Everything is Illuminated: 13 Luminaires We’re Lusting For

Gabrielle Golenda Gabrielle Golenda

Looking to brighten up your lighting scheme? Our product catalog is a one-stop shop for all variety of lighting options — from lifelike virtual skylights to sculptural floor lamps made from reclaimed wood. We’ve picked only a handful of our favorites from the database of thousands of products, which are also searchable by projects that they’ve been used in. Check them out:

Pendant Lamp A440 by Artek USA

This mouth-blown lamp was designed by Alvar Aalto in 1954. Light disperses through the etched satin-opal glass evenly, without glare.

spillray collection by Axo Light

Designed by Manuel Vivian in 2011, spillray is a diverse collection of multifaceted cups of light including pendants, ceiling lights, wall lights, and table lamps. The collection itself is flexible, allowing you to create various possible combinations. The glass diffusers come in three sizes, from three to 12 lights, and in four colors.

Amax by FontanaArte

Amax was designed by Charles Williams in 2003. This family of lamps includes both hanging and floor lamps, with options for indoor and outdoor use.

skin collection by Axo Light

The skin collection was designed by Fly Design in 2010, comprising several ceiling and pendant lights and two wall lamps. The disk-shaped skeleton composed of hand-wrapped pongé fabric is nestled with an animal-friendly leather shade.

SYLVAN FLOOR LAMP by Andre Joyau

The SYLVAN FLOOR LAMP was designed in 2012 by Andre Joyau. He used reclaimed wood that he finds in his travels and mixed smooth metal and wire to create a natural roughness. Instead of hiding the flaws in the wood, he likes to highlight them to create interesting pieces of sculpture-like furniture.

Luminous SkyCeiling by Sky Factory

Sky Factory designed lifelike virtual skylights that reproduce the visual stimuli of the outside sky. This feature has been said to bring a feeling of open space to the indoors. The effectively biophilic illusions of nature provide the same calming effects of real sky views.

LA2 Connected|Rings by Light Art

These glowing interconnected light rings are handmade in Seattle. The large-scale fixtures are a connected system of innovative modular lighting that are easily installed in any arrangement.

The Crystalline Series: Trove Pendant by Niche Modern

Niche Modern was inspired by the imagery of gems in a treasure chest. With that idea in mind, they designed the Trove Pendant. Each pendant is blown by hand in New York.

Stick T5 Strip Lights by Delray Lighting Inc

These energy-efficient luminaires contain postindustrial and consumer-recycled materials. The strip lights can be installed as standalone pendant, rail, or surface-mount fixtures for workstations or task lights or in continuous runs for general illumination.

DL LED XSM Accent Light by Edison Price Lighting

This is a recessed LED accent light and is distinguished by its extraordinary color consistency. The light can be used with one or two of a number of optical accessories, including lenses and color filters.

Cosima Lamp by Arteriors

This smoke-glass table lamp was hand-etched. Each honeycomb-like shape reveals a layered hue that encircles the lamp. The drum shade is luxuriously lined in a moss-gray silk.

© Peter Aaron/Esto

© Peter Aaron/Esto

BeveLED mini by USAI Lighting

These mini-sized LED lights have super-sized performance, producing uniform ambient light. The BeveLED adjustable and wall wash fixtures deliver more than 1000 lumens at 20 Watts from a mere 1.5-inch optical aperture.

Twelvalux by Fabulux

Paul Merwin designed this atomic 12-light lamp. It is arranged in a flat circle for lighting large areas.

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