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Whatever comes to mind when you think of a lamp, forget it. The Lighting category winners in this year’s Domino Good Design Awards are challenging the status quo with unexpected materials, funky finishes, and glasswork like you’ve never seen it before.
Best Flush Mount: Banda Flush Mount by Ward + Gray
An argument for embracing the controversial “big light” if there ever was one: This stripe-y glass fixture was not only inspired by the gondoliers of Venice, it was crafted there.
Best Pendant: Artist’s Edition Maeve Pendant by Huey
Delft tile is popping up left and right in kitchens lately, but this is the first time we’ve seen the Dutch tradition translated into lighting—that’s painted by hand, no less. Psst: the two sconces in the collection are equally charming.
Best Sconce: Mira Sconce by Ford Bostwick
You never have to turn on this color-blocked light if you don’t want to—the abstract steel pieces could easily pass as wall art.
Best Table Lamp: Gio Table Lamp by SIN
Stoneware, sexy? Virginia Sin proved it’s possible by coating this lamp’s woven ceramic base in an inky-black, iridescent glaze that calls the cosmos to mind.
Best Portable: Chant Portable Lamp by Lee Broom
We see plenty of metal and plastic in the world of rechargeable, weather-resistant lamps, but rarely a handblown glass shade like this one. Paired with four dimmer settings, it’s an instant ambience-setter, inside or out.