I just got a press release on a new upcoming lamp from GE. This image was in the press release: Everybody, I think we just saw the results of a drunken lamp party in which compact fluorescent lamps and halogen lamps learned how to be sentient and mate, producing the above (and below) results: I [...]
Read More compact fluorescent lamp, GE, General Electric, HalogenIt's not like these things have disappeared, but do you have any of those halogen torchieres hanging out in your house? For some reason when I was single, I always had three or four of these things hanging out. The light is indirect, it creates a soft glow in your house, and they're usually fairly [...]
Read More cfl, conversion, fixture, Halogen, torchiereBrazilian designer Fernando Akasaka has released "Frankie," a big heavy table light that is in the shape of a skull that was apparently subject to some kind of superhuman mouth surgery. The thing is freaky: It's eleven pounds, it comes in several metal finishes, and it's also so pricey that you can only get a [...]
Read More Fernando Akasaka, Frankie, Halogen, LED, skull, table lampA few nights ago in my insomniac-writing-posts-late-into-the-night frame of mind, I discovered a collection by a company called ET2 on CSN Lighting's site – the collection is called "The Starburst Collection," and is a collection of pendant fixtures. The sources are small frame halogens, and the pendant configuration can be acquired in groups of 1, [...]
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