Tangle Globe Pendant Light by Tord Boontje, a new glass design for Artecnica that combines clear glass and etched metal.

A look into a day in the life of VJ Mar-K.os as he travels to Berlin and sets up for the 14-hour Time Warp event featuring his amazing light and projection.

Photographer Michael Taylor's Luminescence series where he photographs models wrapped in electroluminescent wire with a current passing through emitting light.

Design student Jemil Saka created 'Rob', a light-hearted eyeglass stand with a funny mustache that characterizes it, giving it the shape of a stylized face.

VIDEOPioneering cellist and composer Peter Gregson collaborates with designer Dean McNamee to create a beautiful music and light performance for The Hospital Club, London.

Structend Light, inspired in a concept of tends and shadows of inner light in the tends. A beautiful piece with nice colors by Cláudio Cigarro.

PBS documentary on light painters Aurora Crowley and Patrick Rochon in an upcoming episode of the new Off Book web series.

A new experience of light and color from the Architects of Air and their stunning Luminaria.

FEATUREDRobo Mimicry ~ Shawn Sims and Karl Willis at CMU turn a kinect into an eye for this large robotic arm allowing it to mimic his hand's motions in z-space creating beautiful light-writing. Imagine the possibilities?

Hiromi Takizawa is a glass artist from Japan currently living in the U.S. Her work is very ethereal. Use of light and glass within her installations often leave its viewers mesmerized.

Elegant simplicity and modularity embodied in Thomas Feichtner's LED, steel and crystal light fixture 'One Crystal Chandelier' for Austria's J. & L. Lobmeyr.

Lytro - Light Field Camera - Shoot now, focus later, the camera that captures the entire light field, it's pretty amazing and revolutionary.

The Skerry sailboat by Chesapeake Light Craft is a nimble mix of traditional British, Scandinavian, and American designs.

The Rotolight is the perfect accessory for your new DSLR. 48 LEDS that give you 50 watts of shadow free light.

Tonal Bench based on paper folding techniques uses CNC router to mimic a V pleat, creating subtle angles that when light hits - the tonal pattern is revealed. By Christopher Stuart.

The Bee Titanium Editions is a special edition series from theory11 based on the traditional designs. Utilizing metallic inks that radiate light in a subtle manner, and embossed lettering - the deck oozes quality.

The Palms House in Venice by Daly Genik Architects feels light and airy for a house covered in metal.

'ben Helder' series from Ben Werkt: handmade shoji lamps made from two red cedar frames fastened together with ricepaper. Tumbler switch in a red cedar housing and 7W Paulmann energy saving light bulb.

Imagine having to design a house, taking natural light where it would seem impossible, and drawing your inspiration from the irregular nature of pre-technological architecture. The Mateus brothers (Studio ARX) manage it with Casa Possanco.

VIDEOThe soccket is a soccer ball that captures energy with every kick. Fifteen minutes of play produces three hours of light.

Light Object 003 by Naama Hofman is made of Fluorescent lamp that attached to an acrylic basis. All the lamp components are integrated in the acrylic surface.

Beautiful light painting by Patrick Rochon.

With 91 of their Work Lamps, the Form Us With Love realized an interactive and literally precious installation.

The KAMMOK, a new light-weight camping hammock.

VIDEOInspired by the light trails left by cars in long exposure photographs, this new spot for Volkswagen Canada exhibits a 'painting' created by the headlights and tail lamps of the Jetta GLI as it streaks around a darkened parking lot.

Light painting with Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners.

BLACK SHEEP (white light) known for their 'Eco-Friendly' Icelandic Sheepskins, is now offering sustainably sourced Reindeer Hides!

Beautiful project in Belgium. A house playing on light.

VIDEOHeineken Light gets 'Occasionally Perfect' with this new ‘Open Your World’ campaign by Wieden+Kennedy New York.

The moon by Nosinger, a topographically-accurate LED light.

Chabel Abou Zeidan casts light on Wevelgem’s Manufacture Franco Belge through huge C-prints. At Mill42 Art Space in Belgium.

Paige Bradley created one of the most striking sculptures I've seen in recent times. Her masterpiece, entitled Expansion, is a beautiful woman seeking inner piece but fractured and bleeding with light.

Oppressive Light by Robert Walser from The Cloud Collective.

VIDEOEnjoy silence. Light Lines: a new site specific art installation by artists/architects Jay Atherton and Cy Keener. Nine mirrors set in the nearby landscape in order to direct sunlight into the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts.

Tango from Corbett Lighting is made from hand-crafted iron formed into a 30-inch cut-out orb that produces a striking display of warm light.

One of Hans Kotter's many cool light sculptures: a neon-infused ping pong table with blue oil IV.

Awesome basement renovation of a row home in Georgetown, DC. Really sleek interior with an efficient use of space. All you need in just one space! Not to mention the sweet custom light wall in the back.

