Good things come in threes with the Gallery B1442 lighting system. Its trio of halogen pendants are bauble-like glass spheres, just 11/4 inches in diameter, with channels carved out to accommodate snap-in halogen bulbs. Its track, its ceiling-mounted transformer, and its fittings are finished in polished chrome. Through Orion Hardware, 80 Marycroft Avenue, Unit 2, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5Y5, Canada; 800-226-6627; orionhardware.com.

The pierced ceramic cube of designer Flavia Alvez de Souza's Cut lamp creates a soft glow from the incandescent light source within. It's available in a range of five glaze tones: coral, yellow, orange, apple green, and powder pink; the diffuser inside is glass. Via G. Giusti 199, 50041 Calenzano, Florence, Italy; 39-05-5887-9346; marioni.it.

Influenced by the French designer Jean Prouvé, Palmer Hargrave's Cabot Swing Arm is an elegantly utilitarian plug-in sconce with a brass shade and hinged arm. It's available in a range of metallic finishes, and its electrical cord is wrapped in vintage-style twisted cloth. 308 West Mill, Plainville, KS 67663; 785-434-2011; palmerhargrave.com.

This six-light gilt iron–and–crystal chandelier from this historic French manufacturer offers opulence with a light touch. Sprouting crystal leaves and coiling gilt vines add just the right amount of flourish to the incandescent candles. Through Agostino Antiques, 979 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022; 212-421-8820; agostinoantiques.com.

The hand-blown glass shade of the Carillon wall sconce evokes a flower bud. Each piece is signed and unique and is available in a range of clear, translucent, and opaque glass colors with a back-plate in hand-brushed aluminum (shown) or bamboo with a natural or ebony stain. It also comes as a pendant and in two table-lamp versions. 24 Fifth Avenue, Suite 709, New York, NY 10011; 212-475-0479; jgooddesign.com.

Throw a curve with the elliptical Wal-Aparia. This fluorescent wall-mounted luminaire lights up behind a diffuser in one of two materials: frosted white, or translucent blue acrylic (shown), or perforated or slotted steel (either galvanized or in one of 16 paint finishes). 1737 East 22nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90058; 213-746-0360; prulite.com.

Inspired by a 1940's French design, the Volute chandelier features an undulating steel center ring with six lamps mounted on brass arms. The shades come standard in paper; custom metal finishes are also available. 232 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022; 212-319-7979; niermannweeks.com.

The new Alcyon track lighting systems include an array of line-voltage and low-voltage halogen fixtures that rotate 365 degrees. All are available in aluminum, matte black, and matte white finishes; most can be easily outfitted with up to two accessories, including color filters, visors, louvers, and light-shielding snoots. 631 Airport Road, Fall River, MA 02720; 508-679-8131; lightolier.com.

Robert Griffith's incandescent Caress light accommodates two symmetrical shades in natural paper, supported on a light cross-base of black powdercoated steel. The shades can be lit separately or simultaneously. Rural Route 2, Box 2433, Hallstead, PA 18822; 570-967-2534.

The Aloe Bud lamp flutters amid petals of handcrafted white porcelain. With polished-aluminum fittings and a stainless-steel suspension system, it blooms in three sizes, in both pendant and wall-mounted versions. Through Property, 14 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013; 917-237-0123; propertyfurniture.com.

You'll bubble up at the sight of the Cosmopolitan chandelier. Its five powder-coated steel arms string together mouth-blown glass globes in red, purple, or clear. Measuring 24 inches high by 48 inches wide, the fixture takes a 60-watt candelabra lamp. P.O. Box 2390, Aquebogue, NY 11931; 631-722-9450; lampa.com.

You can see right through the Perry table lamp; its clear acrylic base has a rectangular opening. Its frame and stand, both in brushed nickel, hide the wiring, while a trapezoidal silk shade distills the light. P.O. Box 558, Rocky Mount, VA 24151; 800-678-5486; uttermost.com.

You'll want to get beyond the surface of this manufacturer's namesake lights. That's because these lamps are made of 3form's Varia recycled resin panels—embedded with such tactile materials as bear grass, cotton fabric, perforated paper, fiberglass, fossil leaves, or rose petals. The panels are heat-bent into cube-shaped table lamps and rectangular floor lamps that glow. 2412 Harrison Street, Suite 207, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-845-9746; moones.com.

