Modern Lighting

Classic but with an eye for the contemporary, the urbane as well as the natural: this is the essence of ARBA. The native wood of the maple is especially oiled to endow it with unique characteristics of high resilience, stability, and exceptional texture. A gradual darkening of the natural products over the years has provided ARBA with another attribute: the wood makes the refreshingly cool light of the energy-saving fluorescent lamp glisten and transforms it into a warm yet powerful and comfortable light while bestowing a unique atmosphere to the room.
Posted by keren at 15 March, 2010


Spanish lighting company Estiluz has recently released the Infiore lighting collection. Infiore can come either as a pendant, table lamp or floor lamp. This light fixture is composed by a group of petals in bi-injected polycarbonate, creating unexpected colour effects.
Posted by keren at 11 March, 2010

The Bailaora pendant light is is a beautiful stackable lighting fixture from the collection Metalab by Metalarte. This lamp is available completely according to your wishes with one, two or three lampshades. In addition, the lampshades, which were made from EVA foam, are available in black or white. This pendant, designed by Ernoc Armengol, constitutes an unusual and beautiful eye-catcher in your home.
Posted by keren at 10 March, 2010

AGATHA, the latest addition to the wonderful LZF Lamps collection was designed by the Luis Eslava Studio. The Lighting fixture is a suspension light which shape springs from the concentric superposition of a triangular shaped modular base. I must say – this company never fail to surprise me.
Posted by keren at 2 March, 2010
Having revolutionized home entertainment with the CD, Philips has always been a company at the leading-edge of design, whether it’s lighting or electronics. Their LivingColors lighting range is one such example, where Philips has combined lighting with design principles to create a product that can change the color or tone of a room and affect the mood in an instant.
Posted by keren at 26 February, 2010
The timeless and iconic Arco Lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1962. We have collected affordable alternatives ($37 – $409) to the pricey original one ($2600).
Posted by keren at 26 February, 2010
As a designer first, and a writer second, I get a large volume of mail and catalogs each month, much of which I need to review professionally but do not consider suitable for my personal passion of contemporary and modern design. Every now and then, however, something catches my eye – as is the case with a couple of new additions to Rejuvenation’s Mid-Century Modern Collection for 2010.
Posted by keren at 25 February, 2010
The owner of the colorfully-named Shiner International dropped a note in my mailbox last week, to say a few kind words about ChicTip and to introduce his range of modern, and more importantly, Eco-friendly furniture and lighting. Manufacturing almost entirely from others’ waste, owner Joe Manus is proving that U.S. manufacturers can pack a punch without leaving a large footprint.
Posted by keren at 23 February, 2010
The famous design icon FlowerPot table lamp is now available in a new stylish model! FlowerPot was designed by Verner Panton in 1969, was named after the happy days of Flower Power!
Available at Scandinavian Design Center
Posted by keren at 23 February, 2010
Muse is a lamp collection consisting of a metal structure and a covering made of a removable and washable elastic fabric.
The fabric is available in: white, yellow, orange, red, fuschia, pink, violet, dark blue, light blue, green and multi-color.
Posted by keren at 18 February, 2010















