Lighting

I’m strangely attracted to Studio BAAG’s Stasis pendant lamp. It reminds me of a laughing buddha – friendly, cheery and reassuringly happy with its own sense of self.

This then is a lampshade for an interior less hung up on the formalities of design logic, while still retaining a feeling of contemporary freshness.

Perfect for adding a touch of individuality to any room.

The understated charm of the Mingus pendant light by Danish designer Cecilie Manz is quietly revealed through this series of artfully composed vignettes.

Yes, more pastels. There definitely seems to be a bit of a theme going on here lately after this and this.

Wendy Legro and Maarten Collignon of Studio WM have produced a range of glass and porcelain pulley lamps in soft, fresh pastel hues. Inpired by the pulley systems used in the shipyards of Rotterdam, where the duo are based, the range plays with optical illusions of lightness and weight.

This month Design Hunter focuses on lighting. In the first of a series of posts on the subject Graham Powell looks at the work of lighting designer Ingo Maurer.

Designer, artist, technician, poet and perhaps ‘magician’… Ingo Maurer has been a ‘free radical’ in the world of lighting design since the mid sixties. Born in Germany, emigrating to the USA and then returning to Munich to set up Studio M, Maurer has consistently wowed the design world with his experimental investigations in light – turning them into beautiful installations and accessible objects of desire.