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SnapRays Guidelight

SnapRays Guidelight

A power outlet cover plate with a built-in LED nightlight. SnapRays has a light sensor that triggers the LEDs to turn on when it’s dark and switch off when it’s bright. It installs in seconds and doesn’t need wires or batteries.

Rechargeable Bottle Light

Rechargeable Bottle Light

Turn old bottles into lamps with Suck UK’s rechargeable light. The light is shaped like a stopper and even has a cork lid. It’s great for outdoor use but not as a dedicated lamp, because it lasts only 2.5 hours per charge.

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Lumini

Lumini

The Lumini is an affordable and compact LED bulb. With a diameter of just 42mm, it will fit in most lamps and sockets. It has a set of red, blue, green and white LEDs that can be controlled via Bluetooth and a companion mobile app.

SmartCharge LED Bulb

SmartCharge LED Bulb

A 5W LED bulb with a battery that keeps it alive for up to 4 hours in the event of a power outage. Unlike emergency lights, SmartCharge fits in standard light fixtures and can be toggled on or off from its wall switch even if there’s no power.

Puzzle Facade

Puzzle Facade

A 3D-printed Rubik’s cube’s moves were made to correspond with lights on the Ars Eelectronica Center using an Arduino processor and Bluetooth modem to relay information to special software and allow passersby to try and solve the puzzle.

DIY Luminous Bulb

DIY Luminous Bulb

Korea’s Hobby:Design posted a guide about making “light bulbs” that don’t need electricity to work. Make a mold from an actual light bulb, then use it to make replica bulbs out of a mixture of silicone and luminous pigment.

Philips Wake-Up Light

Philips Wake-Up Light

The Philips Wake-up Light is designed to wake you up gently. Its yellow light and alarm sound gradually increase starting from 30 min. before your preset time. You can customize the intensity of the light or use it as a bedside lamp.

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Starpath Glow in the Dark Coating

Starpath Glow in the Dark Coating

The Proteq Starpath is a spray-on coating for hard surfaces such as concrete and tarmac. It absorbs UV light during the day and emits a gentle glow at night. A cost-effective and beautiful alternative to conventional lighting.

Tent Finder Lamp

Tent Finder Lamp
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A handy remote-controlled lamp with 23 LEDs. You can switch it on from over 160ft. away. Great for finding your tent or caravan in the dark or in crowded areas. Unless of course everyone else has the same lamp too.

Nokero Solar LED Bulbs

Nokero Solar LED Bulbs

Nokero makes affordable and versatile solar-powered LED bulbs. The bulbs convert solar energy to power its LEDs. The rechargeable AA batteries can also be replaced with standard batteries when needed.

Cinematic Lightbox

Cinematic Lightbox
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Made by Australian design company Page Thirty Three, the Cinematic Lightbox is a lighting fixture that looks like a theater banner display. The box is made of plywood and comes with a set of interchangeable letters and symbols.

Firefly Pick

Firefly Pick

If you liked the SCLW, check out the Firefly Pick. It lights up whenever it strikes a guitar string or when your hand moves. Pair it with the NeckFX for a synchronized light show. You can watch demo videos of the pick on YouTube.

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Recycled Bike Part Chandeliers

Recycled Bike Part Chandeliers

If you’re near San Antonio, check out Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock’s Ballroom Luminoso, a series of six chandeliers made from custom structural steel, LEDs and recycled bicycle parts, installed in a cement underpass.

BlueBulb Bluetooth Bulb

BlueBulb Bluetooth Bulb

The BlueBulb is an LED bulb that you can control from an iOS device. No word on pricing yet, but since it uses Bluetooth instead of connecting over the Internet, it should be more affordable than the Philips Hue or the LIFX.

Mr. Boom & Little Ms. Dynamite

Mr. Boom & Little Ms. Dynamite

Explosive lamps designed by Docstone.  Mister Boom is a light switch shaped like a comically large and old-fashioned detonator, while Little Miss Dynamite is a small dial switch. Both connect to dynamite-shaped “light bombs.”

Spot

Spot

A lighting implement stripped down to its bare essentials, Spot consists only of a 10W LED light source, a diffuser and a handle. But this simple form also lets it be held like a lantern or a flashlight, hung or set on a surface.

LumiLor EL Coating

LumiLor EL Coating

Invented by Andy Zsinko, LumiLor can make practically any surface glow when an electric current is run through it. It’s sprayed on like normal paint and can be made to blink or even react to sound. More videos here.

MuzaMoto Turn Signals

MuzaMoto Turn Signals

Jonathan Ostojic invented this stylish yet practical alternative to motorcycle turn signals. Four 1.5W LEDs provide about 400 Lumens of light and 360 degree visibility. Comes in bar-end and bolt-on variants.

Classified Moto Lamps

Classified Moto Lamps
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Custom bike shop Classified Moto puts some of its surplus parts to good use by turning them into lamps. The parts come from 70s and 80s Japanese motorcycles and still bear dings and dents from use.

Philips Lumiblade Lighting

Philips Lumiblade Lighting

The Lumiblade is a modular diffuse light source that uses OLED panels. It’s bright but very thin and does not get uncomfortably warm, making it easy to integrate into various surfaces. More at Dezeen.

Atomic Lighting Tubes

Atomic Lighting Tubes

Designed by Malgorzata Ratajczak and Sebastian Szlabs of Emandes, Atomic Lighting Tubes are glowing tubes connected to PVC pipes. Its modular nature allows for an infinite number of layouts.

Piccolo LED Lamp

Piccolo LED Lamp

Designed by Mike Garner, the Piccolo lamp has a minimal look but is packed with features. It has a touch-sensitive switch and it’s dimmable, adjustable and can be powered via outlet or USB.

M Lamp

M Lamp

Juniper’s M Lamp is as useful as it is beautiful. It’s made from aluminum and steel and has a built-in rechargeable battery, so it’s equally at home outdoors as it is indoors.

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