When superdesigner Philippe Starck creates a household object like a lamp, he doesn’t mess around. His Miss K table lamp, designed for fancy-schmancy Italian lighting company Flos, plays peekaboo with the diffuser that only shows up when the light is on.

Available in red, blue, green, clear/silver and black, we especially like that pinstriped look of the lampshade. If we had a spare $288 in our lighting budget, we’d be snapping up this sexy chrome and glass bauble in a Milan minute. Just makes us glad Starck decided to come out of retirement.

Y Lighting, via Unpluggd