A silo form in light and architecture

Melbourne-based creative studio ILANEL has designed a custom pendant light for The Malt District development.

• Lighting • Objects Sep 13, 2017
Siru: a collection of blown glass pendants

LightCo has recently been appointed to represent Siru lighting in Australia. Siru is a specialist boutique brand of blown glass pendants and ceiling lights made in Italy. The techniques used in the design and manufacturing process have been handed down from generation to generation to ensure the authenticity of these beautiful and unique pieces remains […]

• Lighting • Objects May 22, 2017
The international appeal of Henry Wilson

“I like to surround myself with objects of intrigue. Much of my work stems from scraps of potential that I notice in my daily life and travels.” Wilson discusses his inspiration, working with architects, and his dream collaborator.

• Lighting • Mezzanine • Objects • People • Process May 19, 2017

In conversation with Gabriel Abrahams of Atelier de Troupe

• Furniture • Interiors • Lighting • Objects • People • People Apr 21, 2017
Cordless power and USB charging: the Fab lamp relaunched

In 1991, ISM Objects design studio developed the Fab lamp; 25 years later it has released the Fab 25 lamp. The original Fab lamp, a flat-pack self-assembled table lamp, was an immediate success. It won an ‘Artist & Industry’ award for design and production, retailed in the MoMA gift shop in New York, and Country […]

• Lighting • Objects Mar 24, 2017
From the ashes of Melbourne: Igneous light

The Igneous light by James Walsh and Ash Allen takes an iconic Melbourne material and reimagines it in a new way. Developed in collaboration between the two Australian designers, the wall sconce light uses the bluestone foundations of Melbourne as a driving concept. The inventive Igneous light will be shown as part of the Melbourne […]

• Lighting • Objects Mar 22, 2017
See the light

Written by Annie Reid. Image above, Christopher Boots’ Nepenthes pendant light. Today’s designers are busy with tomorrow’s next lighting collections, and there’s plenty on offer for all things bright and sparkly. Annie Reid rounds up lighting’s best and brightest. One thing’s for sure: glamorous pendants for residential applications are now equally at home within commercial […]

• Lighting • Objects Feb 13, 2017
The Raso pendant at Meizai

The Raso pendant collection designed by Sebastian Herkner features two unique pendant silhouettes made of glass. The German designer revealed the new designs at the 2016 Milan Salone del Mobile for Florence-based bathroom company, Ex.t.

• Lighting • Objects Oct 25, 2016
ThinkLab by Luxxbox acoustic lighting

“The ThinkLab acoustic lighting range utilises the void between the desk and the ceiling plane. This is a previously untapped space in work places,” said managing and creative director, Jason Bird.

• DesignWall • Lighting • Objects Aug 5, 2016
Into the light

“Light in its purest form is about perception. It literally changes the way in which we see the world,” says Melbourne-based lighting designer, Volker Haug. MEZZANINE talks to Volker and other designers about new technologies that are bringing aesthetic opportunities to their work, and allowing them to set a new mood of sustainability.

• Lighting • Mezzanine • Objects • Process Jun 15, 2016