Copper Shines at NYC Design Week Six designers eall upon copper as the materlal of chaice for a range of industrial designs by Perrin Drumm in Design on 22 May 2013 The use of copper in functional industrial design has been on the rise for some time now, especially since seeing it all over London Design Festival last September. We spotted six new products during this year's NYC Design Week that prove even more designers are embracing the multifaccted, mutable material and making use of its exceptional range-from a shiny, jewelry-like polish to a beautifully weathered, worn-in patina-in accent pieces like lighting and specialty home products. Castor Comprised of just a few simple parts-base, arm and solid machined-aluminum casing for a 24-volt LED-the Coil Light by Castor is at once minimal and industrial. The lightweight, copper-plated table lamp is cleverly powered by a magnetic Apple laptop adapter, making it the perfect low power desk accessory.