A striking outdoor lighting design for a Scottish city underpass proves that high impact doesn’t have to mean high energy, as this large scale 170 LED lighting installation consumes the equivalent energy of 6 incandescent light bulbs.

VIDEOThe Arctic Light, another great film from Terje Sørgjerd. Filmed between 29th April and 10th May 2011 in the Arctic, on the archipelago Lofoten in Norway.

A new design of Adirondack. Hand made, folding, light weight, stackable, and beautiful by Cedar Crossing.

Chandelier 30 consists of 30 light bulbs. It was made for a friend's 30 year anniversary by A. Novikov.

FEATUREDKindle Heat Lamps ~ they look like gorgeous larger than life lamps for your outdoor areas, providing not only heat, but also light and even cocktail tables to cluster around. See how simple they are to assemble too!

FEATUREDThe Reflective Work by Lara Knutson ~ discovered at The Future Perfect during NY Design Week, a beautiful use of reflective glass fabric that is made from microscopic glass beads which magnify light 100 times combined with LEDs.

Palm is a self assembly lampshade consisting of 22 individual leaves that hook onto any pendant light fitting and simply link together. Available in 6 colours and 100% recyclable, Palm is also flat packed for efficient transport.

French artist, Alex Boil created these supernatural images with light installations. The series is called UFO and was created with Mathilde Oriol.

FEATUREDAn amazing breakfast in the beautiful Imperial No. Nine garden at the new Mondrian SoHo in NYC... the garden motif taken from entrance to bar is gorgeously fun ~ and so much glass and light!

Mistral Ceiling Fan by Moooi. A cool, bright idea-literally. Under the drum shade lies not just a light, but a functional fan. The light shines through a cut-glass diffuser for a prismatic effect.

Andrew Thomson's Buckminster Fuller tribute light- the geodesic campaign pendant!

FEATUREDA WHALE RODEO! and a black light lit aquarium of confiscated coral! It’s hard not to love the new campaign, Project Ocean at Selfridges. Check out the video of the rodeo in action too!

Google just unveiled a LED light bulb that can be controlled from any Android device!

Wafft is the name of these furnishings designed by the Japanese Tani and Matsumua using a plywood which is a hybrid between aluminum and beech wood. The stool is incredibly thin and light.

'Corner Light' by Peter Bristol for Established & Sons.

Lighting or ingenious sculpture ??? Nearco - by designer Karim Rashid - with a polyethylene roto-molded mirror finish, reflecting the halogen light source located in the ceiling....

Artist Graham Caldwell's work takes advantage of light and reflection to create these incredible sculptures.

Outdoor hanging light 'Pistillo' by Martinelli Luce.

Fonte Da Luz is a mixed use building in Porto, Portugal that is built around giant windows that fill the whole building with natural light.

FEATUREDFlylight by Design Drift, fascinating light sculpture that mimics a flock of birds and responds to the presence of people! The video really helps make sense of it...

bbass, an installation which combines projected light with graphic animation, architecture and sound. The Florian Licht installation here uses light and sound to transform architectural spaces.

Launching tomorrow at the Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan are these 'Trap Lights' which are the result of a collaboration between Eindhoven based designers Gionata Gatto and Mike Thompson.

The Bubble Chandelier by New York based Shaun Kasperbauer is a light fixture made up of reused soda bottles.

'Shark' pendant light by Swiss designer Francis Chabloz.

Torno Shelf and Ecran Lighting by by Inge Sempe will debut at Milan Design Week 2011.

Intermittent Light - the new series of paintings by artist Alison Jardine - explores light at the intersection between art and science.

'12:31' - A photo series of light paintings of the human body. The photographs were created using animated slices of an executed Texas inmate. They're both haunting and beautiful at the same time.

az&mut's Pot Cavalier can be installed simply, directly on your balcony railing. It is produced in France with 70% flax, which renders it light, frost-resistant and very stalwart.

'Areal' table and bench crafted from laser-cut metal panels, powder-coated in light blue, and shaped to resemble fields of crops when viewed from above. Broberg & Ridderstråle for Nola.

'Connection' is a responsive light installation by United Visual Artists, can be found at the Maple Leaf Square building in Toronto.

Light Organ, translates keyboard presses into light bulb illumination.

'Rhizome' hanging light by Matali Crasset for Spanish brand Arturo Alvarez.

Fusion Chef Hollow Balls ~ Balls align in an even layer to cover open water baths when the cover can’t be used, and reduce heat loss, evaporation (up to 90%), oxygen input, odors and light.

Incredible measuring rod for visualizing wifi networks by Timo Arnall, Jorn Knutsen and Einar Sven Martinussen.

Hood, a light slash sound absorbent panel by Form Us With Love for lighting company ateljé Lyktan.

Timeless 'Berker Serie 1930 Porzellan' porcelain rotary light-switch in black or white. Bauhaus designed and relaunched by Berker in collaboration with Rosenthal.

