Plumen's WattNott LED lightbulb has a lifespan of 25 years
Lighting brand Plumen has designed a set of LED Edison light bulbs that it claims have a lifespan of a quarter of a century. More
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Waarmakers' R16 light is made from its own cardboard packaging
Dutch design studio Waarmakers has used standard cardboard tubing to create a ceiling light that can be assembled from its own packaging (+ movie). More
Equalizer lamps by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio feature pastel-coloured glass shades
New York 2016: US atelier Ladies & Gentlemen Studio has designed a series of lighting pendants with glass spheres that change colour once the light is turned on (+ slideshow). More
BIG designs modular Alphabet of Light for Artemide
Milan 2016: Danish firm BIG has created a modular lighting system that can be rearranged to form different letters of a bespoke typeface. More
Vincent van Duysen designs concrete LED lamp for Flos
Milan 2016: Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has created a cast-concrete lamp as part of a range of designs for Italian brand Flos (+ slideshow). More
Mood Ring House by Silo AR+D glows with a rainbow of colours
American firm Silo AR+D has included multicoloured LEDs that are controlled by a smartphone on the exterior of this Arkansas home (+ slideshow). More
Levity lights by Studio Truly Truly feature flexible looped LEDs
Northmodern 2016: Dutch design firm Studio Truly Truly has created a collection of lamps featuring bendy LED lights arranged in loops (+ slideshow). More
HCWD launches white-concrete version of portable LED Brick lamp
New York-based HCWD Studio has released a white-concrete version of its cordless brick-shaped lamp, which is activated by movement rather than a switch (+ movie). More
SOM recasts old San Francisco movie house for new role as a nonprofit theatre
SOM's San Francisco office has transformed an abandoned cinema into a multipurpose performance and community venue for the American Conservatory Theater, a prominent arts organisation in the Bay Area (+ slideshow). More
Keyless Grasp bicycle lock uses fingerprint data to unlock
A biometric bike lock that opens using the owner's thumbprint has been launched on Kickstarter by a pair of Canadian engineers. More
Michael Anastassiades' Copycat lamp for Flos comprises a pair of balanced spheres
London designer Michael Anastassiades has continued his use of circular shapes and balanced elements in lighting designs to create a new lamp for Italian brand Flos. More
Onomo's "magic compass" uses LEDs to guide cyclists
London startup Onomo has launched a Kickstarter campaign to support the release of its Haize compass, which uses flashing and colour-changing lights to direct cyclists to their destination (+ slideshow). More
Japan's "toilet of the year" by Klein Dytham Architecture seems to offer no privacy
People appear to be dancing, jumping and skating behind the seemingly translucent facade of this public restroom, which has just been named Japanese Toilet of the Year (+ movie). More
Phototrope shirt by Pauline van Dongen includes LEDs to improve safety for night runners
Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has created an illuminated garment using LEDs and foil, designed to improve safety for runners on public roads and pathways. More
Renaud Defrancesco's LED lightbulbs are shaped like lampshades
ECAL graduate Renaud Defrancesco has designed a collection of LED bulbs that double as decorative pendant lights. More
OP-light by Bilge Nur Saltik creates luminous optical illusions
London Design Festival 2014: Turkish designer Bilge Nur Saltik has created a wall lamp from textured panels that rotates to form moving light patterns across its surface. More
LEDs finally able to create light of the quality designers expect says Arik Levy
LEDs are the light of the future now that the technology is finally advanced enough for it to be interesting to designers, according to industrial designer Arik Levy (+ slideshow). More
Samuel Wilkinson's Thirty lamp rotates at a constant angle
British designer Samuel Wilkinson has launched a LED light for Swedish brand Zero that can be rotated at an angle to the ceiling or wall (+ slideshow). More
Blow lamps by Theo Möller inflate like balloons
Milan 2014: these LED lamps by German graduate designer Theo Möller blow up like balloons to create inflatable lighting. More
Thanks for the Sun colour-changing lamps by Arnout Meijer
Cologne 2014: the colour temperature of this series of LED lamps by Rotterdam designer Arnout Meijer can be adjusted to create different moods throughout the day (+ movie). More