Pic-a-stic lamp by Andreas Walther for Ingo Maurer
The playful Pic-a-stic lamp by Ingo Maurer GMbH continues the poetic and playful design language of the late brand’s founder Ingo Maurer.
Five unconventional chandeliers shining at Milan Design Week 2023
A total blue Venetian chandelier, ‘desacralized’ cascades of light, luminous balances interweaving nature with technology, and more. Five unconventional chandeliers reimagining The Great Classic with contemporary values.
Stockholm Design Week 2023: ten furniture designs debuting in the Swedish capital
Convivial Y-shaped urban benches, shifting hammocks/sofas, and 3D-printed high-end circular seats. Archipanic explored Stockholm Design Week 2023. Check what we liked the most!
With the Divine Inspiration exhibition Lee Broom unveils lighting collections inspired by places of worship
Divine Inspiration is the first lighting release for Lee Broom in four years, showcasing a series of new ethereal lighting pieces in a range of materials, including a limited-edition collection in white plaster, which is hand crafted by the designer himself.
Mexican volcanic rocks shine and float in David Pompa’s ‘Magmatic Parallelism’ lighting design collection
With the ‘Magmatic Parallelism’ collection, David Pompa balances metal and volcanic rock to create exquisite suspended lighting designs.
Farewell Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide founder passes aways aged 89
A synthesis of functionalism and technology, this is how Ernesto Gismondi embraced lighting design as both entrepreneur and designer.
‘Illan’ lighting design by Zsuzsanna Horvath for Luceplan floats in the air like an ephemeral thought
On the borderline between art and design, Illan hanging lamp is made of laser wood sheets suspended by the force of gravity that react to the slightest movement of the air.
Artist and architect of light Nanda Vigo passed away aged 83
Master of light, transparency and immateriality, Nanda Vigo was one of the most visionary postwar Italian architects and artists. Her creative journey began as a child fascinated by Giuseppe Terragni’s architecture and Flash Gordon comics. During her carrier she collaborated with some of the most influential avant-garde movements and creative minds such as the Zero Group, Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni and Gio Ponti.
VSHD Design blends optical illusions, brutalism and colour in the new Warehouse Gym in Dubai
A cosmic vibe with an underlying brutalist and underground fight-club aesthetic define the ultimate Dubai Warehouse Gym by VSHD Design.
8 French craftswomen raising the design bar at Maison&Objet
Upcycled luminous creatures, delicately balanced wooden compositions and blown glass furniture with an architectural imprint… French craftswomen shine in Paris!
Pure Talent 2020: 8 innovative furnitures by young designers on show at IMM Cologne
Pure Talent 2020: a multifunctional worktable and a yo-yo lamp that dims as the time goes by but also a carpet turning into a basket by pulling a rope and more… 8 innovative furnitures tuning with millennials lifestyle.
2019 Best Design: sinking Venetian furniture, rippling benches and tech-crafted chairs
2019 Best Design. A chair made from 100 % recycled plastic from fishing nets in the Arctic, a floor-to-ceiling luminous belt and violently psychedelic benches are among our favourite furniture designs of the year.
Pinterest: a tribute to the late ‘Poet of Light’ Ingo Maurer
We have dedicated a Pinterest board to the visionary and tongue in cheek lighting design of Ingo Maurer; the ‘Poet of Light’ passed away, aged 87.
Farewell Ingo Maurer. Visionary industrial designer and ‘poet of light’ passed away aged 87
The legacy and message of Ingo Maurer for future generations of designers is to be humble, controversial and ironic at the same time.
Swarovski Designers of the Future Award 2019
The melting Arctic icecap, rippling ocean surfaces and Alpine waterfalls inspired sustainable projects and installations by the winners of the Swarovski Designers of the Future Award 2019.
STILL LIFE soul soothing design set embraces tranquillity and vitality
A lighting design inspired by divas’ vintage hats a gradient wallpaper and matte porcelain vases and tableware. The STILL LIFE design exhibition invites to switch to tranquillity mode.
Salone del Mobile 2019: the survival guide to explore Milan furniture fair like a Pro
Salone del Mobile 2019, the gargantuan furniture fair of the world’s most influential design event is the one the started it all. On show truly top-notch products ranging from lighting design to furniture for the workspace of tomorrow and sustainable food-related innovations by the next generation of designers.
Nordic rounded shapes reign in Northern’s second design collection
Oblong sofas, oval mirrors and spherical pendant lamps. Nordic rounded shapes bridge Scandinavian heritage and international contemporary design in Northern’s second furniture and home accessories collection.
Design Week Mexico 2018: 7 Mexican studios to watch at INÉDITO
The hope and vulnerability in the wake of the earthquake, Mexican women’s charisma and millennial’s lifestyle but also planets and satellites’ movements and reflections inspired these 7 Mexican studios at the INÉDITO exhibition.
META: David Pompa designs enigmatic lamps made from volcanic rock
Recinto, a volcanic rock used for centuries in Central America to create crafts encounters a minimalist and contemporary design in David Pompa’s META lighting designs.
NYCxDESIGN 2018: 10 eclectic lighting designs shining in New York
Telescopic luminous globes, architectural zodiacs and philosophical rocking lamps. Archipanic selects 10 eclectic lighting designs shining in New York.
Another Human creates quirky Memphis school-inspired lamps
The playful chrome-plated geometries of the new Memphis school-inspired lamps by L.A. based Another Studio debut in New York.
Articolo injects a glamorous feel with plush lighting designs
Australian lighting design brand Articolo expands its collection with a set of wall, table and hanging lamps with an both opulent yet minimal feel.
Gabriel Scott and Bar Basso create Negroni Sbagliato inspired lighting designs
During Milan Design Week cocktail Mecca Bar Basso showcased Gabriel Scott’s lighting designs tuning with Negroni Sbagliato’s colours and flavours.
Flos pays tribute to Achille Castiglioni with the re-launch of iconic lamps Ventosa and Nasa
On the 100th birth anniversary of Achille Castiglioni, FLOS launches special re-editions of quirky design icons Ventosa and Nasa and presents an exhibition tuning with the great Master’s motto “If you are not curious, forget it!”
Horah lighting design installation by Raw Edges at Spazio Krizia is inspired by Jewish folk dance
A traditonal Jewish folk dance and the fascination for synchronized movement inspired Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges to design a poetic installation in collaboration with Wonderglass.
Alejandro Aravena’s O lighting design collection grants safe darkness respecting the nocturnal habits of plants and animals living in parks
Artemide’s O lighting design collection by studio ELEMENTAL aims to reconcile the needs of the natural and the urban environment. Darkness and disappearance will be the contribution of “O” to nature and public spaces.
Best architecture and design on show at Burning Man 2017
Cadillacs rising from the desert, kinetic wheels from hell and gravity defying shrines but also a temple doomed to burn down raising awareness on environmental issues… Welcome to Burning Man 2017!
10 lighting installations at Milan Design Week 2017
Iridescent glass chairs, blossoming bubble tree-chandeliers and neon poetries in historical gardens. Don’t miss these 10 lighting installations at Milan Design Week.