Nonesiste's Arsenio Lamp

Posted on July 24, 2007 Under Design

Italian designlab Nonesiste has been getting quite a bit of buzz for their V/a.g.r.a. Lamp, a wall-mounted lighting option that curls up when on and, uh, goes flaccid when turned off. I think it's nice too, but I have no…

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SystemX Ain't Your Everyday Fluorescent Lighting

Posted on July 20, 2007 Under Design

There's not much to love about standard office-issued fluorescent lighting. It makes your skin look sallow and your eyes tired, generally is pretty ugly and doesn't exactly set the sexiest mood for clandestine workplace hookups. Ross Lovegrove, it seems, has…

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je m'appelle moustache

Posted on July 12, 2007 Under Design

I'll save you the pain of reading the IM transcript in sadly broken French between Josh and myself earlier, and instead just show you the hotness that is Katrin Greiling's je m'appelle moustache lightbulb er, adornments. I can't decide if…

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Flamp

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Design

I hope I get this right, because the press release for this guy was entirely in Spanish and I only sort of understood what it was saying. On the other hand, it might not really matter either way -- because…

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Kozai Designs

Posted on June 6, 2007 Under Design

Some lighting merely accents the space it illuminates, but this incredible lamp deserves a whole room of its own. Handmade from hundreds of thin bamboo strips, it's just one of many pieces in the lighting and furniture line by Vancouver-based…

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Carlos Night Light

Posted on June 5, 2007 Under Design

If you ask me, this is exactly how every chihuahua on earth should be: still, silent and unable to nip at anyone with those yappy little jaws of theirs. Okay, that's a little excessive, but this night light by Walteria…

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ICFF: Lighting Trends

Posted on May 22, 2007 Under Design

If there's anything that I learned during the two days I spent at ICFF, it's that I'm a little too obsessed with lighting. Sure, lighting is one of the most important, yet often one of the most overlooked elements in…

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ICFF: Saturday Highlights

Posted on May 21, 2007 Under Design

You'll have to excuse the light posting for today, as I'm heading back to ICFF momentarily. Before I do, though, I wanted to share some of the highlights of my filled trip on Saturday. Josh had warned me there would…

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Dandelight

Posted on April 25, 2007 Under Design

One of the biggest trends we're seeing emerge after the Milan Furniture Fair last week is the mimicry of nature and the environment in all aspects of interior design. It seems with the more we learn about the fragility of…

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Monster Lamp: Dream Sequence

Posted on March 29, 2007 Under Design

Adriean Koleric, a refreshing designer out Alberta (and a long time favorite of Josh's) has teamed up with a selection of artists and given them free reign over his Monster Lamp. We're thrilled to report that the first featured artist…

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