This futuristic table lamp was created by the British design team of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, jointly named “Designers of the Future” at Design Basel/Miami in 2006. The duo characterizes their approach to every design challenge: “We seek to re-evaluate the archetype, to challenge precedents.” Their design features a tent-like head of painted aluminum…
Achille Castiglioni reflects on his statement-making design: “A big chandelier is meant for community areas, lobbies, and rooms that need a lot of light for special occasions and so it also needs to be decorative.” A 1988 update to his 1960 original, this stunning, 60-bulb array has a humble inspiration: A head of dandelion (taraxacum)…
Blooming with a distinctively diffused light, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s pendant is named for the flower better known as a dandelion. Its steel core is wrapped in a resin cocoon, creating a glowing, organic diffuser finished with a protective coating. It makes a compelling statement hung over a dining table or in the corner…
Inspired by the illusion of an oversized, upside-down hanging light, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni created this table lamp to play with our preconceived perspectives. Their 1962 design features a concave, spun-aluminum reflector with a matte white finish. Perfect for a credenza or large end table, its light can be adjusted simply by repositioning the…
Designed by Jasper Morrison, whose work is represented in the Museum’s collection, this acid-etched and hand-blown table lamp provides diffused light and consists of a flashed opaline glass diffuser and white injection-molded PBT base. Requires one halogen 25W/T4/G9 bulb (included). Made by Flos. Designed by Jasper Morrison for FLOS. halogen
One of Pop artist Keith Haring’s most famous motifs, the barking dog, is featured on this innovative take on a neon sign. Created by Yellowpop, the design is made from flexible, energy-efficient LED tubing that’s extremely durable. It’s digitally printed using vibrant pigments on precision-cut acrylic backers, and the LED tubes are molded to the…
Playful inspiration from the animal kingdom meets utilitarian elegance in Sori Yanagi’s stool. In profile, the three-legged form resembles an abstract elephant—a nod to the strength of the sturdy, stackable design. Available in black or cream, they can be used as indoor accents, on a patio or garden, or as easily portable picnic stools. This…
Playful inspiration from the animal kingdom meets utilitarian elegance in Sori Yanagi’s stool. In profile, the three-legged form resembles an abstract elephant—a nod to the strength of the sturdy, stackable design. Available in black or cream, they can be used as indoor accents, on a patio or garden, or as easily portable picnic stools. This…
Is it a side table? A step stool? A seat? A giant, Persian-inspired chess piece intended to be arranged in multiples? Its creator Philippe Starck, whose work is featured in MoMA’s collection, designed the Prince Aha Stool to be all of these things and more. Whenever you need a small surface, this uniquely versatile, sturdy,…
Designed in 1929 by modernist master Mies van Der Rohe, this stool is made to accompany the Barcelona Chair or it can also live alone, offering a stylish seat in your home. Distinguished by exceptional craftsmanship, the Barcelona Stool—an object in MoMA’s collection—is upholstered with 18 individual panels of black leather produced from a single…
A masterpiece of organic design, La Chaise was designed in 1948 by Charles and Ray Eames for MoMA’s International Low-Cost Furniture competition. A marriage of technical engineering and elegant form, this striking lounge chair was inspired by Floating Figure, a 1927 sculpture by Gaston Lachaise. (The bronze work depicts a stylized female nude suspended in…
The Componbili is a classic modular storage unit that was designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1969 and featured in the 1972 MoMA exhibition Italy: The New Domestic Landscape. A pioneer for women’s rights, Ferrieri was one of the first women to graduate from Milan Polytechnic Institute in 1943. In 1973, she became the president…
Glossy and colorful like an oversized piece of candy, the sculptural Pilastro Side Table is Kartell’s homage to the design sensibility of Memphis Design Group founder Ettore Sottsass. This versatile piece can multi-task as a your go-to side table, or as a stool or decorative object. The manufacturer Kartell has work in MoMA’s collection. The…
Glossy and colorful like an oversized piece of candy, the sculptural Pilastro Side Table is Kartell’s homage to the design sensibility of Memphis Design Group founder Ettore Sottsass. This versatile piece can multi-task as a your go-to side table, or as a stool or decorative object. The manufacturer Kartell has work in MoMA’s collection. The…
Glossy and colorful like an oversized piece of candy, the sculptural Pilastro Side Table is Kartell’s homage to the design sensibility of Memphis Design Group founder Ettore Sottsass. This versatile piece can multi-task as a your go-to side table, or as a stool or decorative object. The manufacturer Kartell has work in MoMA’s collection. The…
Glossy and colorful like an oversized piece of candy, the sculptural Pilastro Side Table is Kartell’s homage to the design sensibility of Memphis Design Group founder Ettore Sottsass. This versatile piece can multi-task as a your go-to side table, or as a stool or decorative object. The manufacturer Kartell has work in MoMA’s collection. The…