DR: the AR casts its eye over the latest new lighting fittings and tracks some fascinating and offbeat trends in the application of materials and forms

1_Still at the sketch design stage, this new lighting concept for Zumtobel by Kazuo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA transposes the firm's signature minimalism into a range of exquisite new fittings

6_New York-based design studio Rich Brilliant Willing devised this triple headed modern chandelier with arboreal arms made from bent plywood5_Troag from Foscarini was inspired by the shape of wooden bowls used to crush fruit in Lapland3_Fashion company Diesel teamed up with Foscarini to develop the Tri-p floor lamp with an elastic fabric that can be easily changed, just like a T-shirt4_Designed by Luis Eslava for Spanish firm lzf, Armadillo is a suspended fitting made from 'petals' of thin wood veneer8_Strobilus Major is a modern chandelier by Jonathan Cole for Paviom7_Working with Louis Poulsen, Danish designer Ole Jensen has devised a new range of elegant lamps in white steel

8_Strobilus Major is a modern chandelier by Jonathan Cole for Paviom