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Nobody would refuse a trip around the world, but the premise is to have enough money and also a lightweight backpack. Otherwise, you’ll walk with a slow dragging motion…So why not replace the big torch with the FLEXI lightweight LED lights? As a collaborative work of Kyeore Kim, Jaesuk Han, Sungkuk Hong and Sena Joo, the flexible light is made out of a thin rectangular silicon pad, with a powerful but energy-efficient LED lights on the edge. It can be rolled up into different shapes, to serve as a directional light or a flashlight when needed. But in most conditions, the kids prefer to make it open like a sheet and use it as an ambient illumination. [Read the rest of this entry...]

We’ve no idea why the ‘Intersection Signalétique’ was primarily designed, acting as traffic lights, road decoration or billboards? But who would really care? I mean, the concept behind the project is quite fantastic! The system, as an experimental prototype, has already been installed on the intersection between two major streets in Montreal. Several projectors were placed on towers to project lights onto the roads, reminding the pedestrians to cross or stop in time. Though its functionality still remains to be proved, the system sounds especially practical to those passers who prefer to walk with their heads bent down. To help you pass the time easily while waiting for the green lights, some advertisements will also be shown on the street. [Read the rest of this entry...]

By installing LED lights inside the recyclable plastic pegs, designer Natalia Romanova has come up with a new kind of light equipment, the ‘Light Peg’. When getting charged on the tree for 30 minutes or so, these pegs could serve as book lights or shelf lights for 4-5hours. Or you can simply leave them on the tree, to create a unique and romantic decoration for your living rooms. [Read the rest of this entry...]

No doubt the development of technology has greatly changed our life, and we wouldn’t agree with that more after we’ve seen the continuous improvement of LED films. Dubbed LightForm, the world’s first flexible LED lighting film measure 254mm long and 12.7mm wide, with an average thickness of less than 1mm. Moreover, it could be easily cut into various shapes, according to your different needs—attaching them onto your car or even sew them onto your clothes. Available in red, amber, green and blue colors, the LED film is priced from $ 26.95 (no battery included) to $29.95 (a battery included). [Read the rest of this entry...]

Like most conventional lamps, the Airswitch1 here is still controlled by your hands, but in a totally different way. It could sense your hands, changing its light intensity when you raise your hand vertically and switching on/off if you move your hand horizontally above the lamp. Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although named as the “Saving Energy Multitap”, the strip actually won’t directly reduce your electricity cost, but helps you to develop a good habit of unplugging the unused gadgets from the strip so as to save the energy. It sucks up the energy wasted by the unplugged devices and uses it in a rational way—to power the touch-sensitive ambient lights on the wall. The main task of the ambient lights is to remind you to switch off those unplugged gadgets if you no longer use them. As for the ambient lights, they could also be turned on or off via simple tapping. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Solar-powered lamps are not that new to us, but the Saint Clair Lamp presented here still surprises us on account of its unique way to get charged. Just as you can see, the lamp needs to be affixed onto the window with the suction pads to obtain energy, since the photovoltaic cells are built at its base. When the dark night comes, the lamp can then be used as a hanging lamp to illuminate your room. Designed by Stéphane Maupin, the innovative lamp has won one of the five VIA project assistance grants this year. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Obviously the bulb that is equipped upside down has drawn everybody’s attention on the first sight. That’s quite distinctive, compared with conventional lamps. Even so, the part I love most is not that, but the adjustable design enabling the users to change the lamp into different shapes. Yups, the weird lamps also double as interesting toys. Just imagine how many kinds of animals the lamps could perform… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Grass Lamp is Marko Vuckovic’s creative design which comes with a container for soil, water, and of course grass. Made from light PVC plastic material, the huge lamp could be easily mounted on the wall to give your room a refreshing look. [Read the rest of this entry...]

An America-based lighting designer Marcus Tremonto, who drew his inspiration from science fictions and video games, has designed the ‘Lightbotz’ series for vinyl toy manufacturer Kidrobot. All handmade by using new technologies, these 7 inch tall Munny and Dunny dolls are integrated with various lights to create a cute and distinctive appearance.

