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Brasa makes a great-looking range of biofuel-powered fireplaces and lamps, including these slender tabletop lamps, which are hot, hot, hot. The portable, eco-friendly candle alternative adds energy efficient warmth and lighting to any setting, indoor or out. Try the sleek lamps on a side table, counter, ledge, coffee table – or out by the pool or patio. ...read more
Made from randomly configured silk cocoons, the White Space lamp by Thai manufacturer Ango emits an ethereal, diffuse light. The empty cocoons are gathered by silk farmers and attached to a hand-soldered wire matrix, offering a poetic juxtaposition of natural and manmade materials. Designed by Ango main main Angus Hutcheson. ...read more
Anzer Farms is a San Francisco-based design studio/workshop specializing in reclaimed wood objects and furniture. The company's Fragment Lights range have bases made from aesthetically-pleasing wood fragments gathered on the San Francisco shoreline. The 15 watt lights cast a candle-like glow that adds character and warmth to any setting. Each unit is one-of-kind, with a small globe bulb available......read more
Made in the USA of non-toxic materials, the exquisite Bella Lamp from Brooklyn's ALS Designs is good for your health — and the environment's. Made from bamboo and finished with tung oil — 100% natural, formaldehyde-free, and zero-VOC — the three-legged floor lamp is topped by a drum lamp shade made from recycled kraft paper. A 3-way brass lamp socket allows you to increase or dim......read more
LED lighting just keeps getting better. Case in point: the beautifully-designed Solo Anywhere, which emits a warm white light that's crisper and easier on the eyes than tradtional filament/incandescent light. Drawing off LiAO's iconic Solo LED lamp design, the Solo Anywhere's rechargable lithium-ion battery delivers full portability. Includes full range dimmer and 24VDC power adapter....read more
As you've probably noticed, we love it when people find interesting new uses for old materials. This is one of the better projects in that realm. Kozo Lamps are made from original plumbing parts sourced from around the world. The materials are left raw, and the unfinished look gives Kozo Lamps an industrial quality that would fit nicely in a downtown loft. The faucet light switch, developed by......read more
Angus Hutcheson's exquisite Chrysalis Sky floor lamp is as elegant as sustainable design gets. Conceived as a surreal glowing orb for the living room, the lamp's diffuser is made from randomly configured silk cocoons, each attached to a hand-soldered wire matrix. Produced by Hutcheson's lighting Argo brand, the lamp continues with the brand's design narrative of fusing nature......read more
A solar powered pole lamp with 3 petals placed at varying heights to form a tree-like canopy. Solar cells are positioned on the top of each petal beneath a clear high-impact acrylic lens. Warm-light LEDs are mounted on the underside onto a highly reflective luminaire behind a translucent acrylic lens. Each unit consumes between 25-50 watts of power. Contact sales@qnuru.com for purchase......read more
Around SHFT, the only thing we like more than saving energy is clever use of found materials. Relumine, a lighting design project from Vienna designers Mischer'Traxler, features both in spades, so we're pretty lit up about it. Each Relumine is made from two discarded lamps, which are refinished then fitted with a low-energy fluorescent bulb shared between the two. "The......read more
There aren't many things more ripe for parody than corporate eco claims. Just have a look at a disposable Starbucks cup, where you'll find a statement that it's "Made with 10% post-consumer recycled fibre." Wow, congratulations. Hurray for saving the earth. Graphic designer and cartoonist Tobias "Lunchbreath" dishes up some hilarious parodies of eco claims,......read more
