Cool Hunting

Frankie Table Lamp
Brazilian designer Fernando Akasaka continues to impress, this time with Frankie, a skull-shaped table lamp with eyes that emits piercing light beams. Using luxe materials like those in his recent and fun Cowboy Junkie saddle stool, the 11-pound light features interchangeable, colored LED or halogen bulbs. Because these options are different wattage power, customers can control the degree of fierceness they'd like for their...

Jeeves and Wooster Lampshades
Needless to say, brimmed hats are a popular accessory among the downtown set these days, so it's especially refreshing to see them used in a different way, like with these Jeeves and Wooster Lampshades. Aptly named after the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster, the pendant lights are made in the UK and both varieties feature a black wool felt exterior and fire-rated polycarbonate...

Second-Hand Chandeliers x Floto & Warner
Sculptors/photographers/all-around creative cats Floto + Warner have discovered a bright new idea in re-purposing cast-off keepsakes. Their brilliant new Pendant light is crafted almost entirely from recycled and second-hand necklaces and pendants scored at the Goodwill and Salvation Army. The completed designs range in size, but even the smallest ignites a glittering chandelier feel. Read more at Refinery29....

Michael McHale Chandeliers
Former entertainment lawyer-turned-lighting designer Michael McHale creates chandeliers that are as much about structure as they are shimmering crystal. Born from the seeds of a DIY project, Michael McHale Designs is drafting a new vision for the chandelier, utilizing such rough and ready materials as patinated brass pipes and fittings, refrigerator bulbs, and appliance tubing in concert with the finest crystal available. The effect...