Ceramic light

Before establishing her eponymous art-and-object studio this year in Brooklyn, New York, Yuko Nishikawa dabbled in interiors for such Interior Design Hall of Fame members as Clodagh and Alexandra Champalimaud. Now the Japan-born 42-year-old is blurring disciplines with pieces like You See A Sheep, a chandelier she fittingly describes as a “dreamy, immersive environment,” just like its inspiration, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella The Little Prince, one of her favorite books.

At the above is a collaborative multipurpose space specialising in the interchangeability of the built environment, to transition what is thought, to what is real.

Raul Coronel forms a vase on his potter's wheel circa 1958. Coronel's studio and showroom, from the same era, was in L.A.'s

Both decorative and functional, the Ceramic Orb Pendant has a modern, yet organic character adding a sculptural element and soft, relaxed light to any room. Each ceramic shade is crafted by hand using a press mold which gives every piece a unique look. 8' of adjustable cord length included. Black, Oxide Red, Reed Green

Stylish, functional and highly decorative, Here is my roundup of 20 table lamps that would add character to any of your interiors.

I have a thing for making my own lamps. It has been like this for years, ever since we learned how to connect wires to make lamps in school when I was 10, and I have made plenty over the years. When we moved in early summer, I started thinking about what lighting I'd like above our dining room table. In our previous apartment we had a different homemade lamp, but it was time for something new!