3 of the best leading lights

Optical illusion Lunar lights (above) by Nick Rawcliffe of the UK-based Raw Studio (tel: 0044-7711604323; rawstudio.co

Optical illusion Lunar lights (above) by Nick Rawcliffe of the UK-based Raw Studio (tel: 0044-7711604323; rawstudio.co.uk), create an instant impact. The aluminium hoop of LED lights hangs on a wall, with paper inserts in some designs amplifying the lunar mood. Prices start from £225 (about €282) for a design that is 50cm in diameter. A one-metre wide design costs £350.

Plumen's Copper Drop pendants offer to illuminate rooms in what poet William Blake called a "golden load" in his poetic hymn, To Autumn. You can buy both the pendant (€39.95) and the light bulbs (€29.95 for the large and €28.95 for the baby version) at National Lighting (tel: 01-7099070; nationallighting.ie) and directly from Plumen (tel: 0044-2076507882; eushop.plumen.com). Delivery from the UK costs £5.95.

Alessilux is a new range of lighting by the Italian accessories brand Alessi. Vienna is a light-bulb collection in blue, green and purple glass options that will put a polished spin on the bare bulb. Priced €39.90 each at the Alessi concession on the third floor of Brown Thomas, Dublin.