It was around a century or so ago that the street lamps in some of the major cities of the world were powered by biogas that was produced using cattle manure and now it seems that designers have turned their attention back to this very basic concept to provide the lighting of the future roads. [...]

British designer Thomas Mascall knows what it takes to save the environment and he also knows what it means to use plastic unnecessarily. He has designed a chic new torch that makes use of bamboo as its body or shell, instead of usual plastic.

The torch looks really well designed and the way you can actually [...]

We have been covering a number of great torches and lamps, but most have been quite common place and nothing out of the ordinary. The Gorillatorch pictured here is something that is not just out of the ordinary, but also particularly cool and interesting. The Gorillatorch is a LED light source which comes with wrappable [...]

Kan Kyung Lee has designed an interesting lamp which is called the Bonfire. The Bonfire gets you into the vacationing mood right from the beginning. However, this Bonfire does not need any logs or firewood and is practically smokeless. The Bonfire has three LED lights and they run on kinetic energy. All we need to [...]

If you were wondering how you could get all the planets’ names correct and what their positions are, you would not need to go to the science club or the planetarium anymore. Considering how bad you are at things like Mars and Jupiter, you may perhaps consider buying the Rotating Planets Ceiling Light. It comes [...]

Here is something for those who get bored easily. The LED Bath Light by designer Kai Chen looks cool, jazzes up your bathroom and doesn’t just light up your bathroom space but also helps you measure the temperature of your water before you step inside, and thus avoid scalding your skin. The LED Bath Light [...]

Sounds like a TV show right? I also assumed it to be one till I saw these beautiful reclaimed lamps called Beryl & Friends from WEmake. These refinished lamps were shown off at the latest London Design Festival in (re)design’s ‘Lighten up’ exhibition at 100% Design. These are made out of old, out of fashion [...]