Even from across the exhibit hall at ICFF 2015, they command attention: A row of funny looking things, some black and some white.  The shapes resemble the light bulb we know and love, but that’s where the similarities end: The Nanoleaf is a radical new bulb that combines a printed circuit board folded origami-style into a sturdy...

Customized lighting for your home can be expensive — very expensive.Enter Jason Krugman, light sculptor and artist, and designer Scott Leinweber, who have collaborated to create Splyt Light, an affordable and simple interactive lighting systems. With their modular pieces that take advantage of LED technology, you can create (and recreate) your own custom pieces for home or work spaces....

Clear and faceted, white and translucent, or dark and jagged – lighting designs by Mary Wallis have an edge in more ways than one.The Lindsey Adelman Studio of New York debuted several of Wallis’ new designs at ICFF 2015. In 2014 the Mary Wallis for Lindsey Adelman collection was released under Adelman’s guiding eye. She is...

The advent of the LED light bulb did not only lead to energy savings: It has freed designers from the constraints of more conventional light bulb shapes as well as the heat produced by those bulbs and by halogen models. With a wide horizon of new possibilities, designers are making great use of stick bulb designs...

Lu Murano chandeliers are famous worldwide, their magnificent designs being the result of never ending experiments and perfect balance between glass and light, a synchrony born from tradition but always inspired by innovation. The expression of excellence and innovation featured by these chandeliers brought them at the first addition of Maison & Objet Americas which...

Floor lamps, apart from being functional, are also often used as accent pieces meant to attract attention and to have an impact on the overall interior design of the space. Some stand out with their size and stature and other with their unusual and unique designs. If you’re looking for an out of the ordinary floor...

Although historians now agree that Thomas Edison didn’t actually invent the light bulb but rather just patented it, he remains an important figure that will forever be associated with the incandescent light bulb. Today, the light bulb is more than just a source of light inside our homes. It’s also an instrument of interior design....

The globe pendant is based on a design that, like most others, enjoyed lots of popularity decades ago. With time, the principle at its base remained the same but the design changed dramatically. Globe chandeliers and pendant lights can come in a variety of forms and its their simplicity, versatility and elegance that has made...