Market: Special Lighting Section

Sander Bokkinga of Bok may fondly recall childhood summers in the Dutch countryside, watering the plants and spraying himself to cool off. When remembering epic grapple-fests with the garden hose, however, he's less nostalgic. He exacts decorative revenge with the 6-foot-high Hose floor lamp, which harnesses a whopping 229 feet of hose to a standard work light. How the lamp stays upright is his secret. All he will say on the matter is: "There's magic inside." (A curious note: There could actually be water inside—the hose is still completely functional.) Will wonders never cease? The Hose Furniture series also includes a lounge chair, a dining chair, a stool in two sizes, and a vase. 31-62-845-58-74; sanderbokkinga.nl. circle 408

Adrien Rovero lets form follow function in his Saving Grace pendant lamps: Their shades, made of sandblasted glass, have been shaped to follow the specific contours of two standard-issue compact fluorescents. Choose a 7-inch diameter and 9-inch height or a 13-inch diameter and 7-inch height. 31-20-523-50-50; droogdesign.nl. circle 415

Interior Design Hall of Fame member Matteo Thun toys with spatial limitations in Sconfine Cubo. The 4-inch polycarbonate squares come in three depths—2¾, 4, and 5 inches—and all are internally lit by an LED. Enjoy the modules on their own, or use a slim chrome frame to form blocks of nine or to cover an entire wall or ceiling. 43-5572-390; zumtobel.com. circle 416

Luc Ramael takes Ziegfeld Follies footlights to a new level with Biluna. Its outer shell of painted polyethylene houses an opal-white thermoformed methacrylate diffuser in two sizes: with a 24-inch aperture on a 12-inch support ring or a 29½-inch aperture on a 16-inch ring. The floor lamp uses a 55-watt 2GX13 fluorescent bulb. 39-0424-566338; prandina.it. circle 418

Founded in London in 1865, Mallett Antiques has now launched a subsidiary to commission contemporary furnishings, among them an updated tray-table floor lamp by Barber Osgerby and glass master Venini. Cupola's glass forms stand 43 inches tall on a Carrara marble base. The table surface, 24 inches in diameter, is cast, spun, and mirror-polished white bronze. 212-249-8664; madebymeta.com. circle 417

Get busy with Marie Christophe's Bee Darling sconce. This wire sculpture is adorned with colorless, black, and gold crystals. It measures 15¾ inches from antenna to stinger, with a wingspan of 18 inches. Lisa Fontanarosa Collection, 505-872-1929; lisafontanarosa.com. circle 419

Crystal ornaments dangle on steel threads from the Outdoor chandelier's 16-inch-wide mount of re-purposed red brass. The rubberized sockets accept not only mini floodlights but also any outdoor bulb with a standard socket. 646-496-8864; michaelmchaledesigns.com. circle 420

The optical effects of light and water in sylvan settings inspired Silvus, an indoor-outdoor modular sconce system by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design partner Roger Duffy and managing partner Peter Magill. Supported by an undulating steel frame, the LED-lit lengths of silicone-coated acrylic come in translucent amber as well as white, red, blue or green. 610-282-7472; ivalolighting.com. circle 421

Don't try looking for vermilion accents on the gold, black, or mirrored surface of Bruno Rainaldi's A Touch of Red. (Hint: Check out the cord.) An addition to the Light is a Queen collection, the crystal table lamp stands 10 inches high with a 5½-inch-diameter and takes a 40-watt E14 candelabra bulb. 954-438-7779; terzani.com. circle 423

Brass lamps sound so granny's attic—until a hot British designer turns them upside down. It's the shade of the Base Light that's satin-finished brass, while the base is matte-finished cast iron. The lamp is 15½ inches tall and accepts an E26 bulb. 44-20-7400-0500; tomdixon.net. circle 422

Dream is at once classic and contemporary, with strings of crystals that dangle at alternating lengths from a minimalist aluminum wall bracket. Measuring 26 inches high and 6 wide, the sconce requires two 40-watt halogen bulbs. 212-219-1110; mourastarr.com. circle 424

Thanks to a dye-sublimation printing process, a synthetic fashion fabric, typically used for ski suits, achieves the optical illusion that is Wagashi Wires. Luca Nichetto and Massimo Gardone took the material and stretched it over a carbon-steel frame to make a sconce and a ceiling fixture designed for a compact fluorescent bulb. Both versions are available in three sizes. 39-041-595-3811; foscarini.com. circle 425

Lisa Tavazzani and Adel Kassem borrowed the natural patterns of stone for Coupole. Its acrylic diffuser—which comes in brown or white with a 35-inch diameter —hangs on steel cables from a ceiling mount in white powder-coated iron. The fixture accepts an R7 linear halogen bulb. 39-041-574-1275; altlucialternative.com. circle 427

Max Lam goes in circles—or straight lines. His Coil Sixty, in painted steel bedecked with G9 frosted bulbs, measures 20½ inches high by 14 wide. Meanwhile, his Diamond Raw, in chromed or gold-plated steel, takes three E12 bulbs and stands 12 inches tall. 852-3568-3889; owindo.com. circle 426

Grab your glasses. Cecilie Manz's Brancusi pendant fixture doesn't really float of its own volition. The 21½-inch-wide shade, suspended on plastic cable and steel wire, combines tinted polycarbonate and tempered glass that's silk-screened with white circles. Inside, an aluminum reflector intensifies the light from either an E27 or a G8.5 bulb. 45-8730-1240; lightyears.dk. circle 428

