Icon Buzz - Designs & Arts

PizzaKobra, a new table light designed for iGuzzini by Ron Arad. The light features an articulated, chrome-plated spiral that can lie in a flat coil on the ground (like a pizza) or be raised to resemble a cobra about to strike. Being chrome-plated and the light source made up of 6 white LEDs also helps to light up the corner of your favorite room. The steel/aluminum lamp with chrome finish is bit heavy and weighs 2.5kg. It includes a sensor switch, which helps to switch on off the lamp with a mere touch.

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At first glance, you’d look at these pictures and think that these were some pretty cool lighting fixtures. You’d be right. But in addition to casting a warm glow, these illuminated orbs are actually speakers.

Moonlight’s light globes conceal speakers which can handle from 120 to 200 watts of amplification — more than enough to pack some serious punch. The speakers project sound in a 360-degree dispersion pattern, providing sound in every direction, no matter where you might be standing.

In addition to fluorescent light sources (behind colored filters), they’re also available with a wireless LED bulb, so they can change colors too. Plus, the globes are made from a durable weatherproof polyethelene shell, so they can be used outdoors — even in extreme temperatures. They’re available in several different sizes, and can be made in either a floor or hanging pendant style.

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The new ITIS desk lamp from Artemide provides dramatic LED illumination in a slick modern package. Thanks to its amazingly flexible adjustable design, the fixture easily takes on a variety of different looks.

Designer Naoto Fukasawa actually took home the coveted Red Dot Design Award for his UFO-like lamp design, which provides both direct and diffused illumination from a low-energy (5 watt) LED light source.

A set of double joints allows the stem of the Zamac (zinc alloy) lighting fixture to tilt from 0 to 90°, while the head of the lamp can be rotated through a full 180° of freedom.

The ITIS lamp comes in both high-gloss black and high-gloss white finishes and is available from Stardust.com for $395 USD.