LEADING LIGHTS

Make your home glow with the latest lighting launches

SHIPSHAPE

Maritime lanterns were the starting point for Space Copenhagen’s latest lighting pieces for Gubi, but the end results are considerably more sophisticated. Conceived to create a ‘sense of peace and harmony’, the ‘Unbound’ collection contrasts weighty marble bases with delicate linen columns that are fixed off-centre, allowing the shades to orbit their anchors below and create subtle movement. From £498 (gubi.com).

BRIGHT SPARK

A founding member of the Milan-based Memphis group of the 1980s, George Sowden has created a modular lighting collection that marries the hallowed design movement’s idiosyncratic looks with impressive practicality. Produced by his own brand Sowden Light, ‘Shades’ comprises a series of colourful elements made from silicone that can be combined in multiple ways to build unique designs. From approx £35 for a table lamp (sowdenlight.com).

Primary concerns

Almost 50 years after its debut in 1973, Paolo Rizzatto’s iconic ‘265’ wall light for Flos has been relaunched in a vibrant new guise, ‘Chromatica’. Primary colours have been chosen for each of the design’s components – red for the shade, blue for the arm and yellow for the handle – highlighting their different functions and pleasing geometry. £875 (flos.com).

HAPPY AS A CLAM

Up-and-coming design duo Ahm & Lund developed their ‘Clam’ light for the 2019 series of ‘Denmark’s Next Classic’, a TV competition that sees young designers compete to create a future icon. Having scooped first prize, it’s now in production thanks to Fritz Hansen. Inspired by seashells, its hand-blown glass shades can be opened, revealing a softly diffused bulb, or closed, allowing for varying light. From £806 ( fritzhansen.com).

SET IN STONE

Pooky’s collection of marble

bases adds yet another material into the mix of its eclectic ranges. The ‘Milo’ table lamp, available in pink or white marble, is our highlight – top with the ‘Foglia’ shade for added opulence. Base, £98; shade,

£35, Pooky (pooky.com).

WELL VERSED

The latest collection by sustainable brand Tom Raffield, ‘Verso’ aims to capture the spiraling movement of falling leaves via looping lengths of steam-bent timbers, creating ‘something new and different to appreciate from every angle’, says Raffield. The range comprises three sizes of pendant, two flush-mounted ceiling lights and a floor lamp; they come in ash, oak and walnut. Floor light, £525, Tom Raffield (tomraffield.com).

HANDLE WITH CARE

Characterised by an integrated handle that allows the user to adjust the height without touching the shade, Danish architect Hans J. Wegner’s 1962 ‘Pendant’ design for Pandul is an iconic piece. Exclusive to The Conran Shop this season is a dazzling new brass edition. £1,645, The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk).

GLOW GETTER

With a mutual love of colour, craft and sculptural form, British designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and lighting brand Curiousa & Curiousa make for an inspired partnership. ‘The Glowbules’, their debut collaboration created for Decorex’s Future Heritage showcase, is testament to that: the series of playful lights has an opalescence reminiscent of strung sweets.

From £1,950 for a table lamp (curiousa.co.uk).