Analog Lamps Were Born From Lego Play and Now Sell at MoMA - Yanko Design

"Most workspaces end up messy, with serious task lights that look like they belong in a lab and a general lack of objects that feel genuinely happy. A lot of lighting is either ultra-technical or purely decorative, rarely landing in the sweet spot where a lamp can handle focused work and still make you smile when you glance over at it. Analog was born from a designer who wanted a light that could sit in the middle of that chaos and still feel joyful."

"Chris Granneberg was sitting at his messy desk in 2021 after playing Lego with his daughter when he sketched a stack of four cubes with another cantilevered off the side. That sketch became the Analog Task Light, a geometric lamp built from 10cm cubes, with a small footprint, a pop of color, and a form you want to look at during the day, even when it is off, which is exactly what he was after."

"The task light turned into a family, with floor and wall versions built from the same cube language. The floor light stretches the stack into a tall stem with a cube head at the top, while the wall light compresses it into two cubes side by side, one as a mount, one as shade. The result is a collection that can move from desk to sofa to bedside without losing its identity or feeling like three different products that happen to share a name."

"The three colorways shift the mood without changing the form. A bright orange and yellow combination leans into the toy reference, an all-black version feels more architectural, and a light grey body with an orange head sits between playful and neutral. The same geometry reads differently depending on the palette, which lets Analog slip into a MoMA-style white box or a more casual home office without feeling out of place."

The Analog Task Light uses a 10cm cube language to create a compact, geometric lamp that remains visually appealing when turned off. A sketch of stacked cubes with an off‑set cantilever produced the initial form. The collection includes desk, floor, and wall variants that adapt the same cube grammar through scale and orientation. Colorways — bright orange with yellow, all‑black, and light grey with an orange head — shift mood while preserving form. The design nods to Lego and building blocks without becoming literal toys, delivering both playful presence and practical focused lighting for varied interiors.

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