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JD Wall Lamp

JD

JD is a wall lamp that tilts to become a table lamp or a decorative element. The lamp projects light in two directions, and the width of the light cone can be adjusted to decorate the wall or to form a narrow beam. The cylindrical body has oblique cuts that limit the range of the adjustment movement. The body is made from a metal tube with three cuts, a surface treatment and a hinged wall anchor. Satin and glossy finishes suit different furniture styles. The design offers both diffused light and direct light on a work surface.

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Sen Lamp

Sen

Sen is a portable lamp that can be displayed and touched like an art object, adding the pleasure of looking to its function as a lighting fixture. sen is composed of two types of linear parts and a fixed ring. By wrapping the central glass bulb with the smaller wire part and the larger part, the sense of depth of light and shadow leaking from the parts is emphasized. The color gradation created by the special method changes depending on the viewing angle and brightness. Since it is cordless and portable, it can be used as a bedside or table lamp, and can also be used outdoors.

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Atun Lighting Products

Atun

Darkness envelops, the land is in silence, their creator is resting in his horizon. At daybreak, arisen from the horizon, shining as the disk in day, you remove the darkness, you grant your rays, and the two lands are in festival Great Aten Hymn. This product has been inspired from the Pharaonic symbol of balance, strength and reincarnation Djed. The Djed was raised on the coldest, darkest nights of the year as a reminder of to reconnect to the light of righteoussness.

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Bow  Lamp

Bow

A lamp made of bent natural ash wood. Its shape seems to be a simple wooden bow, but it conceals an LED light rail that only becomes visible when the integrated touch switch is pressed. Thanks to an equally invisible magnet, it adheres beautifully to any iron surface or dedicated support, but can also, according to the modular principle, be transformed into a multi-part floor or pendant luminaire.

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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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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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Frutta Lamp

Frutta

Frutta is a floor lamp that takes up the form of a fruit tree. Users can pick the lights off of the tree as if they were fruits, creating an intimate and nostalgic experience between humans and lighting. Frutta is a modular system, allowing lights to be detached from the main floor lamp unit and reattached to optional cradles giving users control over how light expresses itself throughout a space. Frutta promises to enrich your life by offering limitless lighting solutions made possible by combining clever design with a bit of your imagination.

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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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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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Shangrao Seazen Wuyue Plaza Nightscape Lighting Design

Shangrao Seazen Wuyue Plaza

Shangrao Seazen Wuyue Plaza is a nightscape lighting design for a large commercial complex. The theme draws on the local water culture, the dragon culture and the character of the building facade. The curtain wall facade acts as the carrier, where points, lines, light and shadow are combined to form calm night views. Two operation modes are provided. The daily mode covers basic lighting and safety. The festival mode highlights celebrations. An intelligent control system, LED lamps and fluorescent lamps are used to limit energy use.

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Aggregate Lamp

Aggregate

Aggregate is a collection of three floor lamps made from recycled and discarded materials. Each lamp is built on a welded skeleton formed from discarded steel scraps. The body is sculpted by hand from a mixture of concrete, silica sand and shredded plastic bottles, applied over a thin alkali-resistant fiber base. The concrete mixture is worked like clay rather than cast in a mould, so each lamp has its own texture and silhouette. LED tube bulbs supply the light, and a step switch at the base turns each lamp on and off. The collection aims to give urban waste a new use.

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Lightwist Floor Lamp

Lightwist

Lightwist is a dynamic floor lamp with a new-type kinetic geometry structure which is composed of 88 paper Tetrahedrons. When it turns light on, it will gradually twist itself and change the entire shape and looks like an alive creature breathing. Along with the bionic movement of Lightwist and the warm lighting, it could provide a distinctive atmosphere for users and bring a charming experience of lighting. Lightwist is built by a solid research on the knowledge of transformable structures and geometry. Making the good use on the rule and knowledge of Kaleidocycle and kinetic structures.

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