This article was taken from the May 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by <span class="s1">subscribing online.

International Apollo Modular Pendant Lighting

Apollo is a range of solid and laser-perforated spun-aluminium pendant shades. The parts have been devised to be stacked and layered to create your own custom arrangement, giving a soft, gradually filtered light source or a strong, directional one -- or something in between.

From £55

Louise Tucker PREN 01 Woven Illumination

With a master's in textiles and experience as an Indian-silk weaver, Louise Tucker blurs the line between craft and design. Her cocoon-like pendant shades are handwoven from maple veneer, and impart a softly patterned light from a 15W E27 lamp.

From £350

Donna Bates Design Parlour Lighting

A childhood spent on a dairy farm in Northern Ireland has influenced Donna Bates. Her Parlour series of hand-blown lights is based around milking jars; the pendant lamps are suspended in a metal cage, whereas the table-top versions are mounted on pedestals.

From £425

Ingo Maurer My New Flame USB Candle

This mimics a flickering candle flame with impressive realism.

Using 256 dimmable 5V LEDs across a double-sided display, it renders the recurring video image of a burning flame. The light is powered by four AA batteries concealed in the base and can also be charged via USB.

€410

Freshwest Brave New World Lamp

This super-sized task light (available in 180cm- and 270cm-tall varieties; the shorter is pictured) takes its design cues from far eastern bamboo scaffolding. Its notched and pegged oak-slat framework makes it highly flexible, and your preferred angle of illumination is maintained by two cast-iron counterweights.

From £2,535

This article was originally published by WIRED UK