The line between functional lighting and sculptural art continues to blur as designers push beyond mere illumination to create pieces that transform spaces and capture imagination. From Italian architectural engineering to American-studio craft, each product in our lighting round-up demonstrates how contemporary lighting has evolved into a sophisticated art form.
Giorgetti
The Giorgetti Libra floor lamp, designed by Mauro Todesco in collaboration with Emera Design, combines architectural precision with understated elegance. A slender, swinging metal arm with an LED light meets a solid marble base that rotates 360 degrees, serving as both anchor and counterweight. This minimalist composition balances delicacy with strength, offering adjustable light intensity and warmth for use over a dining table, in a living room or study, or to discreetly highlight artwork.
Jason Koharik at the Future Perfect
The Ontogeny Pendant by Jason Koharik, part of his Ontogeny collection for The Future Perfect, is inspired by the crystallization of dust and the cyclical nature of creation. Reflecting on the idea that what time dismantles, it also reassembles, the piece embodies beauty as an inevitable expression of the creative force. Its design recalls a childhood instinct: building structures only to take them apart, with destruction serving as a prelude to renewal. The result is a pendant that captures both fragility and permanence, translating philosophical reflection into sculptural light.
Joseph Pagado at Una Malan
The Matsuri Studio Lamp with Indian Black Agate Base is a one-of-a-kind design by Joseph Pagano, combining mouth-blown glass globes with hand-finished stone, wood, and bronze elements crafted in his New York studio. Finished and assembled by hand, it features a 40-watt carbon filament bulb for a warm, vintage glow. While this piece is sold, Pagano’s unique creations, including similar custom works, are available through Una Malan.
Nader Gammas
Each ceramic and brass piece in the Vessels collection by Nader Gammas features raw ceramic surfaces, made without molds, and warm brass accents for a unique character. Available in floor, pendant, wall, and clustered designs, the works feature a natural ceramic finish, brass patina, and dimmable LED lighting. Gammas debuted his first lighting collection at Art Dubai in 2017, capturing the attention of Todd Merrill Studio, which began representing him soon after.
Workstead
The Lodge Chandelier V by Workstead features domestically-sourced natural oak supported by a delicate system of metal tubing, and a constellation of five radiant porcelain bulbs and is available in designer-friendly custom configurations.
