Well suited by it’s name, Lantern by Matti Klenell is simple elegance in design. While many of us cringe at the use of a florescent lights, the opaque sunscreen textile shade challenges our preconceptions. Available in red, white, and black, Lantern was designed in collaboration with Peter Andersson and manufactured by Orsjo.

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.

This cleverly designed holder does double duty–providing a secret space for storing your spare tealights, as well as a center holder to burn them in. But wait… there’s more! It can serve as a snack plate when split in two.

You can find it here for $22.

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.

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.

Welsh industrial designer Ross Lovegrove, known for the Go chair among other work, designed this lighting system for Yamagiwa. Lovegrove’s work often incorporates organic qualities and seems to take cues from nature.

The lighting system is made of a series of X shaped fluorescent lights. A tube can be used by itself or combined in a variety of configurations to provide a larger lighting unit. - Via BusinessWeek.

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.

rAndom International is a London based design collective that was founded by Stuart Wood, Flo Ortkrass and Hannes Koch in 2002. It produces installations, limited editions, and concept designs. These lighting designs, in collaboration with Caroline Noordijk, begin with fluorescent lighting. Pieces are added to form beautiful organic lighting systems. Thank you Wayland for the heads up.

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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.