November 5, 2025
Lighting That Lets Shape Shine
Balancing Act
Form and function fuse together, perfectly complementing one another, in this year’s plethora of sculptural, asymmetric offerings. Seemingly defying gravity, these fixtures bring a creative focal point to a variety of interiors. Sometimes lighting is meant to be concealed, but these four options will undoubtedly take center stage.
SkLO: Angle 3.0 Pendant
An asymmetrical design comprising a brass structure with minimalist handblown glass diffusers makes for a statement piece within any interior. There are options for a range of dipped glass colors and textures, as well as metal finishes. The minimum drop length is 56 inches, but designers can specify their preferred length, making this pendant fixture feel custom and unique to any space.
A-N-D: Tier
Designed by Lukas Peet, this linear pendant fixture is made entirely of extruded aluminum. It features a scalloped profile that allows light to reflect and disperse evenly. Tier is formatted as a single pendant or can be segmented in multiples, as well as stacked horizontally or vertically, mimicking a tessellated pattern. The fixtures comprise a reflector and an underlying LED housed opposite in suspension, concealing the direct light source.
Stackabl x Rockwell Group: Tilt + Shift
A five-piece series comprising the biodegradable materials cork and felt, Tilt + Shift includes two intentionally off-kilter table lamps and three floor lamps with tops offset from the bases. The playful collection is both tactile and visually disarming—LED discs are encased in precision-cut wool felt discs mounted atop sculptural cork bases. The touch-dimmable lamps are built to order in multiple colorways and range from 6 to 46 inches in height.
Anony: Highwire. Trio Chandelier
forces of gravity, this chandelier features cables that create tension between multiple points with weighted centers—the luminaires. Combining multiple pendants, the chandelier takes on a three-dimensional form that frames views within interior environments. Available in either anodized matte black or brushed aluminum finishes, the pendants measure eight inches in diameter and are made of aluminum, polycarbonate, and plexiglass.
Earth Forms
Biophilia is about more than just bringing greenery indoors: This fresh crop of fixtures draws inspiration from natural elements to create an earthy, calming vibe. Whether evoking the organic shapes of fruit or mushrooms or more rugged specimens such as stones and boulders, these light fixtures instantly become both a focal point and a conversation piece.
Lodes: Kinno by Patrick Norguet
These outdoor light fixtures mimic the look of elegant, long-stemmed mushrooms. The lamps are designed to be staked directly into the soil to cast a gentle pool of light. Available in earthy hues ranging from brown to black and dark green, the fixtures comprise replaceable, modular components to extend their lifespan—a sustainable detail that hearkens back to their natural origins.
Justin Bailey Design: Polyp Lamps
While exploring organic forms like apples, pears, and lemons, Polyp Lamps also draw inspiration from traditional Japanese Akari lamps. Their playful, glowing silhouettes feature signature tabbed inserts that create an interplay between light and shadow. Available in 13 designs, the lamps are generated from a custom parametric system. Comprising laser-cut YUPO paper and 3D-printed recycled PETG, the lamps feature standard socket bases and can be assembled without hardware or glue.
Jesse Visser: Pulse
Blending technology with nature and rhythm with balance, the Pulse lamp boasts an exquisitely detailed aluminum shade paired with a boulder as a counterweight. In addition to the single version, the fixture is available with three or five stones aligned in a row, balancing at varying heights. The solid aluminum shade is ten millimeters thick in order to level with the counterweight.
AREA Japan: Blessed Stone
Designed by Go Noda, this floor lamp features “a stone chosen by the heavenly light that fell silently that night.” The materials include a date-kanmuri stone—a unique andesite quarried from Mount Okura in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan—with an angled black-painted stainless steel rod, black-painted MDF, and an LED. The lamp measures just over 16.5 inches wide, 10.6 inches deep, and 78.8 inches tall.
Sightlines
When you think of linear fixtures, you might picture the standard-issue office types that look nice enough but otherwise blend into the visual noise of a space. These new offerings are anything but: Their linear forms and designs generate palpable energy that guides the eyes around an interior, allowing us to make connections we might have otherwise missed entirely.
MatterMade: Delphi Linear
Designed by Jamie Gray, Delphi Linear is the newest addition to a lighting collection that pairs cast and machined brass with fluted glass tubing, paying homage to iconic Greek columns. It can be oriented horizontally or vertically, allowing multiple elements to be combined end to end to create a variety of compositions. The fixture features a custom LED array, providing 360 degrees of light within each cluster, and it measures 59.8 inches long, 3.6 inches deep, and 3.3 inches high and comes with a 36-inch chain.
Stickbulb: Pillar
Known for its linear LED lights made from salvaged wood, Stickbulb explores its softer side with the curving Pillar collection. The modular fixtures feature an illuminated square pocket within a small circular wooden housing. They come in a variety of lengths and can be joined together in standard and customizable configurations, including a sconce, pendant, ceiling-mount, and chandelier. Pillar is available in hand-stained natural, white, black, and custom finishes and can be specified with matte, white, glass LED bulbs for soft, warm lighting or LED MR16 bulbs for spot lighting.
Articolo Studios: Swivel
The Swivel collection includes single and double wall sconces and a double pendant. The fixtures combine bronze with tactile leather inlays in a variety of colors, and the linear tubes can be rotated to direct light where needed. Each fixture comes in several size options with customized versions available.
Flos: SuperWire
The first collection by Formafantasma for Flos, SuperWire is a family of modular lamps—available in table, floor, and suspension versions—made of planar glass and polished aluminum. The table model consists of a single module surmounted by a hexagonal transparent glass cover sealed with an invisible, extrathin layer of special UV glue. The floor model features two glass modules that rest on a steel tripod in a tribute to the historic Luminator by the Castiglioni brothers.
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