# Contoured Timber Lights The Mise en Abyme Lamp Formally Celebrates the Iconic Lightbulb By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-12-21 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mise-en-abyme References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/12/19/bye-bye-old-lightbulb/) & [hall-design.fr](http://www.hall-design.fr/) The Mise en Abyme lamp mimics the bare utilitarian fixture that you commonly see in broom closets and warehouses yet the designer opted to make this reference into a more thoughtful and [wood-crafted object](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-green-works). Small slices of timber have been sculpted to collectively from the iconic shape of the light globe with a bulbous bottom and a finely ribbed socket screw on top. The Hall Design piece pays respect to the reliable and once very innovative technology. It seems to have been manufactured so that it can accommodate the newest and most [eco-friendly sources of illumination](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corka) but maintain that recognizable silhouette. From the [timber cage-like structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoop-table-lamp), one length can be removed so that the Mise en Abyme pendant lamp can be maintained and refreshed with a new bulb when needed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Contoured Timber Lighting:** The use of sculpted timber in lighting design has the potential to disrupt the traditional aesthetic and bring a natural element to modern lighting. - **Sustainable Lighting Design:** Incorporating newer, eco-friendly sources of illumination into traditional design aesthetic can pave the way for environmentally conscious lighting solutions. - **Modular Lighting Systems:** Creating lighting fixtures with interchangeable parts and easy accessibility for maintenance and upgrades can disrupt the traditional one-and-done approach to lighting design. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** Innovative lighting design can be a key element of modern interior design, incorporating both functionality and aesthetics. - **Sustainable Products:** The use of eco-friendly lighting sources and materials can disrupt traditional product design industries and appeal to environmentally conscious consumers. - **Lighting Manufacturing:** Modular lighting systems and the use of natural materials such as timber in lighting design can disrupt traditional lighting manufacturing processes and create new opportunities for innovation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Wooden Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arc-lamp.md) - [Archetypal Conical Light Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragile-lamp.md) - [Hollow Candle-Like Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lampe.md) - [Timber Wood Handmade Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onu-series.md) - [Suspended Halo Light Fixtures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lamplox-minimalist-floor-lamp.md) - [Ecological Dual Lampshade Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-light.md) - [Folded Timber Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flatpack-timber-lamp.md) - [Pine Wood-Inspired Minimal Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jakobsson.md) - [Minimalist Mysterious Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auge-light-mini.md)