Hand-Blown Glass Collection

Margarita

An asymmetric sail of hand-blown glass, drawn in Sydney, offered in two heights.

The Margarita is a cordless table lamp in hand-blown frosted glass, shaped into a distinctive asymmetric curve that leans like a sail. Designed by Peter Ellis and David Skelley in 1999, it casts a soft, omnidirectional glow with no visible bulb or wire. Offered in two heights: the full-size Margarita on a brushed stainless steel base, and the more compact Little Margarita, hand-blown as a single glass form.

The Margarita is offered in two sizes. The full-height Margarita sits on a brushed stainless steel base. The Little Margarita keeps the same asymmetric form, hand-blown all the way down.

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Portable lighting Margarita by NEOZ Lighting

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NEOZ Little Margarita table lamp at Bennelong, Sydney Opera House
The Design Story

A curve that echoes the Sydney Opera House

The Margarita was designed in 1999 by Peter Ellis and David Skelley, and its defining feature is its asymmetry. Rather than standing straight, the hand-blown glass form leans into a soft, sail-like curve, so no two sides of the lamp read quite the same. It is a shape that recalls the sails of the Sydney Opera House, the building that has looked over the harbour of the city where every NEOZ lamp is made. The Little Margarita can be found in service at the Opera House to this day.

Because each lamp is individually hand-blown, the curve carries slight variations from piece to piece, and the frosted glass diffuses the warm LED into an even, omnidirectional glow with no hot spot and no visible mechanism.

The collection has travelled well beyond Sydney. You will find the Margarita on the Sala Terrace at Banyan Tree Phuket, and the Little Margarita among the tables at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental in Abu Dhabi. Rated to IP64, both lamps hold their own on terraces, poolsides and open-air tables as readily as they do indoors.

Materials & Craftsmanship

Hand-blown frosted glass, no two the same

Every Margarita begins as a single gather of molten glass, hand-blown into the asymmetric, leaning form that defines the design. Because the shape is blown rather than moulded, each lamp carries its own subtle variation in the curve and the wall thickness, so no two are identical. The outer surface is frosted to diffuse the warm 2600K LED into a soft, even glow with no visible bulb.

The two sizes differ in their base. The full-height Margarita sits on a brushed stainless steel base, which adds weight and a band of polished metal at the foot of the glass. The Little Margarita is hand-blown as a single glass form all the way to the base, lighter and more compact for smaller tables and tighter settings. Both are rated to IP64 for indoor and outdoor use, and both keep the warm, candle-like quality of light that has kept the design in service for more than two decades. The N1 Light Engine is fully serviceable and replaceable.

Wireless lamp Little Margarita by NEOZ Lighting
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The Margarita in the room

Wireless lamp Margarita by NEOZ Lighting
Wireless lamp Little Margarita by NEOZ Lighting
NEOZ Little Margarita table lamp at Bennelong, Sydney Opera House
Powered by N1

One platform. Endless design.

The sixth generation of our proprietary N1 cordless light engine powers every NEOZ lamp in this collection. Designed and manufactured in Sydney, N1 brings together the LED module, lithium battery system, dimming electronics and charging interface in a single serviceable unit.

Engineered for all-day battery life, fast charging, and the rigours of a busy service environment.

17.5h+
Usage per charge
3.5h
Fast recharge time
2600K / 1800K
93+ CRI warm white / warm candle
5 Year
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Technical Specifications

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