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ZiPP Light Shades can zip open into a flower, or closed into a seed
DVICE Atom Feed — ... All zipped up, the covering looks a lot like a seed and the light it casts is softer. Unzip its petals and you've got not only a stronger, interesting pattern of light, but an attractive flower-shaped covering to boot. So it's cool, no doubt — although there's a downside. Each shade costs a whopping $170, but, with Christmas coming up, maybe it's high time lovers of interesting lighting design give themselves a treat. ZiPP Light Shade, via Arash and Kelly, via Apartment Therapy

ZiPP by Arash and Kelly
MoCoLoco — The ZiPP lampshade by Arash and Kelly is a polypropylene shade that can be zipped up to resemble a seed or unzipped to take the shape of a flower. Anything in between gives a variety of results, some almost jellyfish-like. The ZiPP is the first piece in a range of Arash and Kelly lighting, which will eventually be joined by accessories and add-ons, so that the ZiPP can be embellished from time to time. The unzipping process is shown after the jump. + arashandkelly.com

Papercraft "Illuminati" lampshades
Boing Boing — Arash and Kelly say, "Being full of ideas to make things and with the current downturn being so turbulent, we are offering three of our lampshade designs for you to spend time making, hacking, modifying and improving free of charge! You download the plans and make the lightshades using an A1 sheet, scissors, stapler and ruler.... Trace the designs and make them in your own time, with your own hands for free for yourself, loved ones and friends." Illuminati (Thanks, Arash and Kelly!)