The busy holiday season is upon us and the quest for the perfect gift has started. It’s not always easy to know what to spoil your friends and family with and most of us want the Christmas gift to be a surprise.
A designer lamp can be the perfect gift that you never thought about. A functional and masculine lamp for your father, brother, boyfriend, husband or uncle is a gift that pleases the eye and lasts for many years.
We’ve created two guides on lamps for him and for her. In this one, you will find ideas for trends that match the interior and working life of a modern man. Whether it’s for the living room, the office, the kitchen or the barroom, you can find plenty of inspiration and ideas for gifts that will bring joy to any man in your life.
Find gifts for her.
Table lamps:
Fritz Hansen Kaiser Idell 6631
Kaiser Idell 6631
came into the world in 1931 and is quickly becoming a symbol of the German Bauhaus-design. The natural curve and the wide shade creates a distinct, classical expression that will magically blend in with modern interior.
This statement lamp is tailor made for a dark-wood desk or to light up a dark corner of your living room. The lamp comes in several masculine and shiny colors as well as an anniversary edition with a matte black finish and brass details. This was made to mark the 100th year anniversary of the Bauhaus movement.
The design stems from German silversmith Christian Dell, who designed the lamp in 1931 for the lamp factory Gebr. Kaiser & Co.
This is a lamp with a proud history and a design that never goes out of style.
New Works Bowl
Let’s jump from classic, German design to something modern and Scandinavian. With their
Bowl-lamp
,
New Works
has created an ambience lamp with a lot of character and charming colors. The base comes in different kinds of metal and the shade has a dark and diffused look, with its lightly smoked surface.
In the middle of this masterpiece, an LED bulb with an incandescent look is placed. Here, you can take a look at the beautiful LED bulbs from Tala, who creates modern and energy efficient bulbs that imitate the look of an incandescent bulb.
The lamp can be placed in various rooms of the house and with its base in copper or stainless steel it can be easily adopted into a masculine interior with metallic components.
Floorlamps:
Flos KTribe
The Ktribe-series from
Flos
is a simple and beautiful line of classic lamps. The design comes from Flos golden boy Philippe Starck, who has been world-famous for his timeless designs and endless ideas, for several years.
The series count 3 floor lamps, the
F1
,
F2
and
F3
. The floor lamps have a simple construction of shiny aluminum and shades in different, captivating colors.
The expression is aesthetic and professional and comes in masculine finishes like bronze, silver and smoky black.
Ktribe F3
is perfect for the home office, or next to the armchair in the living room. Either way, you get a sharp and distinctive design.
Bestlite BL3
The
BestLite-series
from
GUBI
should also be mentioned here. The almost 100-year old design has stood the test of time and continues to be an extremely popular choice in floor lamps.
The
BestLite BL3
is the perfect way of utilizing the ingenious and thoughtful design of Robert Best, created in 1930. The arm can be adjusted up and down on the pole and the angle can be adjusted on two points of the arm.
Furthermore, the lamp comes in many beautiful finishes with a possibility of combining the color of the shade with a base in chrome, brass or black brass.
This is another statement lamp that radiates history and timeless elegance.
Pendler:
Lightyears Orient
If the man in your life needs overhead lighting for the dining table, coffee table or the working desk, you might want to have a look at the
Orient-pendant
from
Lightyears
. The soft shape, the metallic surface and wooden details makes it perfect for the modern office or a masculine home.
The design comes from Danish Jo Hammerborg, who created the design in 1963. The high demand on these lamps as antiques encouraged Fritz Hansen to revive the design in 2013.
The lamp is available in 3 neutral colors, all with a socket in rosewood: Aluminum, black or brushed copper. Regardless of which one you choose, you will get a classic and distinct expression. At the top of the screen, the light escapes through little air vents.
&Tradition Copenhagen SC7
The
Copenhagen-lamp
from
&Tradition
is another great idea for an office pendant. The simple and sculptural design in matte black or matte white is easy to integrate with modern interior. If you like glass-shades, the shade is also available in beautiful, white opal glass.
The ambition from design studio Space Copenhagen was to create an industrial design that could still be elegant and simplistic. They achieved this with the Copenhagen pendant that has a simple shape, yet with a significant and visible shade-mounting. You might know this look from the
Lightyears Caravaggio pendant.
This is a great choice for the man, who adopted the matte black trend, spreading in the design of technology.
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