Key Points
- Integrated portable battery: Node's smartphone module conceals a 7800mAh battery with 25W wireless charging, detachable from the base.
- Two ecosystems by LAYER x Daily Objects: Node (modular, magnetic, single-wire) and Loft (65W desktop hub, four simultaneous devices).
- Premium accessories market: The move marks an escalation toward design-as-lifestyle in consumer electronics, eroding the dominance of the "clinical white" aesthetic.
The ugliest cable in your home has become a décor problem
Let's face it: everyone's bedside table in 2026 is a crime against aesthetics. Tangled cables, bulky adapters, chargers that slip away at every touch. We had resigned ourselves to the idea that the energy infrastructure of our digital lives simply had to be hideous. LAYER, the London studio founded by Benjamin Hubert, together with Indian lifestyle brand Daily Objects, decided that this surrender was unacceptable. The result is Node and Loft: two charging systems that don't hide — they put themselves on display.
Node plays Lego with energy
Node is a modular wireless platform built on a single-wire logic: one cable to the wall, then four interchangeable magnetic modules that can be positioned freely on the base, available in two- or three-slot configurations. There's a disc for earbuds, a stand for Apple Watch, a smartphone holder — which conceals a 7800mAh battery capable of delivering 25W wireless charging completely independently from the outlet. And then there's the portable lamp: glass diffuser, aluminium body, yellow arc handle, eight hours of battery light. Node is not a tech accessory — it's a home object that, incidentally, also charges your devices.
Loft doesn't ask permission to sit on your desk
Loft is the philosophical opposite: no mobility, pure stationary power. Sixty-five watts, four simultaneous outputs — two traditional sockets, two fast-charging USB-C ports — a curved silhouette, an ergonomically angled front panel, and a weighted silicone base that won't budge under cable pressure. The 1.5-metre braided nylon cable even features an integrated cable clip. The four matte colourways — Charcoal, Clay, Forest and Mandarin — speak the language of warm materials, wood and ceramics. According to industry projections, the segment of premium tech accessories oriented toward home design will surpass $4.2 billion by 2028: Node and Loft arrive at exactly the right moment.
