to boldly go where no lighting has gone before

alisha k. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:41:46 +0000

It seems like just the other day that we were talking about some seriously cool lighting, and already we’ve got a reason to dig the rare subject up again: the Star Ship chandelier. Yes, Star Ship. The name is important, see.

Gee, that design looks somehow familiar… and undeniably slick as a hanging light fixture. Definitely a lot cooler than a boring old ceiling fan (uh, except not literally).

Not that I’m insinuating anything here, but this sure looks like something that would have fit right into that summer movie with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. iTrek, was it? Star Gleam? I forget. But if you’re painting everything in your home white and adding a few touches of chrome, you might want to drop $189 on this space travel-approved chandelier.

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laluna fiber optic lamp looks like glowing spaghetti

technabob — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:35:32 +0000

How’d you like one of these organic glowing orbs hanging from your ceiling? The intricate Laluna chandelier uses brightly lit, intertwined strands of fiber optics to light up your room.

Designed by German artist Steffen Bauer for Crescent lighting, the Laluna fiber optic lamp connects to a bright halogen (which changes color with a turning color wheel) or color-changing LED light source which can be mounted in the ceiling or in another room. As a matter of fact, a single light source can be connected to up to a dozen of these otherworldly fixtures.

The chandeliers are available in two sizes 15.5-inches and 23.6-inches and prices range from about $1000 to $1200 USD including a single light 100W halogen source.

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to boldly go where no lighting has gone before

laluna fiber optic lamp looks like glowing spaghetti