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laluna fiber optic lamp looks like glowing spaghetti

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Laluna Fiber Optic Lamp

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…

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June 29th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

glofab: fiber optic lights that don’t suck

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GloFab Fiber Optic Lighting

When I think of fiber optic lighting, all that comes to mind are those awful 1970s starburst lamps. So I was so thrilled when I came across these beautiful organic designs which use the same basic lighting technology that begat such ugliness in the first place…

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January 25th, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

see through clock projects the time

filed under: design | timepieces

Projector Clock by I.D.E.A.

Here’s another cool clock design from Japan’s I.D.E.A. International. This one lets you project a functional analog clock face onto any wall.

The projection clock is housed in a see-through acrylic shell which shows off the unique optics and mechanical components that generate the clock image…

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April 23rd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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