1. Affordable and on trend
A touch of ice cream pink in the form of bedside lamps is a functional way to add a trendy touch to your space.
Quilt Ceramic Lamp Set, R169.99, mrphome.
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2. Affordable and dramatic
With a height of 40cm, this faceted Supawood pendant lamp will be a statement piece, with the added bonus of casting interesting shadows when switched on.
It comes flat-packed and includes the light fitting, 2m cable and postage. It is locally designed and manufactured by Godspeed Trading.
Triangle Twist - flat pack pendant/table light, R650, Hello Pretty.
Mid-priced with understated elegance
With its on-trend colours and textures of matt brass and black marble, this delicate, yet luxurious pendant will not go unnoticed, thanks to its height of 74cm.
Its calming balancing act turns it into a contemporary mobile sculpture.
Mobile long pendant, R995, Weylandts.
3. Mid-price, industrial
Use it as a bedside lamp, or in an industrial, contemporary or earthy living room.
This vintage style angle poise lamp, with its wooden tripod is versatile and adjustable. At a height of 1,59m it is big enough to be a focal point. A vintage Edison lightbulb is recommended.
Devon tripod floor lamp, R1699, Sixth Floor from Superbalist.
4. Romantic and worth splurging on
This pendant lamp ticks all the trend boxes – it is see-through, sensual, smokey, made of glass and feels handmade. Let it steal the show as a centrepiece in a small room, as a cluster in the corner of a lounge, or two or three lined up over a kitchen counter.
Its diameter is 30cm. Complete the look with an Edison light bulb.
Lighthouse 300 Glass Pendant, R2759, Illumina.
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5. Local designer lights
Fit for a queen, this haute couture inspired, pleated, pale pink lamp won Mema an honourable mention at the South African 100% Design Awards in 2017.
Handmade from anodised aluminium fabric, the 600mm diameter lamp is available in various metallic colours.
Ukhamba fan lamp, R10,700, Mema Designs.
International, award-winning designer lights
Light years ahead of the conventional bedside lamp, this collection of architectural luminaires, won the international lighting design competition L A M P (Lighting Architecture Movement Project) in 2017.
The Canadian designer’s lights alter light at its source. Each Gweilo light is hand-sculpted from an acrylic sheet while still in its hot plastic state, creating unique sculptures.
Gweilo by Alex Josephson, Partisan Projects.
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