Sanya Arts Space

Diamonds are forever. And a girl’s best friend. All the phrases that apply to diamonds don’t necessarily have to apply to real diamonds. Diamonds are pretty much fabulous in any way they are presented. Such is the case with this cute and quirky Diamond Lights, would you agree?

Designed by Eric Therner for Frama, the Diamond Lights are soft and subtle, and not overly dramatic as a real diamond that size would likely be! On his website, Therner says that the lights look just as well switched off as they do when switched on. From these two images above, I believe he’s right!

I love the idea of an entire row of exposed Diamond Lights hanging over a bar or as a single hanging over a nightstand next to a sleek bed. How do you envision these modern lights?

[Second image from Raw Dice]

If you had to absolutely choose between one or the other – which would you rather – a chandelier or a drum? And where would you put it?

Chandeliers come in so many different varieties – some ginormous, some smaller, some colored, some clear and sparkly. The one thing I would never choose in a chandelier is lights that look like big fake candles. It just takes away from the glamour effect of a chandelier, if you ask me. Also, I know many kinds of lights are referred to as chandeliers, but for me, I think of beautiful chandeliers in the image above when I think of chandeliers – not anything beaded or crazy like that. Now I’m not saying those aren’t considered chandeliers – just not what immediately comes to mind, ya feel?!?!

So what about drum lights? I have one hanging about my kitchen table and I love it. It’s just a plain linen, not as dramatic as the black shade shown above. But, sometimes you just can’t beat the clean, modern look that a drum shade brings into a room.

So, if push came to shove, I would rather have a chandelier. How about you??

Darwin is a uniquely designed modern table lamp, available in black or yellow metal.

Designed by Naifdesign, their website says “In spite of its hand made metal legs, this lamp believes in theory of evolution.”

Naifdesign is a design company started in 2010 in Istanbul. All products made by Naifdesign are eco-friendly and recyclable materials.

The Melted Light is a soft pendant light made using a unique technique.

Designer Marie Retpen is specialized in blown glass, which is how she made the Melted Lights. The image below shows that no two are alike.

The Melted Lights can be arranged in a varying group to see the artistic differences, or as a single pendant light. They are available in blue or black glass, or in another color by request.

Marie Retpen is a designer and maker specialized in blown glass that is based out of Denmark.

The Melted Light is a soft pendant light made using a unique technique.

Designer Marie Retpen is specialized in blown glass, which is how she made the Melted Lights. The image below shows that no two are alike.

The Melted Lights can be arranged in a varying group to see the artistic differences, or as a single pendant light. They are available in blue or black glass, or in another color by request.

Marie Retpen is a designer and maker specialized in blown glass that is based out of Denmark.

The Melted Light is a soft pendant light made using a unique technique.

Designer Marie Retpen is specialized in blown glass, which is how she made the Melted Lights. The image below shows that no two are alike.

The Melted Lights can be arranged in a varying group to see the artistic differences, or as a single pendant light. They are available in blue or black glass, or in another color by request.

Marie Retpen is a designer and maker specialized in blown glass that is based out of Denmark.

The Melted Light is a soft pendant light made using a unique technique.

Designer Marie Retpen is specialized in blown glass, which is how she made the Melted Lights. The image below shows that no two are alike.

The Melted Lights can be arranged in a varying group to see the artistic differences, or as a single pendant light. They are available in blue or black glass, or in another color by request.

Marie Retpen is a designer and maker specialized in blown glass that is based out of Denmark.

Cubes of Color is a series of modern lighting cubes that bring colorful light to the table.

Six colors of plexiglass shades are available – ruby red, emerald green, turquoise, yellow, royal blue and clear frosted. Each has matching hand-cut glass rods, except for the clear frosted which has royal blue rods.

With a 1 1/4″ inch frosted base, the Cubes of Color appear to be floating on the glowing light.

The Cubes of Color are hand-assembled and designed by Andarina Designs.

The Joy Electric Candlestick brings the joy of no worries about fire, melting wax or replacing candles. Just light Joy up and walk away worry-free!

Joy is a set of eight electric candlesticks that use low voltage lighting. They are a modern take on the traditional Scandinavian home-made candles.

Made of steel, the Joy Electric Candlestick is available in black and white. There are seven candlesticks within each fixture, and each is shipped with five extra bulbs.

Joy is designed by Josefin Hagberg, an industrial designer from Sweden. Joy is available through Design House Stockholm.

The WAF light and the WAF limited are two sets of modern lighting solutions designed by Asaf Weinbroom.

Shown above is the WAF light, which is a unique take on the table lamp. The WAF is made from two pieces of maple veneer that are folded and then buttoned together using wooden buttons. The upper veneer is adjustable so that the reflection of light can be directed in the preferred way.

The WAF limited is an extension of the WAF light which contains the table lamp as well as a hanging lamp, available in three color options. The WAF limited is made in the same way as the WAF light, but of ash and white oak. It is also buttoned with wood buttons.

Asaf Weinbroom is an industrial designer that runs Asaf Weinbroom Studio in Tel Aviv, Israel.