Fiat Lux

Posted by Miss Cellania in Home & Garden on November 15, 2009 at 1:27 pm

Fiat Lux is a lamp with a switch that hovers underneath -no strings attached! The ball-shaped switch is magnetic, and rests on the lamp when not in use. When you approach the lamp, it turns itself on. Then you “hang” the switch underneath, where it levitates by magnetic force. Move the switch to turn the lamp off. Designed by Constance Guisset and Grégory Cid. Link -via Metafilter

 
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Carbon Fiber Lamp

Posted by John Farrier in Arts & Crafts, Home & Garden on November 11, 2009 at 12:27 pm


Photo: Marcus Tremonto

Designer Marcus Tremonto created a lamp made out of carbon fiber. He selected this material for the Carbon 451 Lamp because it is strong enough to support its own weight but thin enough to present the aesthetic qualities Tremonto wanted:

When asked by art gallery owner Patrick Brillet to design a piece out of Carbon Fiber, we decided to celebrate and utilize the best of the materials true physical properties, its strength and lightness. The complexity of curves and required thinness could not be duplicated in any other material while still maintaining its ability to support itself completely[...]

More pictures at the link.

Link via Gizmodo | Artist’s Website

 
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Edison The Grand Lamp, a Giant Table Lamp by Alex Bergman

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden on October 1, 2009 at 3:28 pm

No, that’s not a really tiny woman. Rather, it’s a gigantic lamp shaped like a regular ol’ table lamp. Designer Alex Bergman created this Edison the Grand lamp for Fatboy studio. The large size of the lamp (it stands about 3 feet) is accompanied by the large sticker price: more than $900!

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The Blood Lamp

Posted by Miss Cellania in Home & Garden on September 27, 2009 at 8:04 am

The Blood Lamp only works once, and you need to add of a drop of your blood to activate it! The idea is to stop and think about how badly you need light before you use it. Designer Mike Thompson created the lamp in order to draw attention to how much energy we waste. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend

 
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Hangman Light

Posted by Miss Cellania in Home & Garden on August 31, 2009 at 12:50 am

Designed by Ji-youn Kim, this hanging lamp can shed light in the darkness, but probably won’t make you feel any more secure. What a conversation piece! Link -via Coolest Gadgets

 
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Spray Paint Can Lamp

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Home & Garden on May 28, 2009 at 7:49 am

Your spray can empty after a hard night graffitying? Don’t toss the can! Remember the environment, and recycle it into something cool.

That’s what artist Jake Rankin of Portland, Oregon, does: he takes spent Krylon cans and turn it into a lamp. Best yet, the on/off switch is the paint nozzle.

(No words on whether you get the faint smell of fumes whenever you turn it on). Breeze Block Gallery has ‘em for $60: Link – via Coolbuzz

 
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ChromoSoma Lamp by Javier Alejandre

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Home & Garden, Video Clips on April 18, 2009 at 11:49 am

Madrid-based Industrial designer Javier Alejandre created a mix-and-match lamp unlike anything we’ve seen before. His lamp ChromoSoma takes inspiration from the genealogical tree, which lets the owner choose his or her own unique configuration. It’s easier just to watch the clip to see what it’s all about: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – Thanks Javier!

 
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Sophia Lamp by Baba Akcja

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts, Fashion, Home & Garden on February 5, 2009 at 10:55 pm

Baba Akcja’s Sophia Lamp (”2in1 – Lamp and Storage”) is a new way of storing earrings. The perforated lampshade lets you hang your earrings and decorate the lamp into a one-of-a-kind art project!

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Solar Blinds

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts, Gadget, Home & Garden, Science & Tech on February 3, 2009 at 12:57 am

Designed by Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim, the Solar Vertical Lamp takes a typical vertical blind and outfits it with special mini photovoltaic and LED pixels to create a new form of interior lighting.

By day the mini solar cells absorb energy from sunlight. However, at night "artfully placed lighting pixels (similar to those used on billboards) illuminate" to create a sustainable lighting system.

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X-Ray Lamps

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on February 1, 2009 at 1:17 am

Got an old X-ray film from a medical visit laying around your house gathering dust? 

You can make something fun out of it, just like what Sture Pallarp, Elin Hedlund and Emmelie Karlström of the Beckmans College of Design did.

They took X-ray films and turn them into beautiful lamps!

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Homemade Steampunk Lamps

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on January 28, 2009 at 8:28 pm

Here we have some stunning looking Steampunk lamps, made from a combination of new, recycled and found objects.

Some of the parts used, to create these 3 amazing looking clocks include parts from antique radios, barometers and even a faucet valve.

All the items by Curious Inventions of Dr. Roberts are superbly hand crafted in the Steampunk Style using new, recycled and found objects. The technology is reminiscent of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. These beautiful pieces of functional art will be a curious conversation piece in any home or office.

Link - via geeky-gadgets

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DIY Atari Lamp

Posted by Stacy in Arts & Crafts on January 24, 2009 at 11:19 am

There are instructions to create your own, but honestly… it looks pretty hard. Maybe it’s not if you have all of the right tools, though. Difficult to make or not, dude deserves props for ingenuity.

Link via Geekologie

 
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Moonlight Glowing Orb Light

Posted by Alex in Home & Garden, Pictures on January 1, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Moonlights are wonderful glowing orbs (or half-orbs) that give off a gentle glow of light, just like its namesake. They are made from polyethylene spheres 13 to 30 inches (33 to about 75 cm) in diameter and can be used indoors and outdoors (or even floating in a pool).

Moonlights aren’t cheap, though – an orb can set you back anywhere from $325 to $1000 – but unlike the Moon, they are guaranteed to illuminate even if the sky is cloudy: Link – via Fortune Small Business | More pics at DVICE – via musecrack

 
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Bizarre Gifts for the Weirdos in Your Life

Posted by Alex in Gadget, Home & Garden on December 15, 2008 at 2:32 am

If your loved ones don’t like nerdy gifts, maybe they’ll like these instead. Here’s an InventorSpot article on the 15 strange and bizarre gifts for the weirdos in your life.

Includes gems like this one, the Decapitated Teddy Bear Lamp: Link

 
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Chiquita Banana Chandelier

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Food & Drinks, Pictures on November 15, 2008 at 7:04 pm

Dutch artist Anneke Jacobs collected discarded Chiquita banana cartons and stitched them together into a fabulous chandelier with regular office staples: Link

 
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Dinosaur Lamps

Posted by Robert Birming in Home & Garden on August 12, 2008 at 5:24 am

The Brando website has just released a new product that allows you to build your own polypropylene dinosaur lamp using “simple pieces of puzzle”.

There are two models to choose from: Triceratops and T-Rex.

Link (Triceratops) | Link (T-Rex)

 
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