Look, Up in the Sky! It’s a… Lamp?

by todd harmon

Here’s one way to experience a close encounter of the third kind:

All images, source: http://www.alienology.com

This is not a prop from the latest sci-fi blockbuster, nor is it a funhouse set piece. This is an arrestingly complex and uniquely attractive office or bathroom lamp that you can have in your very own home.

The company that designs these lamps is called “Alienology,” and it’s easy to see how they chose their name. Their distinctive lamps and light fixtures have an extra-terrestrial feel to them, whether it be in the elegant, Mobius-like swirls or the creeping appendages that look more and more like tentacles the longer you stare at them.

The Orbit ceiling chandelier

These lamps look cool, but aesthetics is never enough. To be a truly modern and novel idea, furniture and accessories today need to be functional and topical as well. The Alienology lamps are all these things.

These lamps are composed of individual slatted, reclaimed wood or acrylic pieces that click together without glue or fasteners. This means that they can be shipped flat-pack, which reduces both shipping fees and the carbon footprint of shipping. The best part is, despite their complicated appearance, these lamps rarely take longer than ten minutes to put together. This means you can have weird, exotic, and endlessly entertaining home lighting in no time. So not only are the folks at Alienology clever designers, they are also very eco-conscious. In my book, that’s win-win!

Alienology's Bloom Table Lamp

I highly recommend checking these guys out, you will surely be thrilled with their lighting products.

If the alien aesthetic isn’t quite your thing, you can find some more subtle modern lights through reputable online retailers. Personally… I’m going to get my hands on an Alienology lamp as soon as I can!