The Time Keepers
Austrian artist Manfred Kielnhofer's light sculptures "Time Keepers" have landed in Berlin for the 2012 Festival of Lights. During the 12-night tour (October 10 – October 21, 2012), these five red hooded figures…
Marvelous Solar-Powered Light Show in Croatia
Greeting to the Sun, a public art installation by Croatian architect Nikola Bašić, comes to life at sunset in the beautiful coastal town of Zadar, Croatia. This circle of light is consisted of 300…
Golden Moon Shone In Hong Kong’s Victoria Park
Lee Kum Kee Lantern Wonderland is a highlight of the Hong Kong Mid-Autumn Festival (September 27 – october 2) organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). This year, the centrepiece of attraction…
Glowing Wave of Ceramic Yogurt Jars
'Milkywave', a fluid wave of light created by Aidia Studio is, without a doubt, a stunner at Beijing Design Week 2012. Located in the factory at Dashilar (September 28 – October 6), this installation is…
Gorgeous Tree of Light by Pink+Gruen
For those who visited the Fusion Festival near the Lake Muritz in Germany this summer, they were in for a treat as design duo Pink+Gruen created an unforgettable lighting experience for late-night visitors. Dubbed…
Tekio Bends to Your Every Whim
TekiŌ, the Japanese word for ‘adaptation’, is a flexible modular lighting system inspired by traditional Japanese paper ‘Cochin’ lantern. Designed by London-based Anthony Dickens, Tekio can adapt to any interior space. The frame inside each paper tube…
Glowing ‘Cloud’ Series by Tadao Shimizu
The 'Cloud' series by Tokyo-based designer Tadao Shimizu (清水忠男) is like something out of a dream. This series, designed for ABOVO in 2010, includes pendant and floor lamps, featuring 3D washi-paper shades. source:…
Denise Hachinger Reinterprets the Classic Chandelier
'Kronleuchter' lamp by German designer Denise M. Hachinger is "a reinterpretation of a classic chandelier". The chandelier can be open or close to accommodate various lighting situations. "Closed, the light is focused and…
Floating Interactive Balls by teamLab
Tokyo-based Visual design studio teamLab has created a unique interactive experience that allows a space to react to the audience action. "teamLab BALL" is a patent-pending interactive light ball that changes color when…
Light Wave by Studio Aisslinger
Created for Bombay Sapphire in 2006, the "Light Wave" by Studio Aisslinger is a lighting structure based on 50 x 50 cm modules that allows for various configurations of fluent wave-like shapes. Each…
Crystal Nereids by Javier Milara
Crystal Nereids, a gorgeous installation created for the oh!BCN event in Barcelona is an immersive audiovisual sculpture by Spanish visual artist Javier Milara. Inspired by something in the middle of the submarine caves…
White Rain by Takahiro Matsuo
White Rain, an interactive light installation by Tokyo-based artist Takahiro Matsuo brought down the rain inside Pola Museum Annex. With the help of LED bar lights and lighting software, the artist was…
Mutant Weeds by luzinterruptus
Spanish collective luzinterruptus address another environmental issue in Madrid with their latest installation Malas Hierbas Mutantes (Mutan Weeds). The City Council of Madrid allows more powerful lighting to be used for pharmacy signs, which transforms…
Feathery Paper Lighting by Iwashin
Striking paper lighting by South Korean design duo Bo Kyung Lee and Jang Hyun Shin of Iwashin. We can't get enough of it. Our only complaint is that there isn't more renditions of…
Spectacular Night-Time LED Snowboarding
This spectacular short film by fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton was shot on the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. Featuring Artec pro snowboarder William Hughes, the film captures Hughes flying down the slopes like…
Enchanting Sculptural Designs by Géraldine Gonzalez
Take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the enchanted world created by the sculptural works of French artist Géraldine Gonzalez. She plays with transparency and light by experimenting with different materials, such as crystals,…
Farming-Net Collection by nendo
Another elegant design from Japanese design label nendo. This collection of exquisite sculptural objects are made using heat-forming agricultural nets, which are stronger than organdy but more flexible than wire mesh. The flower vase and…
Gully Cover Light by Chuang Chihong
The Gully Cover Light designed by Chuang Chihong is a 2011 reddot design concept entry. The light can be switched on and off by moving the manhole cover. Chihong explains that "the design…
Chihuly Garden and Glass at Seattle Center
Japan Discover Massive Rare Earths in Pacific Seabed
Newly Developed Fluorescent Protein Reveals Internal Organs
The Incredible 'Comfort' Series by Lang & Baumann
Copper Lace by Lieve Jerger
Glass Teahouse by Tokujin Yoshioka
Saturation Will Result by Brian Dettmer
Strandbeesten, a Portrait of Theo Jansen