Cristian Malisan's Làszlò table and floor lamps sketch swirls in light and shadow. Both versions have a white PVC body and a black chrome base. The table lamp is 13¾ by 9¾ inches. Also available is a floor lamp at 27¾ inches high. 34-96-152-04-12; fambuena.com. circle 430

We're familiar with the facts of life, but the Birds + Bees table light was new to us. Containing a "female" and a "male" low-watt incandescent bulb, a handblown glass bubble 13 inches across is offered either as-is or embellished by glass tiles and/or gold foil. The hardware can be white-enameled—unless you prefer 24-karat gold plate, oil-rubbed bronze, or satin-nickel plate. 718-954-6572; lindseyadelman.com. circle 429

Go swanky with this Shanghai table lamp, which pairs a beige linen shade and a rosewood base leafed in 12-karat white gold. Or go natural with embossed pigskin on the base. Dimensions are 20 inches high by 17¼ wide by 6 deep. 415-378-2700; peteralexanderlighting.com. circle 431

Fire marshals can relax—the pillowlike form of the Bedrock lamp is actually concrete. It's just been molded inside a plastic bag to achieve the squashy shape. Place the bottom pillow on top of the standard bulb for a clamshell effect. 61-4-0820-9600; henry-wilson.com. circle 432

Proper Englishmen have always been identified by their choice of hat. Jake Phipps co-ops this status symbol of his native country in the Jeeves and Wooster pendant fixtures—designed, he says, to commemorate a "bygone era of imperialism, class divide, and eccentricity." Authentic-looking wool felt bowlers and top hats are outfitted with diffusers of vacuum-metalized, vacuum-formed ABS thermoplastic, gold for Jeeves and silver for Wooster. Jeeves measures 5 by 9½ by 12½ inches, Wooster 5½ by 10 by 12½ inches. Both feature brass electrical fittings and 59-inch silk flex cords, and both use 40-watt bayonet bulbs. "They're suitable," Phipps says, "for any aspiring gentleman or conscientiou smanservant." 44-20-7386-2699; jakephipps.com. circle 410

If making light is an art, then this company is an art historian. The Glo-Chandelier depicts a classic Georgian sparkler on paint-worthy cotton canvas stretched over a frame, available in four sizes starting at 25½ inches square, and backlit by ultra-slim fluorescents. Traditional table lamps get a similar treatment in Cut Out Lamp Shade, with black or white canvas silhouettes laminated onto translucent plastic 25½ inches square. If those artful approaches inspire you to try it yourself, consider Stick-It, a DIY plastic lamp shade with a protective cover under which you can create any sort of collage or design. 44-20-8531-5199; duffylondon.com. circle 411

New Zealand is surrounded by ocean, and its influence is readily apparent in the wares manufactured by this company. Rebecca Asquith's aquatic explorations come to a high-water mark in the Nautilus chandelier. It's constructed from strips of hoop-pine plywood, in a natural or red stain, and measures 18 inches high. Another Kiwi, David Trubridge, earns his sea legs with the droplet shapes of his Squirt and Twist pendant fixtures in hoop-pine plywood and polycarbonate with aluminum rivets. Squirt dangles 82½ inches versus Twist's 43½. With the harlequin-patterned Ika pendant, a 16½-inch-high design in hoop-pine plywood and recyclable PETG plastic, Trubridge explores some solid ground, too. 512-351-8819; essenze.co.nz. circle 433

Prim turns progressive in the hands of Victoria Rothschild and Mark Bickers, the partners behind this studio specializing in handblown glass. Fluid Black Nouveau pendant fixtures come in a flared version, 12½ inches across, and a bell shape, 8 inches high; both accept silver crown SES bulbs. But Rothschild and Bickers didn't stop there. Immersing themselves in full-fledged Victoriana—in this case, cotton-rayon fringe—the pair adorned three more pendant lamps. Opulent Optic features optical glass in green, peach, or bronze; choose from dimensions of 8 by 7 inches or 8½ by 8½. Vintage Light, available in steel gray, gray, or amber, is 7 inches high by 14 wide. And Tassel Light, offered in ruby, amber, or gray, measures 10 by 6 inches. For all three designs, stubborn conformists can order the trim hand-dyed to match the glass. 44-20-8418-5900; rothschildbickers.com. circle 435

With the diverse range of lighting options from this company, there'll be no cursing the darkness. The Bob table lamp by Jörg Zeidler joins a squared-off stem to a disk-shape shade—both in aluminum finished in polished nickel or a matte black powder coat—and accepts a 50-watt low-voltage or 9-watt fluorescent bulb. With Hadi Teherani's Tubic table lamp and sconce, a 25-watt halopin bulb—the smallest halogen available—runs along the top of a glass rectangle framed in matte aluminum. And in the Cara pendant fixture by Andreas Ostwald, 70 LEDs are attached to pentagonal pieces of silvery polycarbonate to create a mobile that changes continually. 49-40-839-1037; anta.de. circle 436

Micro-thin veneers, maple or walnut, ruled last year's Stainless pendant fixtures from this manufacturer. This season, a pair of parallel launches are definitely bulking up. Union Wood sconces pair quarter-sawn black walnut, white oak, Douglas fir, or maple with handblown glass and mirror-polished aluminum. Both the single- and double-arm versions measure 13¼ inches high. Flat Bend, a 23-inch-high table lamp named for its curved base of milled low-carbon steel, has shades of white acrylic and Japanese paper and base finishes of oil-rubbed bronze, polished bronze, polished copper, or pewter black nickel. Both the sconce and lamp accept compact fluorescent bulbs. 413-229-5090; blkbrd.com. circle 434