Tim Fishlock's What Watt? chandelier is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent lightbulb. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will have been phased out in favour of greener alternatives. What Watt? marks the passing of a beautiful design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago. Don't be fooled by the enormous amount of bulbs, the pie..
Young Designer Ka-Lai Chan, a 2009 graduate from the School of Arts in Utrecht, The Netherlands, has sent us photos of her ‘In de knoop’ lights. Ka-Lai says: The idea is brought up by designing a lamp with the basic materials of a bulb connector and an electric cable. This lamp has been created by using a single electric cable, the lamp shade itself is created by incorporating a combined crochet..
STYRENE_PAUL COCKSEDGE STUDIO : lampshade 70cm - 150cm diameter / sculptures height vary from 10cm to 60cm – polystyrene These pieces were inspired by the concept of growth as a process. By applying heat to polystyrene, the form changes and with it the properties of the material. The result is organic and unique sculptural forms with much greater strength. Year: 2003 Photos: Richard Brine
For this year’s DesCours, an annual AIA event held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Francis Bitonti and Brian Osborn collaborated to construct the 500 sqft robotic canopy ‘openHouse’. The illuminated canopy fills the upper portion of a small courtyard in the French Quarter. As participants fill the courtyard the space is transformed by a field of kinetic devices. DesCours 2009 (blog) from Francis Anth..
Belgian designer Bart Lens has designed a ceiling lamp for eden design which, at four metres wide, they claim is the largest lamp in production. The °XXXLamp measures 4m x 160m and is inspired by a Chinese lantern. Here’s some info from eden design: – °XXXL(amp) Perhaps symptomatic of an architect’s mindset, the lamps and objects are becoming increasingly ‘space defining’. The XXL-amp is essenti..
Last weekend saw the spectacular launch of the UK’s first Restaurant and Bar Awards dedicated exclusively to design. To celebrate the occasion, Dominic Harris of Cinimod Studio was commissioned to create an outdoor interactive lighting installation. Conceived as an exploded blank canvas, the huge "exploded globe of light" was suspended from the trees over London’s famed Hoxton Square and was int..
When mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he wanted to make New York the foremost eco city in the USA his announcement was met with a certain amount of incredulity. At first glance supplying the major energy needs of a city with a population of ten million by wind power sounds like a rather foolhardy dream. However, it shouldn't be forgotten that this is the United States, a place where the 'A..
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have created the Ogle pendant lamp for the Swedish lighting manufacturer, Atelje Lyktan. Ogle has the functionality of a spotlight combined with the elegance of a pendant lamp. from contemporist
