# Gravity-Defying Lights The FlapFlap Lamp Floats Magically in Thin Air By Summer Luu | Published 2010-11-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flapflap-lamp References: [whatthecool](http://whatthecool.com/post/1496766786/flapflap-lamp) & [buerofuerform.de](http://www.buerofuerform.de//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=183) The FlapFlap Lamp by design studio Büro für Form makes you scratch your head; it looks like it's defying gravity, [hanging from the air](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-table-light) in an inconceivable design. This unique lamp is actually supported by a reinforced cable that rises up from the ground to support the [lampshade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/warp-lamp). It still makes me ponder how it is all possible, but I have to say that the FlapFlap Lamp is a stunning design as a piece of [functional lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flat-light) and an artful, creative work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Floating Furnitures:** Designing and creating furniture which appears to defy gravity by the use of invisible cables creating the look of a floating object. - **Artful Illumination:** Developing a new class of functional an artful lighting objects, creating products that are both beautiful and useful. - **Inconceivable Design:** Creating designs that play with the user's perception and challenge traditional aesthetics. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** The FlapFlap Lamp can be used to produce a variety of furnishings that employs the same structural support system. - **Interior Design:** Designing interiors with the use of unconventional and eye-catching designs to maintain user interest and provide a comfortable and conceivably functional environment. - **Lighting Design:** Developing a new class of functional an artful lighting objects, creating products that are both beautiful and useful. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [3D-Printed Mood Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orbyt.md) - [Floating Magnetic Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-mnuca-floating-lamp.md) - [Floating Illusion Light Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lp-lamp.md) - [Chic Saucer-Shaped Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-in-tight-light-fixture.md) - [Delicate Illusory Ceiling Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aria-light.md) - [Kinetic Insect Sculpture Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dragonfly-balance-light.md) - [Levitating Dynamic Ring Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levitos.md) - [Dreamlike Bubble-Shaped Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airshape-lamp.md) - [Suspended Origami-Like Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sora-light.md)