Bright Ideas: 9 Lanterns We Love

Flexible and elegant lighting solutions can be tough to find, but these designs from the likes of HAY, Pablo, FLOS, and Martinelli Luce shine the way.

Katie Okamoto,

May 17, 2019

UMA by Carmine Deganello for Pablo, pablodesigns.com Courtesy the designers and manufacturers

Wilderness, meet wireless. These days, we idolize both frictionless tech and camping in the great outdoors. Portable lights scratch both itches, appealing to design-savvy tastes while enabling—or at least suggesting—a life that’s wild and free.

PC PORTABLE by Pierre Charpin for HAY, hay.dk
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MELO by Les Jardins Solar Lighting, lesjardins.solar
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MOURO LAMP by Patricia Perez for Case Furniture, casefurniture.com
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MOURO LAMP by Patricia Perez for Case Furniture, casefurniture.com
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BELLHOP LAMP by Barber & Osgerby for FLOS, usa.flos.com
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KIKI CORDLESS by Paola Navone for Martinelli Luce, martinelliluce.it
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KIKI CORDLESS by Paola Navone for Martinelli Luce, martinelliluce.it
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HOLOCENE NO. 4 by John Pawson for Wästberg, wastberg.com
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LED Lantern Speaker by Keen Hsu for MoriMori at MoMA Design Store, store.moma.org
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LED Lantern Speaker by Keen Hsu for MoriMori at MoMA Design Store, store.moma.org
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GAKU by nendo for FLOS, usa.flos.com
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