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Ever wanted to grow your own lamp? Now you can, thanks to a brilliant collaboration between eco-designer Danielle Trofe and Ecovative. Recently launched on Kickstarter, the Grow-It-Yourself Lamp Kit lets you grow a beautiful...

This striking Take-Off lampshade allows people to make their own creative lighting designs. Fifti-Fifti uses a laser to create a fine pattern of perforated stitches in paper, which is easily attached to the lamp's frame....

The effervescent Bubble Chandelier truly lives up to its name with its globular shape and fun form. Designed by Shaun Kasperbauer, this finalist in our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition was inspired by – you...

Every year, tons of waste is borne out of packaging materials for most consumer goods, including designer furnishings and lighting fixtures that claim to be green products...

Inspired by the Brazilian idea of “Gambiarra” – reviving unwanted junk – Ghetto Picasso’s imaginative lamp design gives a forgotten, white rocking horse a luminous new life...

Utilizing neglected forks, Wendy W. Fok of We-Designs has produced the Forkalier lamp. Using everyday objects that are often overlooked or quickly discarded, the Forkalier takes a stab at reclaiming them from dusty drawers...

Trained in architecture, ceramics, and interior design, Daisuke Hiraiwa‘s talents clearly shine in his sculptural “A Cloudy Day” lampshade crafted from metallic scouring pads...

Dutch architect Anja Verdonk juxtaposes the oldest forms of printed text with high-tech lighting technology in her LED ‘Booklight” hanging lamps. Ranging from classic novels, to comic books and sheet music, Verdonk gives...

The gorgeous Rhapsody Chandelier glitters and glows like crystal, and has been inspired by sisters Reta and Vana Howell‘s determination to keep as much plastic out of our landfills as possible...

Designer Jurg Grassl has found a way to recycle our old magazines in an illuminating way. A finalist in our Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition, Grassl’s lamp is a simple construction that uses the pages of colorful...

Made from 256 pencils, Jennifer Huang’s Scribble Pendant Lamp is as quirky as it is stunning. A charming alternative to a regular lamp, Huang’s designs are a decorative adaptation of the everyday light fixture. Inspired...

Jerry Kott has made an art out of rejuvenating empty wine bottles with this enchanting series dubbed the Khrysalis and Kortex lamps. The light fixtures, which measure 17 inches in length, take on a stunning new finish...

Using simple materials like a fish bowl and plastic tubes, Andrea Carvajal’s “Fugu” is a stunning light fixture inspired by the Japanese for puffer fish (from which it also takes its name)...

The improper disposal of e-waste can be a serious detriment to the environment and the health of humans. So instead of trashing this broken blender, Minda Merinsky transformed it into a brand new lamp with a stellar retro...

Hoping to put use to the waste produced in her kitchen, Joan Lau collected all her used yakult bottles and began constructing these stunning honeycomb lamps...