lamp

From Aladdin's magical one to the kerosene one you take up to the mountains for camping trips, lamps have always been an integral part of our society. Although they come in different types and sizes, they all serve to illuminate. In fact, you may be using a lamp to read this article right now.

Lamps and light fixtures are usually categorized by their light function, the lamp type, or how the fixture is installed. These three defining characteristics are used to sort every lamp from the canned lamp to the solar light.

When Thomas Edison first invented the light bulb, it suddenly opened up a world of possibilities for lamps. No longer did it have to be an oil lamp to illuminate a room. Pendant lights, street lights, floodlights, and strobe lights all began to appear in homes around the world.

Lamps can range from a gigantic chandelier (a la "The Phantom of the Opera") all the way down to a simple night light or lamps for kids. And everything (size, sort, and color) in between. Bloggers speaking about lamps can be found at sites like tiffanylampblog.

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• Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Darth Vader lamp, 3D-printed inchworm and a cheap invisibility cloak

  
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  Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. As scientists and renewable-energy developers continue to make advances in solar and wind technology, it’s becoming more apparent than ever that clean energy ...
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• Hyperion Spotlight: design lamp with some serious sic-fi attitude (must see)

  
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  When looking at the ‘Hyperion Spotlight’ by Dutch designer Paul Heijnen flashes of the Star Wars Imperial Army come to [...]
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• Satechi Touch USB LED Lamp lights up empty bottles

  
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  Whatever your tipple of choice is, from water and pop to whiskey and rum, they all come in bottles, though the aesthetic appeal of these bottles differs greatly depending on the brand. The Satechi Touch USB LED Lamp gives new life to these empty bottles by turning them into a base for a table lamp... Continue Reading ...
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• Bower Unveils Fun & Flexible Magnetic Polaris Light at BKLYN Designs

  
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  One of the unveils at  BKLYN Designs  that we’ve been looking forward to the most is Bower ‘s magnetic  Polaris lamp , and yesterday we were able to check it out in person. The lamp is made from pieces of scrap wood that have been cut and fit to form its geometric shape. Each lamp has been embedded with ...
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• Mario & Luigi Lego Lamps

  
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  I’m not sure if I’d be too keen with the bulbs that exposed, however a great idea for a weekend project. Via [ Sprite Stitch Pintrest ]
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• Cool Super Mario Pipe Lamp

  
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  Super Mario is the famous character from Nintendo portrayed as an Italian plumber who goes around a fantasy world trying to save Princess Peach. Here’s one lamp designed and dedicated to Super Mario with a pipe theme. The main pipe which houses the electrical parts is an old-looking pipe. On one end, instead of a ...
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• Pooping Chihuahua Turns Red. The Good Puppy Table Lamp Now Comes In Ferrari Red.

  
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  About 10 months ago I introduced you to the defecating dog lamps by UK artist Whathisname.   Now he has created a Ferrari red version of The Good Puppy Table Lamp, a pooping Chihuahua whose turd is actually the on/off switch. Step on the poo to turn the lamp on or off: The bow is now magnetic and you can take ...
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• Inside Michael Rosens world: Marxism, loss and school apple crumble.

  
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  Author, poet and broadcaster Michael Rosen talks to Angela Wintle about his writing routine, Marxism and the death of his son Eddie.        
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• Lamps That Power From Falling Sand

  
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  I like this concept inspired by the hourglass a lot, especially because it powers by sand. Although you have to flip the lamp to keep it working, it’s a great eco gadget with a slim shape that fits about anywhere in a home. The Hourglass Floor Lamp was created by Danielle Trofe and will be showcased at Wanted ...
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• MSDModern’s Firefly Pendant Will Add a Touch of Color to Any Space

  
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  MSDModern ’s  Firefly pendant is a contemporary take on the popular ombre trend. Skillfully blown by expert artists, the Firefly comes in a variety of colorful and unique shapes, including: flared and scalloped, slender and sleek, and tuliped. This lamp is sure to add a chic, colorful and artistic aesthetic to ...
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• Want LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) In Ubuntu 13.04?

  
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  Here’s the quickest way to get LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) installed and verified in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. It is a combination of these four that power more than half of the websites online. The L in LAMP stands for Linux and it’s the Linux operating ...
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• Seeking Experts For Lighting Projects

  
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  LED Lighting  We are looking for someone with a background in LED lighting and DLC certification to help get our supplier factory in China DLC certified…… more European Street Lighting Technology I am looking for European regional consulting companies in the field of Smart Street lighting (outside UK)to to ...
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• SUNSET lamp \ GREAT DESIGN

  
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  courtesy GREAT DESIGN GREAT DESIGN ’s first project is the lamp SUNSET , designed by Alban Le Henry , in a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered pieces. SUNSET is a semi-handmade lamp in resin and thermoformed methacrylate, belonging to a larger family of lightings that will be developed in various ...
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• The Cyclope Lamps

  
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  Here is an interesting table lamp you can consider having by your bedside, simply constructed yet functionally understandable. The Cyclope Lamp makes use of a single piece of material which practically serves as the main body of the table lamp itself. The material used is translucent and opaque, something credited to ...
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• Steven Haulenbeek’s Minimalist Apoc LED Lamp is Inspired by Traditional Craftsmanship

  
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  Steven Haulenbeek used simple materials and construction techniques to build this stripped down, efficient LED lamp. The humorously titled Apoc lamp “can be deconstructed and turned into a small kindling fire at a moments notice. Just large enough to cook a rat,” but also, more sincerely, draws on the long ...
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• Nir Meiri’s Marine Light is Made from Dried Seaweed

  
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  Read the rest of Nir Meiri’s Marine Light is Made from Dried Seaweed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "lighting design" , green decor , green interiors , green lamp , green lighting design , interior design , Marine Light , Milan Design Week , Milan Design Week 2013 , Nir ...
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• Vintage Industrial Brass Table Lamps

  
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  take a look at the Vintage Industrial Brass Table Lamps. do you think a LED or energy saving bulb will go with its aesthetic? no, it won’t and therefore, for a complete vintage industrial look, a super non-energy efficient filament has to be used, and not just any filament bulb, it has to be the Edison bulbs if ...
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• One+One Lamp by CreativeAffairs

  
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  One part trestle and one part table lamp, One+One aims to be greater than the some of its parts. Designed by Barcelona-based CreativeAffairs and debuted in Milan this year, the collection mixes two functional archetypes to create a new functional object. CreativeAffairs launched One+One at Ventura ...
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• Satechi USB LED Bottle Lamp

  
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  Now this is definitely something which is unique and out of the ordinary, a USB LED bottle lamp?! Yes sir, the folks over at Satechi have come up with the $24.99 Satechi USB LED Bottle Lamp which will help the environment in the long run, where users are able to recycle their empty bottles and convert them into a ...
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• The Elixir Fold

  
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  Elixir is a high-quality OLED desk lamp that can fold in three directions and be tucked down along the edge of a desk when not in use. A power outlet is conveniently positioned on its arm so that you can charge your phone or any other gadget using it. The design is space saving and effective. Moreover it is simplistic ...
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