Each of the limited edition characters comes in a unique customized box. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I give you a box of eggs, wishing it to brighten your day…

Thanks to Igor Pinigin, we now have one more way to ‘eat’ the eggs! Just for kidding, and do remember they;re inedible. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The ‘Drop Light’  is all about changing the light intensity in an interesting and simple way. Each bulb, containing a new advance LED, could be separated from the main body easily. Integrated with a base, these bulbs could also serve as a free standing lamp individually. All the lighting modules are charged via an electric line located within the main body. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Jordi Canudas, Less Lamp is quite unique: firstly, what you buy home is actually a sealed lampshade; secondly, no light will be released until you crack it with a specially designed hammer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I cannot think of a rational reason why I love these squeezable LED lights, but I just know clearly I do. Diana Lin’s d°light Bubbles are silicone LED lights that give out a ‘whoo’ sound when you squeeze them. Apart from decorating your stylish room, these lights also seem like a better way for you to spend a tiresome evening. Just squeeze, squeeze and squeeze! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Just look at the Wooden Bulb Lamp, it’s obviously another product meant for the most weird of your grocery lists. It features a complex ‘mask’ that is made out of laser cut wood with a burned edge. Apart from functioning as a ceiling lamp or floor lamp, the simple bulb would also spice up your stylish rooms. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Jar Lamp is the design of Noon Studio. Nothing is particular about the table lamp when not turned on. But the creative lamp will spice up any living room after you open the lid to switch it on.

The lids also double as switches to control the light intensity. [Read the rest of this entry...]

From Lifegoods Design, the dubbed ‘at-at walker’ is a wooden drawer with a built-in light dimmer. It appears to be absolutely nothing particular when the drawer is in ‘off’ mode. But the moment you pull out the drawer, bright light will then come out of that and illuminate your room. Claimed by Lifegoods Design, “The lamp is like a science fiction object but characterized by the warmth and the preciousness of the woodwork.”

The project is on show at imm cologne 2010. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hey, watch out! That soap is not for washing your hands, but for decorating your rooms. It is a portable Soap Light, coming with a charger base disguised as a soap dish. The creative home furnishing also features a touch interface, which allows you to switch the light on/off by touching the soap and change its brightness by rubbing the bar.

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That’s a ceiling light for real? Bravo! Including 108 LEDs and several fiber-optic cables, seemingly the lamp has created numerous shining stars in the room. You could also DIY a similar one with fishing lines and LEDs if you wouldn’t like to spend too much money on a lamp. [Read the rest of this entry...]

There’re seldom lamps drawing all the people, but I bet your lamp has that potential if you’re using the ‘Eclipse Light’ by Ronen Kadushin. It is a simple lamp made from a single flat piece of steel, which reflects light when turned on. And the best part about it is that the lamp allows you to create various light effects by bending it into different shapes. Next time you entertaining your friends, you should proudly show them the amazing lamp. [Read the rest of this entry...]

We’ve seen a lot of funny lamp concepts, but the Cosmonaut Lamp may be the least elegant one. It’s a lamp with a bulb on its head and looks like an astronaut ready to land on space. The wildest part about the lamp is that it uses fewer wires but mainly polymer clay instead. And inspired by the Cosmonaut Lamp, the designers may come up with more clay lamps that are shaped like a puppy, an E.T. or something else. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What is the best time for bookworms? It must be those cozy nights spent with their favorite books, in the company of their favorite lamps. So nothing could be better than the Shelf Light if you’re planning to send a bookworm a special gift, because they can read books whenever they’re sitting before the table lamp. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Since most of us prefer jumping rope to lose weight, why don’t we make use of the kinetic energy generated during that process? The Jumping Light is just a torchlight which is equipped within the skipping rope handle and powered by the electric energy converted from the power produced while you jump the rope. Though rather simple, that’s really a wonderful idea to recycle the energy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You think table lamps are too boring? So what about attacking your workmates with them during the break time? That sounds funny, right? Just look at the lightsaber-shaped lamp, they’re obviously a lamp that doubles a toy for play. Measuring 13.75 inches tall, the lamp could illuminate your whole desk when powered by the force via the USB. And when you feel like having fun with your buddies, just remove it from the base and you can then start another ‘Star War’. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Who will leave those ugly spiral-shaped energy-saving lamps directly in the air since they have had a hard time designing and fixing their houses? At least I won’t. But after you see the Pigtail Lamp showed here, you may change that opinion and would love to get some home. The designer tactfully associated the ESL’s spiral shape with the pigtail, and finally came up with these lovely lamps. It’s really attractive.

