Lladró's Firefly lamp: porcelain light without a cable
A table lamp that needs no socket sounds like a small thing until you try to light a villa. Lladró chose exactly such a lamp, the cordless Firefly, as its prize when it sponsored the Country & Town House Interiors evening in London, the night the 50 finest interior designers in the UK were celebrated.
An evening for the 50 finest
The porcelain house from Valencia acted as official sponsor of the gathering at Mark's Club. The evening coincided with the launch of the annual Country & Town House Interiors Guide, which profiles the 50 Finest Interior Designers in the UK, and it brought together shortlisted studios, editors and design professionals to honour creativity and innovation in the field.
An editorial jury, including Carole Annett, editor of Country & Town House Interiors, together with figures from the industry, drew up the list. Studios were judged on creative execution, craftsmanship and the story behind each project. Among the prominent names on the list and among earlier winners are Elicyon, led by the architect and interior designer Charu Gandhi, and Covet Noir, founded by Maria Lindgren and Adele Lonergan.
Three lamps as prizes
Lladró handed out three wireless table lamps from its Firefly collection during the evening. The collection was developed with the Mexican interior designer Olga Hanono, who brought geometric patterns and her own colour palette to it.
Both are applied directly to the porcelain surface. The pattern sets a structured visual contrast against the soft, organic form of the lamp, so that the piece reads as a small object of design even when it is switched off.
How the Firefly works
Technically, the lamp runs on a cordless battery that is recharged by USB, which frees it from the nearest socket and makes it easy to place in very different layouts. The shade is a translucent porcelain dome that serves as the diffuser: the density of the material and its natural ability to filter light spread the glow evenly.
At Mark's Club, Lladró used the evening to strengthen its ties with the contemporary interior design community and to show how porcelain can bridge historic craftsmanship and the practical demands of modern rooms. The Firefly is a useful piece rather than a display object, made to be carried to wherever the light is needed.
Light in a villa, room by room
In a Marbella villa the question of light is rarely solved by the ceiling alone. Open-plan living rooms, long dining tables and wide glazing towards the terrace leave many corners where a lamp would help but no socket was planned. A lamp without a cable can move from the dining table to a sideboard or a bedside table as the evening changes, with no wires across a stone floor.
Our guide to orientation, light and terraces explains how daylight moves through a house on this coast; artificial light is the second half of the same story. And if you are setting up a house that others will look after or stay in, the guide to running a villa shows why such small decisions add up.
At a glance
- Event
- Country & Town House Interiors
- Venue
- Mark's Club, London
- Role of Lladró
- Official sponsor
- Prizes
- Three Firefly wireless table lamps
- Design
- With the Mexican interior designer Olga Hanono
- Technology
- Cordless, USB-rechargeable, porcelain dome as diffuser
From the houses: news from renowned names, chosen and written by the editors of Luxuryvilla Marbella, 21 October 2026. Photos: Lladró.
