green lighting

Clever Fan Lamp is a Breath of Fresh Air for Your Decor

Clever Fan Lamp is a Breath of Fresh Air for Your Decor

We're big fans of this rather clever lime green lamp and we think you can see why. Conant Lighting, known for its ability to take defunct objects and transform them into extraordinary eco lighting,

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Fun Bamboo Desklamp by Green Tuna Design

Fun Bamboo Desklamp by Green Tuna Design

We love that this simple LED desk lamp by Green Tuna Design doesn't take itself too seriously, even though it's got some major green cred. Not only is it lasercut from 5mm sustainable bamboo wood and

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10 Tech Tips for a Green and Healthy Workplace

10 Tech Tips for a Green and Healthy Workplace

Looking to make your office even greener and healthier in 2011? It's been well documented that healthy, enjoyable workplaces make for happier and more productive employees -- so check out our ten tips on

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2011 Times Square Ball Shines Bright With 32,256 LEDs

2011 Times Square Ball Shines Bright With 32,256 LEDs

The iconic New Year's Eve Bal set to drop this year in Times Square was designed by none other than Waterford Crystal and Philips Lighting. The ball, which makes its annual 1 minute journey on New Year's

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Flexible Starlight Lamp Shines Bright With 126 LEDs

Flexible Starlight Lamp Shines Bright With 126 LEDs

Inspired by the night sky, designer Omri Barzeev created a stunning and flexible LED lamp. Grounded with a simple metal base, this beautiful lamp is adorned with 126 bright LEDs spread across a flexible,

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Philips New LED Bulbs Light Up the Night at Inhabitat’s Green Lighting Holiday Bash

Philips New LED Bulbs Light Up the Night at Inhabitat’s Green Lighting Holiday Bash

At 6:30 sharp the evening was already in full swing as guests promptly began flooding in through the showroom doors ready to celebrate. As delicious vegan hor'devours (courtesy of Blossom NYC) were

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Capello LED Lamp Creates a Delicate Dance of Light

Capello LED Lamp Creates a Delicate Dance of Light

If you want to infuse your living space with some dramatic light, then take a different approach to achieving ambience with one of these delicate yet striking LED lamps from Flos. Designed by Molo, the

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REMINDER: Inhabitat’s Holiday Bash is Tonight!

REMINDER: Inhabitat’s Holiday Bash is Tonight!

Our green holiday party is tonight! To ring in the holiday season, Inhabitat is teaming up with Philips and the Environment Showroom in New York TONIGHT, to kick off a festive evening of cocktails,

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Greenbuild 2010: The Best Eco Designs From Day 1

Greenbuild 2010: The Best Eco Designs From Day 1

This year's opening keynote speech was given by General Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State. He focused on how the definition of leadership does not differ if you are talking about leading in

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Bamboo and Paper Pendant Lamp Tells a “Story of Life”

Bamboo and Paper Pendant Lamp Tells a “Story of Life”

Victor Vetterlein recently unveiled a new pendant lamp that showcases biodegradable materials and eco-friendly construction techniques. Dubbed “Study of Life”, the lamp consists of two

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Gorgeous Lamps Fashioned from Discarded Kitchenware

Gorgeous Lamps Fashioned from Discarded Kitchenware

Gilles Eichenbaum has made an art out of recycling old kitchenware into incredible lighting. Giles is a true craftsman who repurposes everything from colanders to kettles to broken toasters to create

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Equo LED Desk Lamp Shines a Light on Energy-Efficient Design

Equo LED Desk Lamp Shines a Light on Energy-Efficient Design

Looking for a new desk lamp with beauty and brains? Well the Equo's got both. This modern lamp looks more like a sculpture than a light fixture with its super thin and light design. Plus it's counter

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Tribeca Recycled Pipe Chandelier Dripping with Crystals

Tribeca Recycled Pipe Chandelier Dripping with Crystals

The Tribeca Bar Chandelier is so extravagant, it's hard to fathom that it was fabricated using re-purposed pipes. Designed by Michael McHale Designs, the fixture features simple 28” linear construction

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San Diego to Unveil Nation’s Largest Wind-Powered LED Light Show

San Diego to Unveil Nation’s Largest Wind-Powered LED Light Show

Attention, residents of San Diego, California: keep an eye out for the launch of the largest interactive green energy lighting project in North America! The Port Commissioners and Caltrans just unveiled

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GE Unveils LED Bulb With Jet Engine Cooling Technology

GE Unveils LED Bulb With Jet Engine Cooling Technology

In another win for energy-efficient lighting, GE has just unveiled an experimental LED bulb that is part light fixture and part jet plane. Developed in collaboration with professors at the University of