This producer of the whimsical has turned its graphic, cotton-linen Mum textile into a lampshade in Gulf (blue on white) or Flint (taupe on beige) colorways. All are made to order in drum, tapered, or cylindrical shapes, and are also sold on vintage and contemporary bases, like the blown-glass Roost. 230 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012; 877-422-5304; hableconstruction.com.

The Weave table lamp, part of the manufacturer's Modwire Collection, is created from fiberglass strips (hand-dyed in ivory, red, or tan) that are woven into a nickel, brass, or powder-coated frame. The piece is also available as a pendant. 3009-A South Fourth Street, Austin, TX 78704; 512-445-6961; hiphaven.com.

There's plenty of room for maneuvering with the Arketto LED task light, thanks to its flexible swan-neck arm (wrapped in a woven textile in red, black, gray, or blue). It can be either surface-clamped or mounted on a spun- aluminum weighted base, while its specialized lens converts 90 percent of the LED lumens into an asymmetric light that doesn't produce glare from the source. 200 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford, NY 10523; 914-345-0067; luxous.com.

Adaptability is the idea behind the Vertical Slider incandescent floor lamp. To adjust brightness and temperature, just move the light source to the appropriate diffuser color—from burnt orange to charcoal gray. The diffuser is vinyl, the base and frame silver-painted aluminum. 94 East 28th Street, Holland, MI 49423; 616-396-3298; reddigdesign.com.

Baroque meets modern in Ginetta. Four layers of black or nacre plastic Opalflex compose Nigel Coates's whimsical single-bulb chandelier, which hangs from a steel cable attached to a dual-supported ceiling cup in satin-nickel aluminum. The fixture's diameter is 31 inches. 3 Via Delle Tre Cannelle, 00040 Pomezia (Rome), Italy; 39-0691-62391; slamp.it.

More deco than rococo, the Phebo chandelier features 3,000 square crystal tiles. The seven-tiered incandescent fixture measures 22 inches high in square and circular configurations, and both are 24 inches across. The two color options are Olivina green or Andalusite brown. 7 Via Vivarini, 20141 Milan, Italy; 39-02-89-502342; lollimemmoli.it.

Every office could benefit from hardworking Copeland. Attached to a base or mounted to table clamps, workstation panels, slat walls, and grommets, this lamp's far-reaching steel arm limits eye strain—with the help of standard incandescents or energy-saving compact fluorescents. The head comes in white or silver painted plastic in 5- or 8-inch sizes. 1235 Water Street, East Greenville, PA 18041; 800-343-5665; knoll.com.

The Veneziano collection gives classic Venetian chandeliers an even bolder, more contemporary look. Hand-crafted of Murano glass in sizes ranging from a single tier with six arms to three tiers with 24 arms or more, Veneziano dazzles in red, black, light blue, white, and clear colors, which can also be combined. 8428 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90069; 323-717-8588; lamurrina.us.

The Triple Alese hanging lamp sheds light on simplicity. Three frameless shades of dupioni silk or textured paper, in either cylindrical or square variations, are suspended from a smooth or braided conduit of oil-rubbed bronze or nickel. 12216 144th Street, Anderson Island, WA 98303; 253-884-1718; kozolighting.com

Minimalism and flexibility team up with Alcyon, a track luminaire in die-cast aluminum. In low-voltage, wall-washer, and line versions, the head attaches to a slim stem that allows 360-degree horizontal rotation, while the Lytespan track system makes for easy installation and adjustment. Choose MR16, T4, or PAR halogen sources. 631 Airport Road, Fall River, MA 02720; 508-679-8131; lightolier.com.

The polyamide-nylon Omi pendant could be hanging origami. Designer Assa Ashuach uses selective laser sintering to create and solidify the folds, adding one slice on top of another to form a 50-watt halogen pendant. The carbon wires are adjustable. 15 Technologielaan, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; 32-16-39-66-11; materialise.com.

Keep large areas safe with the NaviLite Units-N1 emergency light. Made of white or black injection-molded, UV-stabilized thermoplastic, each unit offers an adjustable glare-free head, universal wall or ceiling mounting, and rear knockouts for direct junction-box hookups. The three versions can power up to 161/2 watts for 90 minutes. 1300 South Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60017; 847-827-9880; junolighting.com.