KOZO1 table lamp designed by Design2009 studio is a lamp that would be a nice addition to our “40 of The Most Creative Lamp Designs Ever” post. KOZO1 is a table lamp and is made of galvanized iron parts that make it different and its tap light switch adds real artistic beauty. KOZO1 comes with a 40 Watt light bulb and is capable enough to illuminate your room and your life! Each lamp contains high quality electric parts and some parts that we make at the studio (like the KOZO2 & KOZO3 ceramic lightbulb house). The materials are left as authentic as possible with a little rust at the joints and some marks from hand tools that were used in the assembly process. Each lamp is hand made and all the parts are locked & secured to one another , making it stern and reliable. KOZO lamps come with a unique and innovative on/off tap light switch, making it authentic and fun to use.

The Split Stack Lamp is a very interesting lamp design by Roger Borg. To understand the evolution of the Split Stack Lamp, it is best to look first at two earlier bodies of work- the open series, and the flat stacks ( all Roger Borg lamp works can be seen here ). The open series marked the first step in pushing neon away from a history of flatness, and shifting it into three-dimensions. These lamps traced the edges of three-dimensional shapes, but had no real solid form beyond the contours of their sides. They had open interiors, and only their edges were delineated. The flat stacks moved further towards addressing a solid three-dimensional shape. By placing individual hand bent neon components atop each other, a larger form emerged, growing from the individual layers. Their contours were determined by the edges and perimeter of each individual cross section. Taken together, the aggregate shape of these layers established the profile of the object as a whole.

In relation, the split stack lamp in particular, and the radial stacks in general, are a synthesis of these two antecedents. At its center resides a dense central core of six vertical tubes which towards the bottom, stretch outward and away from this cluster, trading density for openness. The split stack’s name derives from its split personality, vacillating between the flatness of its arms, and the three dimensionality of its cylindrical core. Additionally, it is a reference to its form, which traces the separation of a single line into two, and then the subsequent cleaving of those branches.

What these lamps share, the open series, the flat stacks, and the radial stacks, is a challenge to a defining aspect of tradition lamps. Whereas their illumination is reliant upon an interior light source concealed and diffused through an exterior, these lamps instead generate light directly from their entire exterior surface. The light is produced and emanates from this external shell; it does not hide behind, rather it stands out in front. The need for an interior bulb is rendered moot. The bulb is now the shape, the shape is now the light.

Artica, a project developed by a group of designers supported by Design London and funded through NESTA, is a natural cooling and ventilation system for interiors that incorporates creative design while remaining almost wholly sustainable. Recently prototyped with trails underway for mass production, Artica will use less than 10% of the energy your conventional HVAC system uses. Visually incorporative, the design quality of its sleek and modern frame is only enhanced by the fact that it was deliberately designed to utilize re-used bi-products from other industries. Needless to say, anything that saves the earth while retain a rigorous design standard is okay in my book. – via

Developed as high-performance acoustic partitions, designer Arihiro Miyake’s Fort partitions are extraordinarily modular in their conception.  Developed from recycled PET bottle fiber, each piece of the partition is held together with high-powered magnets strong enough to hold it together indefinitely.  More importantly, the magnets allow for the structures to be very easily modified to suit the needs of the space.  Because this design is so creative, it would actually be interesting to see these Miyake’s Fort design used in other applications aside from just a partition.  For example, the edge of a couch, the legs of a inventive table or floating sculptural elements to hold up creative lighting.  This is why I love the basic components of modular designs: they can be shifted or adjusted to suit just about anyone’s creative needs.

Developed by the studio Molo Design, the Softwall+Softblock modular LED wall system is a glowing feast for the eyes.  The integrated LED lighting was designed to draw a specific focus on the texture of the fabric, which is very noticeable when the designers move and shift the size and direction as each wall moves through their interior space.  Expand, contract or manipulate it, Molo’s Softwall+Softblock is an adaptable modular band of gentle LED light meant to serve both as a warm interior accent and keep energy costs low.  This would be an amazing concept to use in a bedroom or entertainment room, as well as a smart partition for a large loft or industrially-designed area. – visit their site