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Coral Light is a Fun LED Fixture Inspired by the Sea

Coral Light is a Fun LED Fixture Inspired by the Sea

The Coral Light is an LED lamp inspired by the exquisite corals of the ocean. Imitating how natural coral reflects rays of light through the sea's surface, the Coral Light creates a visually mesmerizing

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Gorgeous Recycled Globe Chandelier Lights Up Our World

Gorgeous Recycled Globe Chandelier Lights Up Our World

This gorgeous glowing globe chandelier by Benoît Vieubled is totally rocking our world right now. Composed of 15 spinning spheres of Earth, the planetary constellation is made of repurposed desk globes

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LED Piano Light Strikes a Chord for Green Lighting

LED Piano Light Strikes a Chord for Green Lighting

Inspired by the player piano, this LED Piano Light allows users to tickle the “ivories” of the light as if they were playing a grand concert. Designed to take advantage of the LED light’s

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The Seagull Inspired LED Lamp Isn’t for the Birds

The Seagull Inspired LED Lamp Isn’t for the Birds

The Seagull Light is a LED table lamp that takes the form of a flying seagull and functions similarly too. With two knobs on the main body - the front one for adjusting brightness and the back for

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Stunning Chandelier Features Dandelion-Encased LEDs

Stunning Chandelier Features Dandelion-Encased LEDs

At one time or another, many of use can recall plucking a dandelion from the Earth and blowing its delicate florets to the wind with a wish in mind. Enchanted by this wonder-filled aesthetic and slight

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The Coral Reef Light is an Ocean Inspired LED Lamp

The Coral Reef Light is an Ocean Inspired LED Lamp

Two of the best ways to keep your energy bill low is to stick with LED bulbs and to only use as much light as you need - simple enough ideas, no? As obvious as these thoughts may be, these green gestures

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Liquid LED Lights Made From Recycled Plumbing Hardware

Liquid LED Lights Made From Recycled Plumbing Hardware

These beautiful light fixtures by Tanya Clarke are made from recycled pieces of plumbing hardware that have been retrofitted to spout a “drip” of glass illuminated by LED bulbs. Called Liquid

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Inanihab Lights Are Made from a Simple Sheet of Rice Paper

Inanihab Lights Are Made from a Simple Sheet of Rice Paper

Made from a simple square piece of Japanese rice paper, Inanihab's beautiful pendant light fixtures impart an Eastern sense of serenity and simplicity to any room. If you ever grow bored of the original

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Radiant Yhi Pendant Lamps Inspired by Aborigine Sun Goddess

Radiant Yhi Pendant Lamps Inspired by Aborigine Sun Goddess

These beautiful Yhi pendant lamps by Brian Steendyk benefit from a brilliant flat-pack design that saves on shipping costs while cutting down on carbon emissions. One of our favorite designs from the

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Luminaire Lamps Unite Traditional Glass Blowing and LED Lighting

Luminaire Lamps Unite Traditional Glass Blowing and LED Lighting

Passing through numerous exhibits at the London Design Festival this year, we found ourselves drawn to Justyna Piotrowicz’s beautiful Luminaire Lamps. Combining the old world technique of glass blowing

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Enlightening (and Savory!) Lamps Made of Salt

Enlightening (and Savory!) Lamps Made of Salt

We all know that salt is essential for cooking, but did you know that it can also be used to make home furnishings? We spotted these good-looking lamps at this year's London Design Festival and were

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The Best Green Designs From 100% Design London!

The Best Green Designs From 100% Design London!

These Salt Lamps by Roberto Tweraser of TweraserDesign made a nice impact in the space. Although very simple in design, these lampshades made from salt showcase an inspired new use for the natural

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Rubber Band Lamps by Orchard Studio

Rubber Band Lamps by Orchard Studio

Spotted at this year's London Design Festival amidst a flurry of other hot new home furnishings, these colorful lamps by Orchard Studio have a stretchy surprise - they're made with reclaimed rubber bands!

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Largest LED Change Out Yet Coming to a Chilis Near You

Largest LED Change Out Yet Coming to a Chilis Near You

We like to keep close tabs on the latest news in LED innovation, but in reality it doesn't really mean much unless the technology is used. That's why we were impressed when we heard that Brinker, the

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Regressive Bill Would Drop Ban on Incandescent Lightbulbs

Regressive Bill Would Drop Ban on Incandescent Lightbulbs

Hot on the heels of his infamous apology to BP earlier this summer during the congressional hearings into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas) has just offered a new

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