Round and brilliant like the ball that will drop tomorrow night for New Years Eve, the Calmares I and Calmares II are unique modern light fixtures for your home.

Shown above, the Calmares I is a limited edition fixture of 15 pieces. The Calmares II, shown below, is of a larger limited edition run with 125 pieces. Both are designed by Strala, a design company owned by Tom Strala, an architect “who does not build houses, but tables, chairs and lighting.”

Both the Calmares I and the Calmares II are made from fluorescent tubes that are connected to form a spherical shape. The Calmares I is made of 73 connected tubes, while the Calmares II is made from 13. Each light is energy-efficient, as each consumes only 24 watts of energy.

Would you rather be celebrating New Years around the Calmares lamps than the ball in Times Square? To learn more about Calmares I and Calmares II, take a look at Strala’s website.

Here’s hoping you all get that favorite modern sofa or accessory you’ve been drooling over.

Six Different Ways wish you all a Merry Modern Christmas!

Christmas card shown above can be purchased here.

Unlike pesky bird’s nests that find their ways into your gutters, the Nest Coffee Table is a nest you won’t mind having in your home.

Using pieces of solid timber in fixed lengths, the base of the Nest Coffee Table is created by building an intricate “nest.” Handmade to order, the timber pieces are available in your choice of finish. The nest base then supports a clear glass table top to create an elegant coffee table that is suitable for both residential and commercial use.

The Nest Coffee Table is designed by MacMaster Furniture, a contemporary lighting and furniture company started by Alex MacMaster. The Nest Dining Table, which is an extension of the Nest Coffee Table and can sit up to six guests, is also available for order from MacMaster Furniture.

Inspired the natural funghi in our environment, Swedish design company Note Design Studio created the Dual Sphere Lighting. With the inspiration taken from the notion that the funghi peeks out from “the dark undergrowth like small candles.”

Thus, the glass sphere of the lamp hovers over the wooden base. They are designed for low-energy bulbs, so the glass spheres are the same size as the wooden base. There are two sizes available – small and large. The larger lamps have a glass sphere made from hand-blown glass. The base is made from natural wood.

Note Design Studio is based out of Stockholm and specializes in interior design, product design, architecture, branding and design management.

If you have a lack of power outlets in your home, you have met your match in the nowire lamps.

There are no wires or any other components to this lamp – just a bottom piece with a suction pad and the lamp itself. The suction pad on the bottom on the nowire lamp attaches to smooth surfaces.

The nowire lamps are able to provide light due to an internal battery system. It is charged with a Powermat, an induction charge technology product that also can charge various electronics.

Completely portable, the nowire lamps can be taken with you anywhere you may need a light. They are designed by dicrein, a Spanish design company.

These lamps take the name for tea lights to a whole new level.

A step above your standard tea light candles, these Teapot and Tea Cup and Saucer lamps and pendant lights provide the perfect excuse to hold tea time all the time. Inspired by china produced in the 1930s, the Tea Range Collection is manufactured by the Original BTC of England.

The Teapots are available in pendant lamps only. They are made from bone china in white and hang from a cotton braided cable, using a 40W incandescent bulb. The Tea Cup and Saucer come in both a pendant lamp and a table lamp. Similar to the Teapots, the Tea Cup and Saucer hangs from a braided cable and uses a 40W bulb. The table lamp version of the Tea Cup and Saucer is supported by a brushed steel base.

Would you have tea time with the Tea Range Collection?