This epic chandelier of the ages is designed by expert glass artisan Robert Kaindl.  And it should come with a warning: Do not stand directly underneath the chandelier unless you want to die.  But don’t you love the design?

[Via Design-Milk; Gizmodo]

The Nissyoku lamp is inspired by the solar eclipse.  It’s powered by hybrid capacitors that allow it to keep glowing without maintenence for up to ten years.  What makes this LED lamp so neat is that it can take on different shapes thanks to rotating panels fixed with magnets.  It’s designed to be either suspended from a ceiling or placed on a surface to illuminate a room.  It reminds me of the Sony Rolly.  Check out the gallery below for alternative shapes.

[Via igendesign; TheDesignBlog; Gizmodo]

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From TAK Studio comes the latest innovation in green roadways–the attractive Turbine Light.  Here’s how it works: These wind-powered lights line up highways and streets and illuminate when cars pass by them.  If enough energy is generated by the passing cars, the lights will shine the path to your destination.  Problem is, the keyword here is IF.  Would such implementation promote faster driving?  It would make sense for something like this to be installed in windy cities that already generate enough energy for illumination. For all the rest, what about solar powered lights, hm?

[Via Inhabitat; Gizmodo]

Particle, designed by artist Alex Posada, is a kinetic sculpture that “responds to its environment translating movements into color and sound.”  The sculpture is composed of a stand that’s mounted with several rings sprinkled in LED lights.  The lights rotate around a central axis when it senses nearby motion.  What’s so interesting is that “its movements cannot be predetermined” since its rotations occur randomly depending upon a passersby’s influence upon it.  A surround sound system is synchronized with the flashing LED lights.  Strange and bizzare, but I like it.  Additional images below and a video of it in action after the break.

[Via DesignBoom; Gizmodo]

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XXXLamp.  Designed by Bart Lens.

At 13-feet in diameter and 5.25-feet high, the XXXLamp is the largest ceiling lamp in production.  The giant lamp uses three light sources, but it can be ordered with RGB LEDs that allow you to remotely control the color it emits.  It’s inspired by a Chinese lantern.

The twelve-segment construction makes the connection with the lantern, but a pumpkin is perhaps the first association that comes to mind, while the suspension system recalls an upside-down hot-air balloon.

[Via KanyeBlog; Gizmodo; Deezen]

“Cache-Cache” designed by Victor Boeda.

…the light stays concealed behind a flexible material which can be closed or open in order to create the amount of illumination the user desires. It’s system is very similar to that of a zipper.

Oh, and cache-cache is French for “hidden.”

[Via Gizmodo; Freshome]

‘Ventura,’ designed by Leo Krol & Vincent de Rijk.

The pendant light is constructed out of two aluminium disks covered by a two-tone polyesther transparent diffuser in different colours.

[Via KanyeBlog]

Carbon 451 Lamp, by Marcus Tremonto.

“The complexity of curves and required thinness could not be duplicated in any other material while still maintaining its ability to support itself completely.”

[Via Gizmodo; Contemporist]

The Clutch Light by Scott Jarvie is made of hundreds of simple, striped, plastic drinking straws and is based on the structural characteristics of trees.  Neat!  Check out an additional shot after the break.

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