Having just moved (and into a house with a suspicious lack of overhead lighting), I know how difficult it can be to find functional, good looking lamps. Manufacturer Marset and Sputnik Estudio do too. That's why they've created Santorini-an attractive, adjustable, eminently versatile new lantern-style lamp.

A Hanging Lantern Inspired By Fishing Boat Lighting

Given its fishing-fleet antecedents, Santorini has a certain old-school appeal. Nevertheless, it's a timeless aesthetic that looks great re-contextualized into modern decor.

Santorini also has a design-it-yourself quality that lends it to easy customization for user preference: choose the number of shades to place around the diffuser-multiple options for order, position, and direction creating "an interplay of combinations to yield a rich array of direct or reflected light."

This is also more than a mere pendant lamp. Options for display include traditional suspension individually, in clusters, or "strung up like a garland." Additionally, simple accessories will easily convert Santorini into wall or standing lamps.

Shade colors include white, gray, or mustard. For specifying information contact Marset: 646.727.4250.

About the Manufacturer: Barcelona-based Marset is not only dedicated to lamps, they're committed to improving ambiance throughout a space-"taking care of light, in its different nuances and effects, to create atmospheres with character and improve our clients' quality of life."