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Acorn Light System Lamps

Acorn Light System

Acorn is a lighting system of sustainable lamps that takes advantage of daylight. Each shade is covered with a mirror on its back side. During the day the mirrors catch sun rays and reflect them deeper into the room, enhancing the amount of daylight inside the space in a natural way. During the night they can reflect a single ceiling-mounted light source and amplify its strength for another sustainable approach or function as regular lamps. The system consists of wall-mounted, ceiling, freestanding, and table-top lamps. Each can be modified by combining the different shapes of shades.

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Oplamp Table Lamp

Oplamp

Oplamp is composed of a ceramic body and a solid wood base on which an led light source is placed. Thanks to its shape, obtained through the fusion of three cones, the Oplamp's body can be rotated to three alternative positions that creates different types of light: high table lamp and ambient light, low table lamp and ambient light, or two ambient lights. Each configuration of the lamp’s cones allows at least one of the beams of light to interact naturally with the surrounding architectural settings. Oplamp is designed and made entirely by hand in Italy.

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Glassy Library  Lighting

Glassy Library

Glass Library is a lighting scheme for a library set inside a three-level split glass building. The ambient lighting is kept soft and even, so reading stays comfortable as daylight changes. Concealed LED strips inside suspended steel rods create a flowing halo. Recessed floor uplights emphasize the column and the feature wall, while custom recessed accent lights highlight the artifacts. A photo sensor near the glass curtain walls balances interior light levels during the day, as no dimming system could be used.

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Kalky Ragged Pendant lamp

Kalky Ragged

Kalky Ragged is a pendant lamp with a shade made from tracing paper. The shade is produced with a self-developed technology that combines manual dyeing, impregnation, sewing and riveting. The openwork structure of the shade is highly flexible, so the shade can be inverted to obtain a completely different lamp form. Reversing requires only repositioning the mounting of the light source holder and takes about ten seconds. The hand-torn edges of the shade components contrast with the straight cut. The lamp measures 60 by 60 by 30 centimeters without the cable.

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Benaki Museum Pavilion, Greece Architectural Lighting

Benaki Museum Pavilion, Greece

Benaki Museum Pavilion is an architectural lighting scheme for a museum shop and exhibition space. The pivoting iron entrance door holds exhibit cases, and the lighting is integrated into the door structure. Custom spherical fixtures are mounted with magnets and powered by a low voltage circuit carved into the metal, so no cables are visible. Inside, adjustable spots are set in recessed tracks between the wooden ceiling beams. Cove lighting in cool white emphasizes the aluminum foam shelves, and small recessed spots highlight the artifacts.

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Flex Multifunctional Lamp

Flex

Flex is a series of household lamps that includes two table lamps and one floor lamp. Each lamp is made of a solid wood light unit, a neodymium ball, a metal pole and a base. A magnetic connection joins the light unit to the stand and allows the light unit to be turned in any direction. The light unit can also be removed and fixed to other surfaces with magnetic accessories, so it can serve as a wall lamp. A touch sensor in the wooden housing sets three levels of brightness. The wood is coated with wax to keep its natural texture.

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Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium Sports Center

Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium

Yizheng Comprehensive Gymnasium is a lighting design for a public sports facility. The facade of the main building is made of tens of thousands of carmine ceramic rods, fixed with an original construction method developed through repeated full scale tests. The lighting follows the concept of a city gift box and presents the gymnasium as a crystal box that glows from inside to outside at night. Light with a warm color temperature is used on the main building for a soft appearance. Brick lamps at the base of the pillars guide visitors and reduce glare.

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Fukla Pendant Light

Fukla

The light fixture is suitable for main or additional (local) lighting. It is easy to manufacture and maintain because it is made from only one piece. The material can be metal, plexiglass, etc. Combining The variety of materials allows a wide range of colors to suit and complement the interior. It is designed to allow the user to easily and quickly replace the lampshade with a different color, material, or decorative element. This will allow you to change the atmosphere in the room itself, as from a complementary element it can become an accent of the room.

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Phantom Integrated Lamp

Phantom

Phantom is an integrated wall lamp designed for living rooms and commercial spaces. All parts of Phantom are placed inside the wall, which creates the illusion of a three-dimensional table lamp gliding on the surface. The form is inspired by rock-cut architecture and by the restrained exterior of Byzantine churches. Two material versions are offered: one in brass and one in gypsum, which lowers the cost and allows painting in any color. LEDs are placed above and below the body. A touch sensor at the lower part adjusts the light with one touch.

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Ten Centimeter Indirect Lighting Lamp

Ten Centimeter

Ten Centimeter is an indirect lighting lamp designed for television walls, computer workstations and corners of living rooms. The lamp is made of wood and aluminium alloy with an LED module. The base and the luminous body can be rotated and separated, and the lighting angle can be adjusted through 360 degrees. The base has a fully detachable three-leg cross structure with a small footprint. Brightness is adjusted by remote control, which also offers a breathing blinking mode. The lamp is produced in three sizes and is delivered in flat packaging for simple assembly.

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Lexilight Reading Lamp

Lexilight

Lexilight is a reading lamp designed to support people with dyslexia. The lamp combines pulsed and modulated light, which erases the mirror image that a dyslexic reader can perceive. Reading becomes easier, faster and longer without eye strain. A main button switches between the Lexilight mode and normal light, and two potentiometers adjust the pulsation and modulation for each user. The head is made of ABS with a metal paint finish, the diffuser of PMMA and the foot of Zamac. The form recalls a caring friend bent over the book, as a parent would be.

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Donut Lamp

Donut

Donut is a desk lamp designed for bedrooms and reading areas. The lamp has no visible switch. The shade is shaped like a donut and also serves as the control. The lamp is turned on by placing a hand on the shade and pushing it clockwise. Further clockwise movement increases the brightness, while counterclockwise movement lowers the brightness or turns the lamp off. The outer layer of the shade is made of linen, which softens the light and creates a warm atmosphere. The lamp measures 15 cm in length, 15 cm in width and 30 cm in height.

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