For the little budding explorer or animal lover in your life, these lights are sure to please! Sized just right for a nightstand or tabletop and made of unbreakable polypropylene, these lamps do not heat up and are safe for use around children. Designed by Ramin Razani for Officine CREA. Though there are 9 different styles, I was only able to find the Giraffe and Elephant readily available for U.S. customers.

See the whole Zzzoolight collection here.

Giraffe and Elephant available from PID.se: $94

Designer Diana Lin is redefining the traditional lamp with the creation of her D Light Bubbles. This string of 12 food grade silicon bubbles have an LED light in each “pod”. You can squeeze them, hang them, or pile them up. Whatever you want. The light quality changes depending on how you have them arranged and just how squishy you happen to be feeling.

Available from GNR8 for $149 or direct from Diana Lin for $140.

If you live in SLC here is a nice little collection of modern furniture and lighting for sale. I don’t know the seller, but feel free to contact them through Craigslist if you have any questions.

Modern furniture for sale.

I received the new Rejuvenation catalog this week and didn’t waste any time getting to the Mid-Century Modern collection. Like all of their products, each of these lights is handcrafted, made-to-order, and based on historical designs. Almost all are available in a variety of finishes, as well. I love the hourglass family, whose designs are all based on the 1959 Stockholm series manufactured by EJS lighting. Super sexy on all accounts! Be sure to check out the whole MCM collection, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

Pictured: Astron Tri – $445 | Spektr – $129

We’ve featured the gorgeous salvaged cardboard lights from Graypants, and the corrugated plastic city honeycomb lights. Now it looks like there is another contender throwing their hat in the ring. Shiner is the newest kid on the block, and while they make some amazing looking reclaimed cardboard lights, they do a lot more than that too.

Based out of Atlanta Shiner has a focus on modern eco friendly furnishings. In addition to lighting they have tables, chairs, even bowls. Pricing for cardboard lighting is sub $100 and seating is in the $300 range.

Shiner International

I’ve always loved pendant lights like this, but the Phrena Lamp is something unique. Taking inspiration from the simple act of opening a book, this light ships flat and fans open: no time consuming assembly required, the accordion folds do all the work. The Phrena is made of white Tyvek and can be configured for up or down lighting. White cord kit and plug included.

Phrena Lamp available from Velocity Art and Design: $78

It’s been a couple weeks since I first posted about 4055 Jupiter drive a wonderful mid century modern home in the Olympus Cove area of Salt Lake City, and not surprisingly it is already under contract (with 5 back up offers!). Last week I had a chance to go back through the house and snap some photo’s of some of the details that I love about the house, and meet the future owners who are just as awesome as the house is. I can’t wait to see the place once they get all their stuff moved in. In the meantime, here are some details from the remodel;

Here is the simple and affordable slider that Geoff made. It consists of a slab of acrylic that he sourced from a local sign shop and some Stanley sliding track that he was able to pick up from Lowes. The acrylic was sanded down to have a nice frosted look.

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This playful light finds inspiration in Nisse Strinnings’ String System, yet manages to hold its own as a sculptural form. I think the Gallery Light would look great in practically any style of home! Available in black or white. Designed by LampGustaf.

Gallery Light available from PID.se: $202

I can’t believe it’s almost time for new stuff to start showing up at Ikea. Here is a sneek peak of some of my favorite new items that will start showing up at your local Ikea starting in February. Some of these things will only be seasonal, but hopefully some will stick around for longer than that.

New versions of the classic POANG will include a Lounge chair ($229) and a swivel base ($89).

I wish there was a better picture of this SJOVIK table ($279) and buffet ($399). I love that the buffet has the same pattern as the Ikea PS rug. Both were designed by Eva Lilja Lowenhielm.

At only $129 the SVALBO solid wood table looks like an absolute steal. The sideboard table that matches will only set you back $79.

There are some great new lamps too from $13 – $59.

Designed by French born designer Guillame Delvigne the dpi series of lamps is a reference to dot’s per inch traditionally used in print and online media. These fantastic lamps come in either 72 dpi (left) 144 dpi (right) or the smooth 300 dpi (center). Available in either white or black these porcelain lamps have a lovely glow to them and the fact that they are currently on sale makes them even more lovely!

About Guillame Delvigne:

French born designer Guillame Delvigne studied Industrial Design at l’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique and at the Politecnico di Milano before participating in Industreal’s inaugural show “In dust we trust”. Debuting in Milan in 2004, the show invited young designers to rapidly produce works in porcelain for display. The result was a series of innovative bowls, lights and other decorative objects that benefited from the creative rush, rather than the typical research and development phase. In addition to collaborating with both major and minor designers throughout Europe, Delvigne is a member of Dito, a youthful design collective comprised of individuals all born in 1979.

dpi Lamps available from Rose and Radish starting at $190