Transitioning From Art to Architecture

The head of nea studio started life pursuing fine arts, but then the urge to design took over. Hear

CURRENTLY COVETING
Pushing the Limits of Ceramics With Light, Logic, and a Wink

ENTLER's lighting is proof that one can infuse sharp, elegant design and strenuous craft with...

CURRENTLY COVETING
SONNEMAN’s Abstract Light

A striking geometric fixture from stalwart Robert Sonneman that works well by itself, but is...

SURFACE SHOPS
Six Iridescent Home Goods Perfect for Adding a Little Luster to Your Spaces

Mother-of-pearl, abalone, and opalescence galore.

Design News
Articolo Shines a Light on the U.S. Market

The Australian lighting company unveils its first American showroom during NYCxDesign 2019.

BY THE NUMBERS
By the Numbers: Cranton Pendant by Original BTC

The team behind the piece breaks down the numbers that went into the arresting lighting fixture.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Bec Brittain’s New Crystalline Fixtures Are Highbrow Rainbow Makers

Truly awe-inspiring.

CURRENTLY COVETING
J. HILL’s Standard Explores the Intersection of Illumination and Crystalware

The glassware brand branches out into lighting with stellar results.

CURRENTLY COVETING
PELLE’s Incise Paintings Make a Good Case For Minimalist Humor

Cutting stuff, no?

CURRENTLY COVETING
Saint-Louis’s Folia Collection Is Not Your Grandmother’s Carved Crystal Lighting

A broad line of ceiling lights, portable lamps, sconces, and chandeliers that run from the modestly

CURRENTLY COVETING
At Long Last, a Grown-Up, Lighted Mobile—Courtesy of ANONY

Whimsical—yet refined.

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: Sean Zhang

Travels through Italy ignited the product designer's love for craftsmanship, culminating in the...

EVENTS
Charity Auction to Celebrate Mexican Textile Traditions

The nonprofit sale, Anonimo, in which all of the works on offer are anonymous, will present an...

Events
Design Dialogues No. 49 with Leica

Surface’s William Hanley spoke with photographer Doug Menuez and designer Todd Bracher...

News
WANT Les Essentiels Launches Designer Showcase Series With Bec Brittain

The cult accessories maker paired up with the lighting designer to outfit its New York boutique.

SURFACE X MOMA DESIGN STORE
An Iconic Desk Lamp is Rethought for the 21st Century

Just half the size of a standard desk lamp, Anglepoise's 90 Mini Mini packs a ton of utility into...

Partnership
Design Within Reach Creates the New Classics

These three collections commissioned by the steadfast design company put the spotlight on emerging...

STUDIO VISIT
This Design Duo Will Seduce You With Materials

Apparatus cofounders Gabriel Hendifar and Jeremy Anderson imbue their elegant objects with emotion...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
Jochen Holz’s Weird, Warped Neon

The German artist repurposes a technique typically reserved for making laboratory glassware to...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
When a 19th-Century Spanish Courtesan Inspires a Lamp

Larose Guyon’s Otèro lighting fixture adopts key characteristics of the cabaret dancer Caroline...

Partnership
The Blu Dot Designs Our Editors Want in Their Homes Right Now

Plus, a chance to win a $5,000 gift card from the modern home furnishings company.

DESIGN OF THE DAY
This Pendant Borrows the Best of What a Jellyfish Has to Offer

The transparent body and complex anatomy of Artemide’s Harry H light evoke the sea creature’s...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
A Lamp, Rendered in Eye-Popping Colors, That Looks Good Enough to Eat

British designer Jonathan Trayte’s first U.S. solo exhibition is a feast for the eyes.

STANDOUTS
10 Ways to Light Up a Room

Our favorite fixtures of the moment are made from horizontal hand-blown crystal, hand-hammered...

DESIGN OF THE DAY
This Sophisticated Floor Lamp Couldn’t Care Less About Standing Up Straight

Foscarini’s Dolmen floor lamp isn’t ashamed of reclining in public.

THE LIST
The Brooklyn Design Firm Pursuing Perfect, Pared-Down Lights

Elegantly unembellished and made from honest materials, Juniper creates lighting fixtures that...

THE LIST
11 Hanging Lights That Are Works of Aerial Artistry

From spellbinding pendants to imaginative takes on the traditional chandelier, these fixtures are...

THE LIST
These Lamps Speak Surfer Slang

Founded by three friends who grew up riding waves in Southern California, lighting company Cerno...

Design
Flynn Talbot Morphs a V&A Gallery into a Vibrant Hall of Light

On view throughout the London Design Festival, the Australian designer’s immersive installation...

Design
Yabu Pushelberg Reveals Two New Collections for Lasvit

The Canadian designers celebrate two new collections with Lasvit.

Exhibition
Konstantin Grcic’s “Magliana Project”

Konstantin Grcic’s latest installation, inside Pier Luigi Nervi’s former headquarters, arrives...

NYCxDESIGN
Best of ICFF 2017

Our editors’ favorites from NYCxDesign’s tent-pole fair.

News
Design Dispatch: Dec. 9, 2016

Our daily look at the world through the lens of design.

Survey
Everything is Illuminated

Lighting that favors the delicate and brings an aura of nostalgia to any room.

Partnershp
YMER&MALTA Honor Isamu Noguchi’s Light Designs

26 new pieces on view at the Noguchi Museum pay homage to the artist.