LED Spark Light Sculptures by Daniel Becker
We're big fans of atmospheric lighting (we rely on lamps in our living room and never use the overhead lights). So we're right on board with Daniel Becker's Spark system, a series of energy-efficie...
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DIY Lighting Inspiration from Studio Mesila
Studio Mesila is a Tel-Aviv based design collective that specializes in sustainable design and creative reuse of materials. Their lamps use buttons, ribbons, leather, woodscrap and clothespins to dr...
PUYL: Pump Your Light
Check out this cook green gadget: the PUYL is a combination bicycle pump and portable light. But the simply clever part is that the light’s battery is charged as you pump…...
Anthropologie Chandelier for Obama Daughters
Man Shops Globe
In the TV show Man Shops Globe, Anthropologie buyer Keith Johnson travels the world shopping for the store - dream job, anyone? In this week's episode he commissions a chandelier, which is later bou...
7 Ways to Use Rope Light
What's not to like about rope light? It's cheap, easy to install, and available in energy-efficient LED format. If you're looking for a way to light your kitchen cabinets, add some ambience to a bed...
The Upcycled Cluster Lamp, Part Deux
Domestic Construction's tea cup cluster lamp was a big hit last year across the blogosphere and among Etsy devotees. Now the design duo's come up with a new upcycled cluster lamp, this time using gorg...
Repurposed Light Fixtures As Terrariums
We attended a wedding over the weekend here (which we'll post about later this week). At the reception, each table had a terrarium as the centerpiece which added color and texture. We loved the id...
Roundup: Junk Chandeliers
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Winnie Lui's White Chandelier for Innermost is a trash-to-treasure exercise from the jewelry-turned-lighting designer, who has made 50 limited edition pieces in white and black. It's just one in a l...
Philips Offers New Bulb For $10 Million "L Prize"
The New York Times
Philips — the large Dutch electronics manufacturer — announced last week that it submitted the first entry for the L Prize, a contest run by the Department of Energy that plans to award ...
Lightbulbs: Shedding Light on the Power of Choice
I've heard many interior designers express disdain over the quality of light emitted from fluorescent light bulbs. However, incandescent bulbs will be phased out starting January 2010, unless someon...
Found Form by Enina Waelstham For Mormels Design
Dutch designer Enina Waelstham of Mormels Design has created a unique collection of lamps out of recycled paper that she's pasted over various found objects, like coffee cups. Once she has the right...
How To: Make LED Lights for Party Decoration
Our DIY wedding is getting closer, but the challenge of lighting remains. The dinner will be held on a gravel road, lined by olive trees, with the nearest power outlet a good 200 yards away. We've a...
Green Decor: Rewritable Chalkboard Lamps by John Beck
We thought we'd seen chalkboard everything: chalkboard walls, chalkboard doors, etc. But we'd never seen a chalkboard lamp until we spotted it at Green Depot a few months ago......
European Union Bans Incandescent Bulbs
The New York Times
As of today, the European Union has imposed restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs across Europe in its effort to lead the fight against global warming. Stores across Europe will no longer b...
Stoplight Pendant Lights
If you are a regular reader of our tech-head brother site, Unplggd, you may have seen these but we recently noticed them in a friend's home where they hung over her kitchen island. It was the unus...
Eco-Friendly Shoji Lantern from Viva Terra
We love this shoji lantern not only because it is serene and beautiful, but also because it is eco-friendly. This lantern features handcrafted mulberry paper with pressed orchid tree leaves stretch...
FUSAO Lamp by Ryan Barnacastle & Erin Gregg
Design Showcase 2009
Materials: Plastic Cutlery (Forks, Knives & Spoons) and Energy-Efficient Light Bulb Price Point: $250 "FUSAO [fyoo-sey-O] - the organic co-mingling of plastic cutlery = the FUSAO lamp. clear plasti...
Clutch Lamp by Scott Jarvie
Can we just say that we love love love stuff that is made from stuff that would otherwise be discarded? Especially when it's made into something that bears little resemblance to its former incarnat...
Repurposed Lighting by Ted Harris at Scout
One of Apartment Therapy's favorite shops, Scout, is featuring the work of Ted Harris in a month long event. It begins today, with an opening reception at 6pm. Chicago designer Ted Harris is known ...
Canvas: New Line from Ochre
Yesterday, I got a tour of the new line Canvas from Ochre owner Andrew Corrie. As a board member of Aid to Artisans, Andrew's interest in sustainable, quality furnishings and handcraft has formed a f...
Creative Reuse: Blender Turned Lamp
Electricity can be scary. Didn’t anyone see Shocker? But it turns out rewiring a lamp is easier than you might think. Plus it’s a great way to repurpose something you have around the house... ...
Reused Empty Inkjet Cartridges Lighting
Etsy seller boxlightbox couldn't bear tossing out the abundance of inkjet cartridges her workplace would go thru on a regular basis, so she began taking them with the motive of making something out ...
Solar Powered UV Onion Lamp
This new design by Shanghai design student Yun Li is a unique take on a solar powered lamp. The layered device absorbs solar power during the day, then gives it off when the device is separated in ...
How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern
We plan on using mason jars at our wedding as vases, but now we'll have something to do with them after we're done. We've blogged before about Alyssa Etting's porcelain mason jar lanterns, but these...
Etsy Find: KOZO3 Desk Lamp
Etsy store KOZO3 has created some pretty unique lamps consisting of raw galvanized iron parts, assembled completely by hand. The materials are left as authentic as possible and can include rust and ...
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