Jewels of the City

← Erik Höglund’s Fars Glas, originally designed in 1969, returns through HEM’s archival revival. The Swedish name translates to “Father’s Glass,” which reflects the piece’s substantial weight and solid presence. Each glass is mouth-blown, creating subtle differences between pieces. The generous proportions and thick walls show Erik’s belief that everyday objects should have real substance.

→ HOUSE OF LEON’s Porto table lamp brings Portuguese ceramic tradition into contemporary homes. This handcrafted piece’s ceramic surface catches and holds light in unexpected ways, creating pools of warm illumination that feel intimate and inviting. Each lamp carries the subtle irregularities that only come from human hands working with clay.

← PABLO DESIGNS’ Totem table lamp is a handblown glass orb that sits like a glowing egg casting soft, even light that feels more like candlelight. The etched glass amber finish creates its own mood, from clean minimalism to warm nostalgia.

→ HYDRO is a limited-edition chair created in collaboration with Tom Dixon and HYDRO, one of the world’s largest aluminum producers. Made using superplastic forming and robotic laser cutting, it features a ballooned pattern that adds strength, lightness, and a playful softness to the polished metal.

← FERM LIVING’s collaboration with jewelry designer Helena Rohner produces something that blurs the line between art object and home accessory. The Sculptural Object takes Helena’s signature organic aesthetic and scales it up for the home, creating flowing stainless steel forms that are both delicate and substantial.

→ IN COMMON WITH’s Brass Gemma table lamp takes the ancient art of hand-spun metal and gives it a contemporary twist. Part of the Flora series in collaboration with Sophie Lou Jacobsen, the rounded silhouette is both familiar and fresh. It’s designed for the nomadic lifestyle and fits equally at home on a bedside table or outdoor dinner party.

← Space Copenhagen’s Seine table lamp for GUBI captures the dreamy quality of light dancing on water. The mouth-blown glass shade is organic and imperfect, each one slightly different from the last. When you turn it on, harsh electric light becomes softer and atmospheric. The brass stem keeps things elegant while the glass creates pools of gentle illumination.

→ HOLLIS AND MORRIS’ Catkin table light takes its cue from nature’s most optimistic moment, spring’s first bloom. The hand-blown frosted glass globe sits nestled in solid wood like a luminous bud ready to open, creating an organic relationship between materials.

← KISMAS’ Linear lamp turns the humble glass block into something unexpectedly elegant. This Lithuanian studio takes a material usually associated with industrial spaces and transforms it into sculptural lighting that is both vintage and contemporary. The textured glass sits on a simple steel base, creating dramatic patterns of light and shadow that change throughout the day.

→ Gianfranco Frattini’s Aspide table lamp for GUBI proves that 1970s Italian design can be both serpentine and sophisticated. Named after the Italian word for “asp,” this chrome lamp coils and flexes like a metallic snake, its mirror-like surface catching and throwing light in unexpected directions. The chrome finish makes it precious and playful, like functional jewelry for your desk.

A version of this article originally appeared in Sixtysix Issue 15.