Close your eyes and think of a cyberpunk poster of a city skyline. Focus your attention on the sunset – usually, it’s represented by a circle split in two… with the upper half being a solid yellow or orange, and the lower half being a set of lines, looking like the sunset’s ripples on an ocean or sea. Just google Cyberpunk Sunset and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Now, imagine that as an actual lamp and you get the Bauhaus Sunset Lamp from Simig Lighting – a minimally gorgeous lamp that abstracts the sun into something familiar digitally, represented physically.

For long, the internet was dominated by sunset lamps, those cylindrical lights with fisheye lenses that cast a perfect circle of light on any wall, looking like a sunset of sorts. While that sunset lamp had its ‘time in the sun’, this one is slowly and surely taking over the internet, enchanting an entire generation of cyberpunk-loving people who now graduated to loving IKEA, Pottery Barn, and West Elm.

Designer: Simig Lighting

The lamp looks great on its own, but even more so when placed in front of a large window, allowing its reflection to be superimposed upon a dusky sunset. The illusion gets created perfectly (just look at the image above), as you see a cyberpunk-ish sun floating in the air, hovering right above the horizon. The lamp’s warm orange/ochre color makes it look exactly like a sunset too, creating what I can only describe as the perfect optical illusion!

The lampshade comes made from a combination of glass as well as acrylic. The glass dome sits on top, diffusing the light from two LED bulbs wonderfully into that pastel-ish yellow glow. Meanwhile, orange-colored acrylic rings on the bottom catch the rest of the light, glowing in entirety thanks to acrylic’s edge-lighting property. This allows the sun to look the way it does, as the lamp’s upper dome and lower rings glow with almost the same intensity, creating the perfect effect. No other material could have done the same kind of magic.

Each Bauhaus Sunset Lamp is powered by three E27 bulbs, and comes in multiple sizes depending on the kind of interior space you have. Simig Lighting makes a blue and white version too, which personally isn’t my cup of tea. This colorway right here is as perfect as it gets, given that it does such a remarkable job of nailing the aesthetic it’s trying to go for. The lamps start at $88 for the smallest size (6.3 inches wide), going up to $183 for the largest size which measures almost a foot in diameter.

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Cable management and hiding is not only a trend; it has even become an art form. Messy cables don’t just get in the way but are also an eyesore. But what if the cables become part of the desk’s aesthetic? What if the power strip or socket box actually gave you a reason to have those charging wires out in the open? That’s the idea behind this socket box design that appeals to gamers, geeks, and gadget lovers by giving their desks a cyberpunk aesthetic. At the same time, it also makes cable management simpler by not having to hide wires and cables in the first place.

Designer: PTPC

It has become en vogue to hide power sockets and charging ports from view, whether disguising themselves as part of the desk or simply placing them behind tables. While that may be an effective way to reduce the visual mess, it also means most of these outlets are harder to reach. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice convenience for aesthetics, especially if the aesthetic you’re aiming for isn’t the kind that adheres to clean and tidy arrangements.

Trozk is a “hardcore” socket box that makes you want to actually have your wires in plain sight by embracing the popular cyberpunk theme. As the name itself implies, this genre’s design language is sometimes messy, unrefined, and even garish. You have tangled cables, neon lights, and geometric shapes in abundance, though still executed in a stylistic and intentional manner.

The socket box concept is aptly big, boxy, and flashy. On the top, you have six universal power outlets arranged in a 2×3 grid that can accommodate almost any plug type. Beside them is a square with small LED indicators and a square LCD display for information such as power input, output, and the like. Off to the side are USB ports for charging mobile devices. The concept incorporates GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology to handle the load of having 10 ports putting out power.

Like any cyberpunk-themed gadget, Trozk has RGB lighting that highlights the top surface of the box as well as the branding in front. Because of its interesting visual, the socket box is clearly designed to be shown off, even when there are cables coming out of it. That makes it easier to plug and remove chargers at will, while also giving your desk or shelf a sci-fi vibe. Of course, you’ll still have to make sure your cables don’t get tangled up, but at least now you’ll have a cyberpunk excuse for the mess.

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