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Designer Fatih Arslan has published a tour of the lamps in his home, including pieces by Artemide, Isamu Noguchi and Louis Poulsen. His report describes their design histories and his personal reasons for collecting them, while acknowledging that similar-looking, lower-cost lamps are available.
Designer Fatih Arslan published a tour of the lamps in his home on October 5, describing pieces by Artemide, Isamu Noguchi and Louis Poulsen alongside the design stories behind them. The report offers a personal look at a collection of costly lamps and acknowledges that shoppers can find well-designed alternatives at lower prices.
Arslan says he often shares lamps on social media and is asked about their brands and models. He also designed a lamp himself. The new post presents a selection of pieces he owns, with photographs taken in his house; he says they are shown in no particular order. He describes the collection as something beyond household lighting: collecting, he writes, differs from simply owning a lamp to illuminate a room.
The lamps include the Artemide Tolomeo Mini, designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina in 1987, and the Tizio Micro, a smaller version of Richard Sapper’s 1972 desk lamp. Arslan highlights the Tolomeo’s usefulness at a work desk and says he made an adaptor to attach his to a USM Haller desk. For the Tizio, he points to its wire-free arms, which carry electricity, and counterweights that keep it balanced as it moves.
Several entries are Akari lamps by Isamu Noguchi, including the 1A, 3A, 16A and 75A. Arslan describes their washi paper construction and soft light, and says the 75A, about 75 centimetres across, is the largest lamp in his house. The tour also features Louis Poulsen’s PH 5 and PH 3/2, both designed by Poul Henningsen, and an AJ wall lamp by Arne Jacobsen.
A Collection Beyond Everyday Lighting
The report shows how a household object can be valued for its design history and role in a collection, as well as for the light it provides. Arslan says the lamps are expensive and writes that they may not be worth their prices in purely practical terms, while saying they are worth it to him. That distinction helps readers understand the personal nature of the purchase rather than treating the collection as a general buying recommendation.
His comments also make the subject relevant to shoppers with different budgets. Arslan says IKEA and other brands sell well-designed lamps that may cost around a tenth of the price of the pieces he discusses. He adds that vintage stores and fairs can offer lower prices for some designer lamps. The post does not compare specific products or verify current prices, so those remarks are his general assessment.
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Design Histories Behind the Lamps
Arslan places the objects within a longer history of modern lighting design. He says the Tolomeo won the Compasso d’Oro in 1989, two years after its design, and notes that similar-looking desk lamps have been made by IKEA and other companies. He also recalls seeing Tolomeo lamps in a photograph of Apple’s former industrial design studio that a reader sent him.
The Akari series began in 1951 after Noguchi visited Gifu, Japan, a city known for paper lanterns, according to Arslan’s account. He writes that the lamps use washi and are handmade at Ozeki, a family-run workshop in Gifu, using traditional methods. He says Noguchi designed more than 100 Akari models. Arslan also notes that authentic Akari lamps carry a red sun-and-moon stamp.
The Louis Poulsen lamps illustrate Henningsen’s use of multiple shades to soften light. Arslan says the PH 3/2 used the three-shade system Henningsen created in 1925, while the PH 5 followed in 1958. The AJ lamp was designed by Jacobsen in 1957 for Copenhagen’s SAS Royal Hotel, where Arslan says Jacobsen designed elements ranging from furniture to cutlery.
“At a certain point, it becomes more like collecting, and collecting things is very different from just having a lamp to illuminate a room.”
— Fatih Arslan
Prices and Practical Trade-Offs
The post does not give purchase prices for the individual lamps, compare their performance or establish how widely lower-priced lookalikes resemble particular models. Arslan’s estimate that some IKEA options cost about a tenth as much is presented as a broad personal observation, without a named product or price comparison.
It is also unclear whether the tour represents every lamp in Arslan’s home or only the pieces he chose to feature. The supplied report ends partway through its description of the AJ wall lamp, so its account of that lamp’s use and the full article’s ending are not available here.
No Further Announcement Reported
The report describes a published home tour rather than a product launch or planned event. It gives no schedule for additional entries, sales or exhibitions. Readers can look to Arslan’s original post for the complete tour; based on the available material, no further development has been announced.
Key Questions
Who published the lamp tour?
Fatih Arslan published the personal tour on October 5, 2026, on his website.
Which lamps are featured?
The available report names an Artemide Tolomeo Mini, a Tizio Micro, four Akari models, Louis Poulsen PH 5 and PH 3/2 lamps, and an AJ wall lamp.
Does Arslan say the lamps are worth their price?
He says they probably are not worth their prices on practical grounds, but that they are worth every penny to him as part of a collection.
Are there lower-cost alternatives?
Arslan says IKEA and other companies sell well-designed lamps that may cost around a tenth as much, and that designer lamps can sometimes be found at vintage stores or fairs. The post does not list specific alternatives or verify current prices.
Source: hn
