# Vibrant Metal Lights These Steel Box Lamps Emit Soft Glows from Behind Hard Shells By Amelia Roblin | Published 2015-02-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steel-box-lamp References: [betterlivingthroughdesign](http://www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com/accessories/neon-light-by-minimalux/) & [store.luminaire](http://store.luminaire.com/lighting/neon-light) If a typical table lamp won't properly complement your minimalist interior decor, something like this steel box lamp certainly might. Made without the elegant base and the conventional crowning lampshade, this modern illuminator simply looks like a [rectangular metal case](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pose-lighting). MINIMALUX makes this geometric lighting object from thin, perforated panels, enabling the material to be folded sharply into shape. It's out of these slits on the edges that the rays from the inner lightbulb escape, casting broad streams out in a handful of directions. The so-called Neon Lights respond to the consumer interest in more [sculptural and unusual forms of lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polyshape-lamp), and ones that can be customized through the [combination of several units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cube-one-table) in any color. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% 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) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Minimalist Lighting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop customizable minimalist lighting solutions using unconventional forms and materials. - **Geometric Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of perforated panels and folded shapes to create visually appealing lighting fixtures. - **Customizable Lamps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Focus on providing customers with the ability to combine multiple units in different colors to create unique lighting arrangements. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Provide innovative lighting options that blend seamlessly with minimalist interior decor. - **Home Decor:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce unconventional lighting solutions that serve as both functional illuminators and artistic statements. - **Lighting Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize geometric shapes and customizable features to reimagine traditional lamp designs and cater to modern consumer demands. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Simplistic Angular Desktop Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linear-table-lamp.md) - [Elegant Metal Perforated Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foreshadow-table-lamp.md) - [Minimal Aesthetic Light Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flat-light.md) - [Minimalist Tech Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delite-20.md) - [Minimal Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/takeout-lamp.md) - [Perforated LED Table Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lume.md) - [Sculptural Metal Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polyshape.md) - [Hollow Candle-Like Table Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lampe.md) - [Brutalist Bedside Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vestige-lamp.md)