Lighting

Frank Buchwald is a German designer who has created an inspiring series of lamps. The idea, he says, was developed over many years of dealing with mechanical artifacts of the industrial age.Read More

A wire screen prevents dangerous gases from exploding

A fine-mesh kitchen sieve with a candle inside simulates Humphry Davy's miner safety lamp. An explosive mixture of propane gas and air is blown in from the outside. If the mesh is fine enough, the fire will stop at the screen even as the explosive gas flows through it.Read More

French artist Michel de Broin built a massive disco ball that measures 23.5 foot in diameter and contains a whopping 1,000 individual mirrors. Then he attached the sphere to a 165-foot crane and suspended it in the Jardin du Luxembourg during the Nuit Blanche event in Paris.

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Fusing his background in engineering and innovative design, Moritz Waldemeyer's work with LEDs and lasers see him as the first port of call for designers and artists looking for concepts with a digital twist. When Wallpaper approached Waldemeyer to design a ‘Home Disco’, he responded with typical flair, producing this magical, awe-inspiring electro coffee-table.Read More

Perfect for any cuffed shirt, these light bulb cuff links make a bold, bright statement. Composed of durable stainless steel and accented with a solid acrylic light bulb, simply push the back button for a quick LED light bulb flash.Read More

Energy-Saving Product Uniquely Combines Brilliant LED Lighting and Wireless Ambient Sound

The LightSpeaker comes complete with a dimmable LED bulb and full-range speaker, and fits 5- and 6-inch recessed light fixtures with a standard Edison socket. The speaker uses a 20 watt high-performance, low-distortion digital amplifier to deliver energy efficient sound.Read More

Beautiful lamps and lamp shades made from exotic woods

The shades of these lamps are turned out of single pieces of varying woods from North Carolina, such as Southern Pine, Cherry and Maple. The wood of choice is the knot clusters in the Southern White Pine. The outer shape of the shade is turned first. After the outside shape is turned the wood is treated with two thick coats of epoxy.Read More

Commissioned by Eden Design, Belgian designer Bart Lens has designed a ceiling lamp named “XXX Lamp” that measures 13-foot in diameter and 5.25-feet high, and claims to be the largest lamp in production. Inspired by a Chinese lantern, the massive lamp looks like a flattened dome or hot-air balloon.Read More

Tiny semiconductor crystals could produce better colors for lighting and computer displays

The next big thing in solid-state lighting may be exceedingly tiny—the quantum dot. Researchers from around the world gathered at the Materials Research Society fall meeting in Boston last week to discuss the progress they're making in using quantum dots to enhance the color and efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).Read More

The Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi is covered in more than 5,000 LED fixtures

If you think your neighbor’s holiday lighting spectacle is an exercise in excess, wait till you see the world’s largest LED project, recently completed in Abu Dhabi.Read More