Awesome Lamps

A unique table lamp constructed from cast concrete. It provides a warm source of ambient light while casting cool shadows on your table and wall thanks to its numerous perforations. Takes a standard 40-watt E27 bulb, and measures 8.25″ high by 4.3″ across.

A stunning modern take on the bare lightbulb – the Plumen 003 has a warmly-hued, dimmable LED light source, wrapped in a glass bubble with a faceted gold-toned reflector. The result is beautiful hanging fixture that needs no shade. Available exclusively from MoMA.

Unlike other desk lamps, this one runs without a power outlet, so you can bring it with you on the road. Its 4000mAh rechargeable battery pack doubles as a USB charger with dual ports, and its 21 LEDs can be adjusted to five brightness levels.

Inspired by an obstacle at a minigolf course, Himmee’s Loop is a table lamp that’s both whimsical and elegant. It has white LEDs that can be adjusted via a touch-sensitive dimmer. Himmee also offers a 6-foot-tall made-to-order version of the lamp.

Designer Siyu Lou’s wall-mounted lighting fixture is designed to provide a warm glow reminiscent of sunlight streaming through a window. Its pull-down shade design lets you change the amount of surface being lit, or even bend it where the wall meets your desktop.

teamLab’s interactive installation features a roomful of Murano glass pendant lamps, each of which can detect when a person stands near it, and triggers a gradual spread of color to the lamps around it. This looks so relaxing.

Brightech’s lamp looks like it belongs in Deckard’s apartment in Blade Runner. It provides a ring of ambient illumination courtesy of an efficient 12-watt LED light source. Offers three brightness settings and stands about 15″ tall by 14″ wide. In silver, white, or black.

Developed as an alternative to kerosene lamps, the Consol Solar Jar has four LEDs underneath its lid and a battery charged by the solar panel on top of the lid. It gives an hour of light for every hour of sunlight, has a clever magnetic switch, and can also be charged via MicroUSB.

From the makers of Big Ass Fans comes an over-engineered portable lamp. The Big Ass Light Bar has an IP66 dust- and waterproof rating and also resists common chemicals, oils and cleaners. It has six brightness settings and its battery lasts up to 48h per charge.

This bronze-finished iron and aluminum centerpiece has our favorite cephalopod keeping the place lit up with a set of three lanterns dangling from his tentacles. Just put a 3 pc. suit on him and nobody will suspect a thing. Measures 18″L x 13-1/2″W x 14-3/4″H.

Each of these adjustable desktop lamps is handcrafted from one or more beautiful woods by the Colorado Springs’ artists of FishRule Studios. It’s hard to pic just one, but the organic textures of the beetle-killed pine make it our favorite.

Frost Auto Decor makes a variety of home furnishings from reclaimed car parts. Our favorites are these lamps made from engine valve covers, mounted on harmonic balancers. They can also be made as wall sconces.

Form meets function in the URI LED bulbs. While many LED lamps have flat acrylic diffusers that mimic 3D shapes, URI embraces the shape of the classic light bulb while giving it a modern touch. Available in six designs and two sizes.

Designer Paul Foeckler’s Split Grain creates these modern, yet organic lighting fixtures by slicing layers of reclaimed wood, hand selected by the artist, then sectioned into layers and floated apart with metal rods to expose the warm ambient LED light source inside.

The BaseLantern is a flat 5″x 5″x 2″ RGB LED lantern that doubles as an external battery. It has two USB charging ports, and can be controlled and automatically toggled via proximity with your mobile device. It also has two ports to power BioLite’s SiteLights.

Give your room a Jurassic spark with these fun and colorful dinosaur desktop accent lamps. Choose from green diplodocus, white triceratops or orange T.Rex, which we happen to know was the real color these things came in. Then again, we were out sick that day in school.