In searching for biofriendly white surfaces, I found a nice blog post from quite awhile ago that surveys bio-friendly paint options. Since the article is already 14 years old, I will repost below for posterity: Make Safe, Natural Paint Natural … Continue reading natural, safe paints
Via Designboom is this beautiful art installation by Ling-Li Tseng and Serendipity Studio for the Taiwan lantern festival. I include this design on Lucept because it so elegantly showcases the dual revolutions of LED flex strips and high-efficacy LEDs. Let’s … Continue reading the search of the glow
I was in the cool Local Goods Market store in De Hallen in Amsterdam this weekend and saw this amazingly simple fixture by local Amsterdam design shop Waarmakers (who I posted about previously here). Talk about circular economy design at its finest!!! Why are … Continue reading waarmakers cardboard LED lamp
A crazy, totally sci-fi, yet very real Kickstarter project that is looking to splice bio-luminescence genes into plants to create glowing plants. This is great research: Radical, visionary, and a completely different way of thinking about how we live. It is … Continue reading glowing plants
Via Gizmodo, a cool little design company called Emerging Objects that is exploring alternative natural materials such as wood pulp, clay, and salt for use in 3D printing technologies. Continue reading emerging objects
Light + Building has a special area showcasing recent graduates hoping to launch their own product design firms. Three in particular caught my eye. Daniel Becker Design Studio from Berlin was again showing a gorgeous modular lighting system called “Sparks”. … Continue reading l+b: young designers showcase
At Light+Building I had a chance to talk with Angus Hutcheson, the Chief Designer/Founder of Ango, which I had previously written about last year. Angus was a most gracious host and clearly takes great pride in his creations. One can … Continue reading l+b: Ango
