by Federica Capoduri.
With Christmas just around the corner, they are the protagonists in creating the right atmosphere and warming up domestic spaces: garlands, lamps and shiny details to celebrate and play with your imagination.
Whether it’s small bright spots for tables and living rooms, up to large festoons for balconies and gardens, the main thing is to buy certified and quality products, to decorate for the Christmas holidays in peace and safety. For adults and children, the pleasure of buying sparkling décor is also given by its great versatility; The Christmas lights on the market today are truly affordable for all budgets.
TO CREATE THE ATMOSPHERE AT HOME AND OUTSIDE
The elegance of the Tika lamp by Vincent Sheppard makes it suitable for indoors and outdoors with ease. Thanks to its rattan shell, the hand-woven lantern creates a particular play of shadows, available in different sizes and base finishes.
Tika by Vincent Sheppard, price from €495 – vincentsheppard.com
Featuring Twinkly smart light technology, LED by Twinkly pre-lit garland shines with stunning brightness for customized animations in over 16 million colors. You can map the lights using your smartphone camera and the convenient app, unlocking infinite color shades, effects and grouping options to connect to other Twinkly devices. For internal use only.
LED garland by Twinkly, price €99.99 – twinkly.com
Also from the Twinkly luminous universe here are the Twinkly Icicle LED lights. Whether decorating the halls for Christmas and parties, lighting the walkway or decorating the roof of your house, these high-quality, app-controllable and addressable LEDs offer vibrant colors and a full range of white light, from warm white to cold white. Perfect for both indoor and outdoor environments.
Icicle by Twinkly, price €109.99 – twinkly.com
For those who want to dare and go beyond the classic decorations with an effective projection on their facade (and be seen from far away), here is the solution: laser projector with Christmas effects, with picket and base, by Lidl. 8m projection radius, fixed or rotating lighting on 280m2 of surface for indoors and outdoors.
Lidl laser projector, price €14.99 – lidl.it
ON THE TABLE
Very important on festive days, the table enriched with some bright details will guarantee a joyful nuance to all the guests. The small glass candle holders Lie by Blueside have the advantage of also becoming practical placeholders.
Lie by Blueside, design R&D Blueside, price €24 – blueside-design.com
Small snowflakes fall and shine on and around a beautiful mise en place: a guaranteed success. Ikea offers Strala, a series of 12 battery-operated LED lights for a simple and economical touch.
Strala by Ikea, price €7.95 – ikea.com
UNDER THE TREE
To give as a gift, or to have as a gift, lamps are an object you can never go wrong about. For Christmas there are elegant red versions or they are offered in special editions, to create fascinating and pleasant plays of light throughout all seasons. Blueside offers the very particular Lampara, created by designer Simone Micheli: a glass oil lamp that takes us back in time.
Lampara by Blueside, design Simone Micheli, price €105 – blueside-design.com
An icon of Italian design, the Meta lamp by Stilnovo was born in the Seventies, today it returns as a concrete testimony of elegance through its shape. Characterized by simple and essential lines, it has a cylindrical metal structure and base, a glossy white triplex glass diffuser, LED source. In the red finish it can be a truly special gift.
Meta di Stilnovo, price from €704.55 – stilnovo.com
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its production in 2012, Luceplan celebrates the iconic Counterbalance lamp designed by Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken with a celebratory red. Adjustable as desired, it is a very particular idea for decorating (not only at Christmas) but also to give to someone special.
Counterbalance Red Edition by Luceplan, design Daniel Rybakken, price from €1,077 – luceplan.com
A small and cute wooden toy is always loved, at all ages. Pieces of Venice has the characteristic of offering small pieces of craftsmanship made with recycled Venetian wood, calling on big names in Italian and international design to collaborate. Here is the Toy car by Lido light-up car designed by Matteo Ragni.
Lido toy car by Pieces of Venice, design Matteo Ragni, price from €60 – piecesofvenice.com
LUMINOUS LETTERS
An item that is highly sought after during the holidays is the “Letter”, which can embellish a corner of the living room, be hung above the sofa or the headboard and also, why not, compose original words and writings. Artemide presents Alphabet of Light mini, an LED wall lamp from the BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Seletti proposes Vegaz, large metal letters with sequential LED bulbs, for decorating in a truly personal way.
Alphabet of Light mini by Artemide, BIG design, price from €825 each – artemide.com
Vegaz by Seletti, design Selab, price from €402 – seletti.it
THE TIMELESS
A great holiday classic, in addition to small gnomes, snowmen and sleighs, are Santa’s reindeer. Luminal Park has something for everyone; from cheap pieces to important decorations, you are truly spoiled for choice. The classic reindeer with cream and brown woven wire sleigh is 60cm tall and has 160 extra warm white LEDs. Available in the version with or without sled, it makes the outdoor space fascinating for all ages.
Reindeer with sleigh 3D by Luminal Park, price from €126 – luminalpark.com
Another reindeer but in a smaller decoration version, to hang or place on furniture, here is the strictly LED reindeer string: approximately 3m for 20 Christmas lights produced by Temu.
String of luminous reindeer by Temu, price €14.38 – temu.com
On the cover, the Tika lamp by Vincent Sheppard – vincentsheppard.com
