http://inhabitat.com/the-bright-idea-light-bulb-shade/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/the-bright-idea-light-bulb-shade/comment-page-1/#comment-108972 Keter Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:28:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/22/the-bright-idea-light-bulb-shade/#comment-108972 No covering, no matter how lovely, will make me use CFLs. They give me a piercing eye-headache. If I can't get incandescent, I guess I'll have to go back to candles and oil lamps.. I'm angry about this, BTW. No covering, no matter how lovely, will make me use CFLs. They give me a piercing eye-headache. If I can’t get incandescent, I guess I’ll have to go back to candles and oil lamps.. I’m angry about this, BTW.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-bright-idea-light-bulb-shade/comment-page-1/#comment-108611 fredMM Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:18:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/22/the-bright-idea-light-bulb-shade/#comment-108611 Nice lamp, but CFLs have a long way to go before they are acceptable to me. LEDs hold more promise for producing good quality light without the complexity or use of mercury. The harshness of CFLs is easily understood when you see a spectral analysis of the light they emit. A few lonely spikes of different colors, rather than a nice full spectrum. If wattage is the issue, I\'d rather make do with a 5W incandescent just to get the warmth of color. Never mind the \"hum\" and the way they flicker when they\'re about to go out. Put them in your dining room and you\'ll lose your appetite with the way the food looks. Nice lamp, but CFLs have a long way to go before they are acceptable to me. LEDs hold more promise for producing good quality light without the complexity or use of mercury. The harshness of CFLs is easily understood when you see a spectral analysis of the light they emit. A few lonely spikes of different colors, rather than a nice full spectrum. If wattage is the issue, I\’d rather make do with a 5W incandescent just to get the warmth of color. Never mind the \”hum\” and the way they flicker when they\’re about to go out. Put them in your dining room and you\’ll lose your appetite with the way the food looks.

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