Floor lamp, overcast

This floor lamp starts from a universally familiar outline — a form that instantly reads as “lamp.” From there, it is deliberately pushed and distorted through material, finish and detail. By combining a raw surface with a thick, glossy coating, the design challenges expectations of what a classic floor lamp should look like. The result reflects the shared mindset between Teun Zwets and HKLIVING: take something recognisable, strip it back to its essence, and rebuild it with attitude, tension and character.

Teun Zwets doesn’t design politely — and that’s exactly why we wanted to work with him. His approach is unfiltered: loud colours, unapologetic gloss, rough materials that look like they’ve been dragged straight out of the workshop. There’s no ego in the work, but there is attitude. Together we pushed furniture into a new territory, one where a chair or accessory doesn’t just blend in — it leads. These pieces behave more like characters than static objects.