Lamps and lighting are a realm in which creative product designers can really show their stuff–and have a little fun while they’re at it. Creative and unusual lamp designs are everywhere these days. Here are some of our favorites. Our showcase includes lamps designed to resemble everything from wrecking balls to soap bubbles, and that’s just the beginning. How about a lamp with a sex toy hidden in plain site as part of the design? Keep reading. The list veers back and forth between the odd and the elegant, with a few innovative concepts for sustainable lighting design thrown in for good measure.
Ropes Lamps
One of a series of unique, numbered soft rope lamps by designer Christian Haas.
via Modern Design Chair
Unsteady Lamp by Igor Pinigin
A lightweight body and weighted base allow the lamp to be tilted at odd angles.
via Orinto
Cloned Eyeballs Lamp
5.5 Designers will create a unique hand-blown glass lamp, custom-made to match your own eyes.
via inventorspot
Torn Lights by Billy May
The wall-mounted fixtures muddle the barrier between the room and its contents.
via Coroflot
Shining Bubbles Lamp by Wang Qiubo
via Yanko Design
E.T.A. Baby Table Lamp
Handmade light diffuser in ecological fiberglass, by designer Guglielmo Berchicci
via KUNDALINI
Mirage Fluorescent Table Lamp by De-Signum
Lacquered metal structure with holographic effect on the front diffuser and opal diffuser on the back.
via KUNDALINI
Atomiom Lamp by Hopf & Wortmann
Creative floor lamp that also comes in an outdoor version.
via KUNDALINI
Dahlia Wall Lamp
Gorgeous lamp made with 3D Printing technology, from Freedom of Creation.
via Freedom of Creation
Riot Table Lamp
Another unusual digital 3D printing lamp design.
via Freedom of Creation
Hand-blown Light Bulbs
Amazing hand-blown glass lightbulbs by Pieke Bergmans.
via dezeen
Squeezable Light Bubbles
For anyone who has ever wanted to give their light bulbs a gentle squeeze.
via Yanko Design
Tron Ring Lamp
via Yanko Design
Screw-in Wall/Ceiling Lamp
Nothing if not versatile….
via Yanko Design
Drawer Lamp by Life Goods
The wood veneer form has adjustable legs. Dimmer control on the lamp increases in intensity as the drawer is opened.
via Yanko Design
XXXL(amp) by Eden Design
In case you ever need a walk-in lamp. It’s really really big. Bow when entering.
via Eden Design
Plants of Light by Maximillian Winkel
Requiring little care, these flowers bloom every evening, powered by cell batteries and controlled by a photosensor.
via Yanko Design
Nissyoku Magnetic Lamp by igendesign
Two illuminating panels swing in any direction through concave regions in the spherical lamp’s northern and southern hemispheres, held on by magnets alone.
via Yanko Design
Flow Bamboo Turbine Lighting by igendesign
Self maintaining public lighting which operates on the principle of vertical wind turbine.
via Coroflot and igendesign
Folding Lamp by Thomas Hick
A single pre-scored 0.8mm sheet of stainless steel can be folded into multiple configurations.
via Yanko Design
Mandala Rashid
Hand-decorated wall and ceiling lamp with curved plated glass diffuser and chrome-plated metal frame, by designer Karim Rashid
via KUNDALINI
Crystal LED Table Lamp by QisDesign
via QisDesign
CANdle Paint Can Lamp by Twenty5ive
via twenty5ive
Duesphere Lamp
via Yanko Design
Abyss Table Lamp
Injection-moulded polycarbonite modular structure with high-voltage LED strip.
via KUNDALINI
Pouring Light Lamp
Elegant pouring light design by Yeongwoo Kim
via YeongwooKim
A Moment by Park Woo Sung
A bird. A pebble. Tranquil light.
via ParkWooSung
Recycled Daylight by Onø Design
Turn the solar-charged LED lamp upside-down during the day to charge, then turn it right-side-up at night for illumination.
via Onø Design and Yanko Design
Light Sommelier Glass and Bottle Lamp by Seungyoub Oh
As the bottle pours into the glass, it lights up. Pour gently. Pour the light back out when you are ready for darkness.
via Yanko Design
Soap Light by LUCA 12:00 Design Studio
Let the soap charge in its dish, then take it wherever you want. Rub the soap to brighten.
via LUCA 12:00
Dandelion Lights by Qin Xue, Cao iXiaoxiao & Wei Hangshuai
Shake to it to turn it on; blow on it (like a dandelion) to turn it off.
via Yanko Design
Tree and Root Lamp
Rotated to the down position, it’s a dark and lifeless tree stump with only the roots remaining. Swing it up and the tree comes glowingly to life.
via Yanko Design
Wrecking Ball Lamp
An intricate construction theme lamp design in cast bronze by Studio Job.
via Design Boom
Fungi Lamps by Andreas Kowalewski
Amsterdam designer Andreas Kowalewski has created a series of lamps shaped like mushrooms.
via dezeen
Love the Bird lamp by Marc Dibeh
“Love” because the bird is actually… a vibrator hidden inside the lamp!
via dezeen
Nautical Buoy Lamps by Postler Ferguson
via dezeen
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Thanks for sharing. They’re great.
These are real work of art! Thanks for sharing the pictures! Reminds me of my Chinese Lamps
These are real a art. All are very attractive and looking very nice. The way of showing all the lamps is very prity. All lamps have their own different qualities. Thanks for sharing these all pictures.
Hi My name is Felix
I draw time machines, and I would like to make them in to Lamps and toy’s.
Any suggestions?