Awesome Lamps

The Mstick is a multipurpose portable LED lamp. Aside from its 16 RGB LEDs it has motion sensors and a mobile app that let you turn it into an alarm, a sound visualizer, a bicycle brake light, a light painting tool and more.

The humanoid Lampster lighting fixture has a repurposed tractor headlight fitted with two LEDs and a body made from 100% recycled HDPE. One of its LEDs is white and dimmable, while the other one is an RGB LED that can be controlled via an app.

Y Studio repurposed the bodies of old and broken film cameras as lamp shades for minimalist desk lamps. Reborn 001 is based on a folding camera, Reborn 003 is based on a flash lamp and Reborn 004 is based on a twin lens reflex camera.

The Luminoodle is a durable 5 foot long strand filled with USB-powered LEDs. It provides up 180 lumens of light and comes with a ripstop pouch that you can combine with the Luminoodle to make a lantern. It has embedded magnets and comes with zip ties.

eBay seller andyshinkage turns discarded skateboard decks into eye-catching wall lamps. He makes light bulb mounts that thread through where the trucks used to be and places a 12W LED bulb in place of the wheels.

Acorn Studio’s Luna is a Moon-themed lantern made of Latex-coated fiberglass. It comes in seven sizes from 3.2″ to 23.6″ in diameter. The smallest one is battery-powered and uses an LED while the rest plug into an outlet and have dimmable halogen lamps.

Studio Cheha’s latest batch of optical illusion lamps play on the lamp and lampshade silhouette with the addition of a birchwood stand and a steel base. The new models use stronger LEDs than the first Bulbing lamps and are now dimmable.

Similar to Bulbing, Hand make’s LED lamps diffuse light through carvings on acrylic sheets. The lamps are actually available in a variety of designs, but the Millennium Falcon and AT-AT Walker are the best of the lot.

Canadian studio Gagan Design handcrafts these modern, minimal lamps from wood. Warm white LEDs provide a long-lasting, energy-efficient light source that would look great on any desk. The floor lamp makes an awesome statement piece.

Designed by Chaiyut Plypetch for Propaganda, these playful plastic pendant lamps look like a giant AC plug dangling from your ceiling, with each skinny bulb representing a prong. We’re going to need a bigger outlet.

A minimalistic LED lamp. It lights up when you turn it face up or to any of its sides and will turn off when placed face down. It has a built-in battery that lasts up to five hours per charge. Available in concrete, wood or metal.

Part of Racing Gold’s Infiniti Red Bull Racing collection, this floor lamp is made from the exhaust system of one of Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s F1 cars. You’ll even get a certificate stating the source car’s history.

These elegant LED bulbs offer a smoked finish and a columnar light source reminiscent of classic Edison bulbs. Metal pendant fixtures sold separately. Be sure to check compatibility, since these are sold in the UK.

Part of Dot & Bo’s Edison’s Lab collection, the Fantastic Table Lamp almost looks like a steampunk desk fan. The base and frame are made of industrial metal with an aged and rusted finish. It comes with five 25W bulbs.

Etsy shop Plane Pieces makes lamps, sculptures, tables and other furniture and accessories out of pistons, propellers and other parts from World War II-era aircraft. Items are limited and can be customized with different colors.

Atelier Dsign’s minimal lighting fixture is made by bending a single (neon?) tube into the shape of a traditional desk lamp and shade, while mimicking the bright white illumination of fluorescent bulbs.

This German shop makes beautiful lamps using discarded motor vehicle headlights. Aside from bearing scuff marks, rust and other signs of wear, some of the lamps are also decorated with other automotive parts like odometers.

Get Low Illumination’s Slim lamps are 9.5″ tall handmade table lamps. Its lamp shade comes in a variety of eye-catching prints, from graffiti to old world maps.  The porcelain base comes in black, gray or white.

Michael & George’s HB Lamp is a large pencil-shaped lamp with a 26ft. cord snaking out of its tip. The 5.5ft.-tall lamp has a cedar body and a brass ring. You can also customize the color of and the text on its body.

A cloud-shaped lamp and Bluetooth speaker. The color of its lights can be changed or made to visualize the music being played. Cloud also has a motion-activated lightning and thunder effect. A lamp-only version is also available.

Ricochet Studios’ homage to an urban custom. Shoe Toss is a lamp with its bulbs housed in ceramic replicas of shoes. The literal power line delivers electricity to the bulbs via the laces. The shoes can be repositioned or removed.

The Drift Light is an LED bulb that you can set to gradually dim until it switches off or leaves a minimal glow. It doesn’t need any special remote control, which means you can install it on most sockets and lamps.

By creating a set of mouth-blown glass fixtures which turn on motorized bases, then illuminating them with halogen light sources, Poetic Lab produced a stunning lighting effect reminiscent of light bouncing off of slowly rippling water.

Bulbing is an LED lamp that uses an acrylic sheet to diffuse light. Even though the sheet is only 0.2″ thick, the 3D wire-frame carvings make it appear much more dimensional. It will launch with five swappable sheets.

A handy remote-controlled lamp with 23 LEDs. You can switch it on from over 160ft. away. Great for finding your tent or caravan in the dark or in crowded areas. Unless of course everyone else has the same lamp too.

Lighting fixtures inspired by vintage Edison lightbulbs, though its “filament” is illuminated by 21st century LED tech. Each oversize lamp is handmade by glass, wood, and ceramic artisans to create a unique piece.