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Picture yourself lying on the beach, listening to the crashing waves, soaring seagulls and the squawks of far-off dolphins… Now you can bring a bit of that feeling inside your house, thanks to this new gizmo from Japan’s TakaraTomy.
The Healing Theater Umine projects watery blue and green moving images on your ceiling as it plays back digitally recorded sounds of the islands…
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July 26th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design
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This amazing work of artistry looks like your typical low-voltage desk lamp, except it’s been delicately placed inside a large glass shell.
Studio Italia Design’s dramatic Blow Table Lamp is really a sight to behold. The lighting fixture’s centerpiece is a small adjustable 12V lighting head encased inside a blown glass bubble…
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July 25th, 2007
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author: technabob
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This may look like some sort of funky 2-way speaker perched on a tall stand, but it’s actually a floor lamp.
The Lightspeaker Lamp from Sweden’s LYX Furniture and Light features a “tweeter” and “woofer” which reflect light instead of sound. There’s even a little “volume” knob which is actually a dimmer for the lamp…
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July 25th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design | just plain fun
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Light bulbs are made out of glass, so they shouldn’t melt unless you heat them to a couple of thousand degrees Farenheit. That is, unless you get one of these kooky lighting fixtures from Propaganda.
The lamp lets you fool people around you into thinking that your bulb is actually melting like a Good Humor bar on a hot Summer day…
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July 15th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design | just plain fun
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Designer Richard Lawson has created the oh-so-simple LED lights that clip on the top of an ordinary 9-volt battery.
Originally designed for a Mathmos-sponsored design competition, they’re now available for you to purchase for the first tim. Each little light starts out white, but glows in either blue or white when you turn it on…
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July 13th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design
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This innovative portable light provides a soft, warm glow wherever life takes you. When you’re ready to head outside, just grab it and go.
Vessel’s $249 Luau portable lamp works indoors or out, and provides illumination equivalent to a 50-watt light bulb. If you prefer some mood lighting, it’s also dimmable…
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July 4th, 2007
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author: technabob
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Bring the solar system into your living room with these floating lights from Japan’s TakaraTomy.
These Fuwarito lamps look like the earth and the moon, but are just simple helium-filled mylar balloons with an LED built into the bottom. Each light comes with a two cans of helium gas and weighted base to keep them from floating away…
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June 30th, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design
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A while back Philips showed off these gorgeous color-changing LED lighting fixtures as part of a media event…
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June 11th, 2007
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