The only association between light and switch is that we use the switch to turn on/off the light. That’s totally right but Sungi Kim also believes that the switch itself could doubles a light. And that’s the main concept behind the innovative design ‘Push on the light’. It looks just like a simple switch for most of the time, but it will then work as a light when you push on the short end of it. Amazing! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Never rains but the umbrellas are always needed inside your room. They’re lamps. Designed by Marie-louise Gustafsson, the umbrella-shaped lamps are quite different from ordinary table or floor lamps, and you can either hang them in the air or set them on the floor. Bulb included. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wall lizards are born to live on the wall and so do wall lamps. That’s why these wall lamps here are shaped like wall lizards, with the lampshade as its big head, metal wires as its four legs and the tail. And there’s more! The lamp is also an eco-friendly product as its lampshade is made of cocoa leaves. Unbelievable! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Inspired by the dew that are shining on leaves and flowers in the early morning, the Dew Lamp absorbs sunlight and stores it in the light emitting fabric during the daytime while gives off soft light via those polished mirrors in the night, creating a romantic atmosphere. But again, the artificial product makes me feel that only those truly natural things are the best. Anyhow, we should still thank Yana Klimava for his wonderful work. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What will you do with your discarded laptops? Of course there’re numerous answers, and most people prefer to throw them away or give them to others. Pity that you haven’t noticed even the old laptops could still continue to serve you. An Apple fancier from German, for example, has rebuilt his old iBook into an attractive lighting as you can see from the pictures. Tough seemingly quite simple, that’s still so impressive a design! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Let there be no misunderstanding, so I would like to make a clarification first that these tea bags are not ordinary tea bags for making tea but actually an interesting sort of lamps. It still has something in common with traditional tea bags, that is, it won’t work unless you put it into a cup filled with water. Romantic? I think so, and maybe next time you drop into a restaurant, you will find they’re using these Glowing Tea Bags to take the place of candles.

Video after the jump.

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Who said that bulbs could only be shaped like pears? The designers didn’t agree with that at all, and they have tried to bring us around to their views by releasing the innovative set of bulbs. Puppies, flowers and bubbles, anything they believed interesting has been adopted to create an ornamental bulb. No need of lampshades and such bulbs are great enough to dress up your room. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Rice is a basic foodstuff for hundreds of millions people all around the world, especially the Asians. And during the dinning time, you’ll always find them hold a bowl of rice in their hands. For the Asians, a bowl of rice is not merely foodstuff to keep them alive but also a symbol of fulfillment that encourages them to work harder and harder.

Possibly inspired by that, Lo, Yu-Fen has designed the ‘Harvest’ light for Yii Collection. Shaped like a porcelain bowl with delicate patterns on its surface and tiny bits of light inside it, the decorative light is surely to bring a great change to your home. If possible, I’d like to get some home. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though I New Idea has introduced a collection of cool lamps already, the so-called ‘Icon’ lamp is definitely a lighting that will swipe all those away. At the first glance, you even couldn’t figure out where the light comes from since both the two halves of lamp don’t serve as a usual lamp at all. Curious about that? Buy it home and check out its secret then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It is a light that is shaped like a flower. More than that, its shape also changes as the light around it varies, just as those real flowers do. From dawn to night, the light will show you a complete process of how life starts and ends. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You need a lantern not merely because you want it to light up the dark room, but also because you would find some fun with it. An interesting, beautiful, but also practical product has been something that every designer hopes to attain, and certainly Charles Jones is amongst them. And he succeeded. The Kutch Lantern is a lighting device which could be turned on when you squeeze its body (which is squeezable of course) or spin the rotary dial at its base, and that’s totally different from other lanterns on the market. How do you like it? Let me know then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you’ve fed up with ordinary pendant lamps and need something special and interesting, you’re sure to love this lamp designed by Hyuh Jin Lee. The idea behind it is quite simple. Just place an OHP film (with certain pictures on it) below the lampshade, the same picture will correspondingly appear on the table surface. Though it’s quite easy an idea, this lamp is believed to bring more fun to your daily life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Since some lights like the floor lamps, chandeliers are designed in a big size with an intense and bright light, while others are designed to be small dots or power indicators with weak and limited light, there must have been certain reasons. So why, you may ask, is the item here designed for? Actually, I don’t know why, either. But believed by the designers, the ‘Light Recycler’ will enhance the light intensity of those tiny dots, making them serve as needed lighting systems and therefore save certain energy. Whether you appreciate or not, that’s really a creative idea which has greatly inspired us. [Read the rest of this entry...]

To show his respect to the inventor of the incandescent light bulbs, Thomas Edison, Roderik Vos named the lamp here as ‘Mr. Ed’. It is a lamp that comes with two books as its stands, and therefore looks quite different from usual ones. You’ve guessed right, the lamp is merely designed to act as a shelf light that helps you read clearly, rather than a table lamp that suits any conditions. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have you ever seen a lantern bigger than this? Measuring 12 feet wide and 63 inches deep, the Giant Chinese Lantern by Bart Lens is so huge that you can hardly associate it with the word “lantern” or “lamp”. And the point I love most is those paintings inside it (just as the picture below shows), as if the lamp is leading us into a more beautiful world. [Read the rest of this entry...]