# Indian-Inspired Lighting Tahir Mahmood's Tinga Floor Lamp Features Giant Bead-Like Designs By Meghan Young | Published 2011-12-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinga-floor-lamp References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/tinga-floor-lamp-by-tahir-mahmood/) & [tahirmahmood](http://www.tahirmahmood.com/) The Tinga Floor Lamp is inspired by the crafts and techniques of Indian culture; most of Toronto-based industrial designer Tahir Mahmood's creations are inspired by Indian culture such as his [Chaand Lamp](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tahir-mahmood). In this case, the Tinga Floor Lamp's [cylindrical body is meticulously hand-sculpted](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arc-lamp), molded and then glazed in different colors. [Completely customizable](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangent-lamp), customers can choose from [11 different colors of glazed resin rings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kala-lamp), allowing each Tinga Floor Lamp to be unique to every individual. Perfect for any home, the Tinga Floor Lamp is sophisticated yet playful. They are also incredibly modern despite being influenced by age-old cultural art forms. The Tinga Floor Lamp really shows how much the distant past can influence the future. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 55% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Indian-inspired Design:** Tahir Mahmood's Tinga floor lamp demonstrates the potential for incorporating unique Indian cultural techniques into modern design. - **Customizable Lighting:** The Tinga floor lamp's customization options indicate a rising trend in personalized home lighting solutions. - **Cultural Influences:** The cross-cultural inspiration behind the Tinga floor lamp highlights an increasing trend towards diverse global design. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** Professional interior designers can use Indian cultural techniques, such as those used in the Tinga floor lamp, to offer unique and customizable lighting options to clients. - **Home Decor:** The Tinga floor lamp and Indian-inspired designs offer new opportunities for companies in the home decor industry to expand their product lines and appeal to diverse global tastes. - **Industrial Design:** The use of traditional Indian techniques in the Tinga floor lamp showcases the potential for incorporating traditional methods into modern industrial design practices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Traditional Tower-Inspired Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pagoda-lamp.md) - [Tubular Totem-Like Floor Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alma-light-totem-i.md) - [Whimsical Bird-Like Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiki-lamp.md) - [Sculptural Glass Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tuloa.md) - [Architecturally Elegant Desktop Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juba-tl1-table-lamp.md) - [Enlightenment-Inspired Ceramic Lamp](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/namaste-lamp.md) - [Playful Table Lamp Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toto-lamp.md) - [Bamboo Forest-Inspired Floor Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightbone.md) - [Contemporary Modular Floor Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/point-floor-lamp.md)