Where the world of A & D encounters the prismatic luminosity of cut crystal, you're sure to find the monolith known as Swarovski smiling back at you. In fact, this intersection has found multiple forms in the last year alone, not limited to Yves Behar's Amplify, Tokujin Yoshioka's Stella, and, of course, David Rockwell's shimmering Swarovski Oscar stage set. So it's nice to see a new contender on the scene to challenge this monopoly.

Jallum Lamp. Designed by Yann Kersal©'s.

Though “new contender” sounds a bit odd, given that Baccarat Crystal is some 245 years old, having been established by a certain enterprising Bishop of Metz who thought the little village of Baccarat-about 250 miles east of Paris-could use an economic pick-me-up. The idea of revitalization is apropos given the soothing transcendence of Yann Kersal©'s Jallum Lamp.

Kersal©'s canvas is night and his medium is the ineffable electro-luminescence the French call "lumière." Working with larger-than-life personages like Jean Nouvel and Helmut Jahn, Kersal© has created a "luminous encephalogram of the ocean," lit the Docks de Paris, and constructed a sculpture of light to soften the edges of the tramway in Nice. Jallum is of a smaller scale than these ambitious projects but nonetheless impressive for it. Constructed of cut Baccarat crystal, aluminum, and LEDs, the lamp is a battery-powered stand-alone piece. It's available in two incarnations: Diamond Bevels and Pontil Effect Bubbles. The former is free-flowing, in some ways resembling the hypnotic perambulations of the liquid in a lava lamp (albeit, suspended in the more graceful media of crystal-clear Baccarat). The latter has a more formal quality, reminding me of nighttime rain as captured by a slow-motion camera, or rows of dangling diamonds suspended to form a glassy curtain.

Jallum gets its juice from a charger cradle that holds four individual lamps. Charges last for up to eight hours, so–should your budget exceed the modest $3,250/per-you can outfit your walkway with an octet of glowing Jallum, illuminating the path for nocturnal visitors in high style from dusk till dawn.

Via Bornrich.