To some, the story-telling style of hip hop tracks under the indie label Rhymesayers is all about the beat. To others, its the words that filter through them. Look into product and furniture design with the same tuned in approach and you’ll find little difference – like the new table lamp, Silver Lining in a Box, by the Italian design team of Aether & Hemera.

Silver Lining in a Box lamp. Designed by Aether & Hemera.

A Boxy LED Table Lamp To Instantly Brighten the Day

“Inspired by the natural gleam of sunlight along clouds’ edges, Aether & Hemera’s lamp mimics the effects of ‘silver lining’ and plays with its meaning, providing a memento for positive thinking in the current politic climate,” perfectly describes the lamp resembling a glorified Chinese restaurant take-out container. Made from laser-cut steel, the box transforms its recognizable cardboard figure into a resilient, durable piece of artwork that features an upward beam.

When lit, the Silver Lining in a Box lamp creates scalloped-edge shadows from the lamp’s open top and sides. While its appearance alone is stunning, the tiny desk or table luminary also boasts a greener side. Made from one material, recommended for use with a long-lasting LED light, and created in a small, local manufacturing firm that assembles the lighting fixtures by hand, the deeper meaning can even travel beyond the silver lining of its cloud-like shadows.

For those gray afternoons at work, let the idea behind Aether & Hemera’s Silver Lining in a Box lamp design – as well as the fact that it’s also environmentally-friendly – show you how magnificent life really is.

About the Designer: Named after the Greek god and goddess of “brighter upper air and daylight”, Aether & Hemera is a design team made up of two Italians: Hemera (Gloria) is a lighting specialist with her Master’s degree in Lighting Design from Brera’s Fine Art Academy in Milan. Aether (Claudio) is the team’s new media architect who received his PhD from the Politecnico di Milano in architecture. Together, they collaborate on “reactive furniture”, as they call it, which focuses on intrinsic, powerful lighting and furniture designs.