Tom Dixon’s line of home furnishings marries industry to delicate form. His passion for metal work and his knack for design give his pieces a sense of honesty. With no formal training in any creative discipline, Tom has had a tremendous career in furniture design heading up his personal firm as well as creative directing at Habitat. These “Copper Shade Pendants” are just one example of his extensive line of products.

With increased emphasis on energy efficiency and environmentally conscious design, the Gravia floorlamp has been a focus of attention in environmentally friendly lighting. Earlier this year it was the winner of the Greener Gadgets Competition. Designed by Clay Moulton, the lamp uses a combination of gravity and human power to provide light equivalent to a 40 watt incandescent bulb.

As a weight descends over three to four hours, a weight descends and this energy is coverted to power a series of LED lights. Once the weight reaches the bottom, a the weight must be lifted back to the top to repeat the cycle. The lamp is designed to provide light for 200 years. -Via Techpin.

Dublin based Unleaded designed this sculptural lamp. Polished blades of stainless steel arc around a central light source. A mirror globe lamp illuminates the metalic curves and ensures taht the lamp looks good even unlit. Thanks to Wayland for the tip.

With Stelton’s oil lamps in satin polished stainless steel and clear glass you get a beautiful view of the bright atmosphere setting flame behind the glass. Or maybe you prefer the white look and the softer light from the same lamps with sand blown glass? The cosy lighting of the oil lamps makes for a beautiful experience - in warm or cold weather. Pick them up here for $89. You can also pick up the coordinating candle lamps on sale for $30 here.

These floor and pendant lamps were made by spanish Luzifer Lamps. Each of the lamps is hand made and available in a variety of finishes. The lamps have a real presence in a room. They would be great for a retail environment or studio with a lot of space.

The lamps of Jeremy Pyles take reduced organic forms. They are hand blown in Brooklyn and are available in a variety of warm, translucent hues. Even the bulbs have a primitive natural quality to them. Aurora (left) measures 11″ X 4.75″ and is available in five colors for $500 here. Pharos (right) measures 5″ X 12″ and is available in seven colors $325 here.

Designed by Harri Koskinen for Muuto. Regarding the concept he says, “The basic idea was to create a lamp series with space and atmosphere. I put my trust in the natural material of glass, in its beauty and its changing reflections. The lamp series consists of a white and grey version that both, and in their own way, bring forward the beauty of electrical light. The lamps are at their best in the late evening, creating a cosy mood around them.” Made of mouth-blown glass and textile cord in transparent gray or white. The white lamp comes in two sizes.

Designed in 1988 by Achille Castiglioni, this lamp was an update to the Taraxacum S2 which he designed 28 years earlier. The lamp gets its name from the formal name for a dandelion. The center of the lamp has twenty triangular sides, each of which hold three bulbs for a total of 60. Alternate sizes have six and ten bulbs per panel for a total of 120 and 200 respectively. Made of polished aluminum. Manufactured by FLOS.

This series of lamps, including table lamp (left), floor lamp (right), and wall lamp (not shown), are by French designer Christophe Delcourt. The light angular feel of the floor lamp is particularly nice. For more information visit the Christophe Delcourt website.

This suspension lamp was designed by Michele De Lucchi with Mario Rossi Scola in 1996. Made of Murano blown glass, it is available in a variety of finishes including trasparent, trasparent green, satin finished, glazed white, black, and silvered.

Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated in architecture in Florence. He was one of the members of the Memphis Group, which debuted at the famous Salone del Mobile in Milan (1981). The group was named after the Bob Dylan song Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again. Sometimes called the New International Style, the movement was a rebellion against the often slick and cold designs of the 70s in favor of work with more personality. In 1988, the group was dismantled.

De Lucchi was Director of Design at Olivetti from 1992 to 2002 and has developed experimental projects for Compaq Computers, Philips, Siemens and Vitra. His professional work has always gone side-by-side with a personal exploration of architecture, design, technology and crafts. In 1990 he set up Produzione Privata, a small-scale concern through which Michele De Lucchi, unsolicited by clients, designs products that are made using artisan techniques and crafts.

You can buy it here in a variety of finishes.