Awesome Lamps

Designed by Mike Garner, the Piccolo lamp has a minimal look but is packed with features. It has a touch-sensitive switch and it’s dimmable, adjustable and can be powered via outlet or USB.

This jellyfish-inspired light is built out of silicone and uses suction to hold onto windows so its built-in solar panels can gather up enough energy to provide you with illumination throughout the night.

This one-of-a-kind fixture was made from a 1950s arcade game. It’s been retrofitted with fluorescent tubes and glowing marbles by Renegade Vintage. This coat rack came from the same machine.

Instead of a light bulb mounted on its top, the LightDrive has LEDs at its base. Its design lets it emit a warm light equivalent to a 65-70W bulb while only consuming 13W and without running hot.

Juniper’s M Lamp is as useful as it is beautiful. It’s made from aluminum and steel and has a built-in rechargeable battery, so it’s equally at home outdoors as it is indoors.

Looking for some wall lamps to go along with your gun table lamps? These deadly sconces by ceramicist Ryan Weigner of Loaded Objects should do the trick. Also available: an AK-47 floor lamp.

For his Brecce collection, designer Marco Stefanelli combined sawmill scraps and other waste materials with resin and LEDs to make wonderful organic lamps that are eye-catching yet still subdued.

Guilhem de Castelbajac’s Off Duty No More is a limited edition line of used taxi cab lights re-purposed as interior lamps. If you act quickly you can get them on Fab for nearly half the price.

Just like the Battle Mug, the Andromeda is inspired by military equipment and also makes use of Picatinny rails. Its legs and panels are affixed to its body via rail mounts for easy adjustment.

Evil Robot Designs has new eye-catching toy-lamp amalgams featuring action figures from famous franchises such as Alien, Transformers, Toy Story, Star Wars, Batman, He-Man and more.

What was once a concept is now reality, as bitplay has actually released this whimsical lamp, which comes with a gun-shaped remote to “shoot” the lampshade from across the room so it falls over.

The LuminAID is the world’s first inflatable solar-powered LED lamp. Just 4 hours under full sunlight is enough to power it for 6 to 10 hours. Product demo at 0:50. Another demo video here.

The Enlightenment is a light book, but not in terms of its contents because it doesn’t have any text. It’s actually a lamp shaped like a tome. Part of the proceeds from the sale go to Edukans.

Inspired by Thomas Edison’s vintage lightbulbs, The Dapper Llama creates fine handmade wooden table lamps which add a rich and nostalgic ambient glow to any room.

Designed by Karl Zahn, the Dunk lamp will delight and torture basketball fans. The hoop begs you to play ball with it, but the fragile fluorescent bulb – not to mention the price – tells you otherwise.

Youtuber rikkitikkiberger captured the long process of lathing that woodturner Soren Berger uses to make one of his unique lampshades. Don’t worry, he repurposes all that scrap material.

Designer Jake Wright turns military waste into lighting fixtures and furniture. His creations take the equipment “out of their aggressive context” and highlight their form rather than their function.

A concept by Ukrainian designer Michael Samoriz, the Projector table lamp has 25 LEDs arranged in a square, calling to mind the huge spotlights in stadiums. This would go well with foosball tables.

Designed by CrousCalogero for lighting company Estiluz, the Balloon Lamp is exactly that – a balloon-shaped lamp. It casts a soft white glow and is available as a suspension lamp or a wall lamp.

Alex Garnett’s ice cream cone pendant lamps are the perfect place for twisty CCFL bulbs. Despite how tasty they look, we don’t encourage licking the bulbs or crunching down on the earthenware cones.

While you might be tempted, you won’t be able to eat this giant gummy bear – that’s because it’s a nightlight, and despite your best efforts, it’s not edible. Just push its squishy bear belly for light.

Arresting lamps with bases sculpted from old toys and action figures. Each lamp is given a monochrome coating and a high gloss lacquer. You can also have your own toys converted into lamps.

Keep a gun by your side at all times with Philippe Starck’s deadly-looking bedside lamps, fit for Scarface’s pad. Available in chrome or 18k gold-plate finishes. Bullets not included.