# Illusionary Minimalist Lighting The Flat Pack Lamp Saves Space and Looks Beautiful By Sarah St.Jules | Published 2013-09-06 | Updated 2013-09-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flat-pack-lamp References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/an-optical-illusion-makes-this-flat-pack-lamp-look-not-1247073891) & [kutarq](http://www.kutarq.com/index.php?/lighting/moitie/) This Flat Pack Lamp has been designed to optimize space, and confuse viewers. It's half lamp and half optical illusion, and it will make the perfect statement piece in any home. This lamp has a [mirror backdrop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delite-20) and a half lamp sticking out from the back. This makes this light look different from all angles. It appears as though it is only an illuminated line, until you move to a side and see the shape of a traditional lamp. Once you understand that this lamp has been designed as an optical illusion, the beauty and simplicity of it can shine through. This a Flat Pack Lamp so that it can ship easily, and the design of this piece is so stunning, it would make a fabulous addition to any home. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Illusionary Lighting:** Designing lighting fixtures with optical illusions to provide unique and captivating experiences for consumers. - **Flat Pack Design:** Creating products that can be easily assembled and disassembled to reduce shipping costs and improve convenience for customers. - **Minimalist Home Decor:** Adopting simplistic and modern designs in home decor to cater to the growing demand for clean and clutter-free living spaces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** Innovating lighting design to offer visually stunning and space-saving options for contemporary home interiors. - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Developing efficient and consumer-friendly assembly methods to satisfy consumer appetite for cost-effective and contemporary furniture designs. - **E-commerce:** Leveraging the trend for minimalist home decor by developing and promoting products that are aligned with consumers' desire for simple and stylish living spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Folded Timber Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatpack-timber-lamp.md) - [Minimal Aesthetic Light Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flat-light.md) - [Flatpack Lighting Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allen-key-lamp.md) - [Flat-Pack Paper Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tsubomi.md) - [Space-Saving Desk Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacesaving-desk-lamp.md) - [Illusory Multidimensional Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-light.md) - [Illusory Mirror Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mirror-table-lamp.md) - [Paper-Inspired Half-Folded Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/half-lamp.md) - [Simplistic Angular Desktop Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linear-table-lamp.md)