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Aura Minimalist Standing Fan

Marco Gallegos Minimalist Standing Fan Furniture Sunday, 7 December 2025

Aura

Designer Marco Gallegos has completely rethought the pedestal fan and created a long-lasting piece of furniture that is guaranteed to become a statement in any room. Aura's timeless design combines functionality and sustainability which makes it an excellent environmentally friendly alternative to air conditioning units. A new product typology with a height of 2.4 meters also provides a unique new user experience. Aura's novel propeller geometry, can move a large volumes of air at low speeds, quietly filling the space with a gentle breeze that feels natural.

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Flow Vase

Sini Majuri Vase Furniture Saturday, 6 December 2025

Flow

Flow is a collection of glass vases inspired by the movement of liquid glass. The collection has three shapes and is offered in blue and purple. Each vessel is mouth blown and shaped by hand, then signed and numbered, so every piece carries its own pattern of color within the glass layers. Heights range from 90 to 250 millimeters. Traditional Finnish glass blowing techniques let the color move freely between the layers. The intent is to bring calm and a play of light and shadow into everyday interiors.

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Linear Refraction Floor and Ambiance Light

Ray Teng Pai Floor and Ambiance Light Lighting Friday, 5 December 2025

Linear Refraction

Linear Refraction is a floor light designed for a hotel in Lishui, China. The design is inspired by the rainbow and combines a circle with straight lines. A round patterned glass board projects colored shadows that enrich the surrounding indoor space. The glass board can be rotated a full turn to change the shades and patterns cast on the walls. The base and post are made of aluminum alloy, and the glass is a patterned type used in architecture. A foot switch on the cable turns the light on and off. The floor light measures 400 by 400 by 1500 millimeters.

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One Hundred Multifunctional Floor Lamp

Reza Ghanadan Multifunctional Floor Lamp Lighting Thursday, 4 December 2025

One Hundred

One Hundred is a floor lamp that combines lighting and air purification in one unit. The form is derived from the graphic shape of the number 100. The base plate is cut from a 10 mm iron sheet, the column is made of extruded aluminium, and the head holding the lights and air filters is CNC machined aluminium. Light intensity and colour temperature are adjustable, and a full ring of light supports focused work. All parts are modular and simple to assemble. Settings can also be changed through a mobile application over Bluetooth.

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Collection Crypto Lighting Items

Patrizia Volpato Srl Lighting Items Lighting Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Collection Crypto

Crypto is a modular lighting collection since it can expand vertically as well as horizontally, depending on how the single glass elements that compose each structure are distributed. The idea that inspired the design originates from nature, recalling ice stalactites in particular. The peculiarity of Crypto items stands in their vibrant blown glass that enables light to spread in many directions in a very soft way. Production occurs by means of a completely handcrafted process and it is the end user who decides how the final installation will be composed, each time in a different way.

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Left Bank Park

Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd Park Lighting Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Left Bank

Left Bank is a lighting design for a science and technology park on the Maozhou River in Shenzhen. The scheme combines functional lighting with landscape lighting. Anti-glare buried lamps on the ground floor illuminate the pillars and the ceiling, so the walkway receives soft reflected light. Linear lamps of 3000K are embedded in the handrails of the sky corridor bridge. These linear lamps light the walking surface and keep the night landscape continuous. Lighting scenes for weekdays, weekends and festivals balance visual effect and energy use.

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