The advent of the LED light bulb didnot only lead to energy savings: It has freed designers from the constraints of more conventional light bulb shapes as well as the heat produced by those bulbs and by halogen models. With a wide horizon of new possibilities, designers are making great use of stick bulb designs for all kinds of lighting — ceiling, wall, desk and floor. All of the kinds of fixtures were on display at ICFF2015 in New York.

StickBulb Collection.

The X CollectionMultiple Sky Bang

Stickbulb by Rux is widely known as one of the original designers to show these types of stick lights created withLED bulbs. Theseindividualwooden beams are available in lengths of one to six feetand are designed to plug into avariety ofsteel connectors — without using any tools. The company likens it to an erector set of interchangeable components limited by your space and imagination.

Stickbulb by RuxCoffee Table

Now the company has expanded to using the sticks as abase fora glass topped table, resulting in a piece that is a functional piece of furniture as well as a piece of lighting design artistry. Products by RUX aresustainable and aremanufactured locally and affordably within a five mile radius of their New York City office. The company usesreclaimed and sustainably sourced woods andenergy efficient LED technologies and components. They created the collection to use theleast number of parts possible and to haveconnections that allow for easyseparation for maintenance, recycling, or reuse.

Pelle.

Pris lighting

These designs by Pelleare part of a new line and a departure from the bubble lights and other fixtures the company produces in its Red Hook, New York studio. Founded by Jean and Oliver Pelle, the studio aims to marry aesthetics and functionality in pieces that are meant to be used, handled, worn and enjoyed. This collections includes the chandelier and wall sconce seen here.

Curio.

Structo Table

A number of stick designs for desk and floor lamps were also shown. Among the more interesting collections was this one by Curio. These wooden lamps, accented with bright colors, uses alight pipe like the one in a copier or a scanner.Curio has taken it from a mundane component to a feature that, combined with an led,emitslight that has no glare anddoesn’t cast multiple shadows. A great bonus is that it also includes integrated bluetooth! With their free app users can control one or more of these dimmable fixtures with a smartphone.

Modern Verve.

Flute Series

Modern Vervecreated their LED Flute Light H design, which they say wasinspired by aircraft design of the golden era. The unique pieces are made inSeattle, Washington.

Thislexik.

Brookyn-based Thislexikintroduced their Arc Light. Made mostly from solid walnut, the wall fixtureincorporatesthree levels of depth, allowing the light bulbs to overlap. Most interestingly, the light bulbs are interactive andilluminate when brought closer to the wood.

Koncept.

Equo Floor

Konceptalso showed a variety of LED stick light fixtures, such as their Equo floor lamp. It usesa streamlined counterweight design that balances the body on a slight stand and weighted base. The LED portiontilts and maintains its angle until you change it. A lovely slim and functional modern fixture. It is also comes in a desk lamp model, which is equally stunning.

Z bar floorZ Bar

The Z-Bar collection is Koncept’s award-winning designfor desk and floor lamps. Thestreamlined design contains LEDs and three simple bars. The light is controlled with one finger on a touchpad, which hasa dimming option.

If you needambient light, you can turn the LED head to the ceiling. Use it as areading light by pulling the LED head down to sofa or chair level. When not in use, the lamp head can be folded against the body and for asculptural design piece.

Z-Bar Pendant

At ICFF, Koncept showed the pendant version of the Z-Bar, isa unique and customizable fixture that can bend, attach, float, or hang according to your space and design preferences. It can bemade in any shape or configuration to best enhance thespace it is lighting.

CPLighting.

Centered Branch newGROWTH 2 LED

CP Lighting‘s newGROWTH 2 LED isa minimalist fixture they call “brancheliers based upon the idea of a tree that grows into a light fixture.” These custom pieces can be madein any size and configuration, including single and multi-cable versions or inmobile styles like theirVine series. This modern take on a tree branch uses frosted acrylic cylinders to transmit the LED light. A perfect piece for many rooms — both modern or mainstream.

Pablo.

LIM desk lampLIM floor lamp

Sleek and minimalist desk and floor lamps from Pablo Designsalso employ LEDs in a versatile desk and floor design. Venezuelan-born designer and founder Pablo Pardo’s studio showed theLIM desk, which is an ultra-slim LED task light. Thearm hidesan array of LEDs and uses a very funmagnetic attachment system that makes it easy to adjust the lamp. This line is also available as theLIM Block, LIM floor, and LIM C under-surface.

Bec Brittain.

SHYSkyhooks

The thin LEDtubes of Bec Brittan’s SHY light can be configured in an endless array of designs to suit the space where it will hang. The critically acclaimed SHY piecesuse light to define the edges of theirshapeso that “function of the piece is created by its form and vice-versa.”The studio also has transformed the tube light concept into other lines like Zelda, Helix, Skyhooks and Sooner Than Later.All are designed and engineered by Bec, who worked asDesign Director for the renowned Lindsey Adelman Studio before opening her own Brooklyn studio. Manyof her distinctive designs make use of tube lighting.

Helix floor lamp

The Helix floor lampis made withcustom brass hardware and LEDtubes that wrap around a central support, anchored by a stone counterweight.

Zelda

Brass-encased LED tubing is turned into suspended planar forms in the Zelda line. Itis available in multiple shapes, sizes andconfigurations making it suitable for many types of space. Theflexible form can be used as asingle diamond, arranged concentrically in geometric orbits, or combinedlike the links of a chain.

While not necessarily a new trend, tube and stick lights are now becoming a staple in lighting design. As functionality increases and designers developmore uses for LEDtechnology, greaterinnovations and new designs will be available to illuminateyour home.