From award-winning young Australian designer Flynn Talbot at Helmrinderknech in Berlin, a brand new interactive light product called X&Y.

Black Sheep (white light) is a company that sells gorgeous eco-friendly Icelandic Sheepskins.

FEATUREDJun Ga Young’s ‘Whistling Sea’ at Kinectica Art Fair 2011 ~ check out the videos of this beautiful light installation in action

'3x3' Light Family by Chris Jackson from Northwards Design Studio.

Pendant Wired Lamp by Something From Us. The wire pendant lamp has a colored diffuser that not only softens the light but also the hard look of the lamp.

Stave Luminary's stunning pendant light fixtures handcrafted from reclaimed French oak wine barrels.

Alexander Lervik's Light Bar at Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Sabooh & Mitsu lamps inspired by oriental lanterns, the translucent porcelain shades give off a warm, indirect light. The golden decoration reflects and conducts from cable to bulb.

FEATUREDHighlight of the 2011 Kinetica Art Fair for me was Alex Posada’s ‘The Particle’ - a mesmerizing spectacle of light and sound, see the videos!

Tokyo based designer Shige Hasegawa has recently developed this delicate lantern style lamp. the Mori light, for Wakari.

'Fuego' bio-ethanol patio light by Holmback-Nordentoft for Stelton. Materials: Cast iron + glass.

The New Jelly Mould Light from Re-Found Objects in Northumberland.

Pendant glass light/ terrarium shown at the glass design studio of the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

FEATUREDNorthern Lighting's Evergreen Light designed by Vibeke Skar and Jens Praet... i peek at the making of as well as different colors. Love the pulley system for adjustable height!

'00.00.00' hanging light by Dutch designers Jos Kranen and Johannes Gille at Gallery S.Bensimon - Paris.

Designer Soo Kwon fused high-design with low-tech manufacturing to create the Licht. The result is a beautiful and simple light fixture that was produced at a relatively low cost.

'Circus' light by Thomas Rodriguez for Ligne Roset.

FEATUREDThe Standard Hotels x KAWS collaboration = limited edition set of light bulbs. Here's a close up look at the NY shop display, unboxing, and close ups of how stunning they look!

Light Forest by Tineke Beunders and Nathan Wierink currently on display at IMM Cologne's D3 show.

Paperwallet makes wallets from Tyvek, a tear-resistant paper-thin elastic fabric. The result are small, slim, durable, expandable and light wallets.

Australian designer Gregory Bonasera designed these beautiful ceramic light fixtures called Infiniti Pendant Downlight.

FEATUREDLuceplan Hope lamp up close ~ Fascinating to see the packaging and process of putting together this iconic light!

'Light Butterflies' by Chiara Lampugnani Design is an innovative project displayed in Paolo Sarpi Street and Canonica Street in Milan as part of the the Milan International Led Light Festival.

Nat Geo has an amazing pic of Lightning Captured by X-Ray Camera - Giant camera stops the action at one-sixth the speed of light.

DJ Light - a public sound and light installation that gives visitors the power to orchestrate a performance of light and sound across a large public space.

Shade by Simon Heijdens at the Art Institute Chicago uses natural light to cast shadows across a room with a special film across the windows.

An optical illusion skull in the snow by Skull-A-Day's Noah Scalin.

"La Manta" light by French designer Jacqueline Guillermain. Made of thermoformed and sandblasted glass.

Andrew Ooi is a self taught Toronto born artist. His intent is to ‘bring a new light to origami’ through its practical application to modern living spaces. Ooi is always looking for new and inventive ways to apply his unique origami.

Madrid by Mawa Design is a frosty looking pendant lamp. Over 200 unique glass-pieces break the light in various ways, the blue LEDs make it look like ice.

Usuhari Daiginjo cup - Inspired by the design of light bulbs, this paper-thin glass cup from Japan is light as air, and comes in a traditional kiri gift box.

LT 127 S light by Tamawa

Electric colors explode from black backgrounds in Maya Hayuk's psychedelic murals. Vivid abstracts mandala-like with their symmetries. 'Heavy Light' runs through December 22 at Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn.

This swimming pool by Hélio Oiticica & Neville D’Almeida will be open for MOCA LA visitors to try out (swimsuits available in the gift shop) on Dec. 12. Part pf “Suprasensorial,” a show in Latin American light and space art.

"Hadar" is a 3D light by French designer Cyril Afsa for Specimen Edition and Galerie BSL - Paris.

Light stencil long exposure animation by Pahnl.

Comprised of 50 ceiling-mounted, LED devices that emanate from a mechanical arm, pushing light through the custom-cut Swarovski crystal lens, Troika's installation at Design Miami is delicate, elegant and exquisite.

Pillars of light designed by Swedish artist Florian Kynman made of corte steel.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #7: Normann Copenhagen ~ gorgeous lamps to light up your life!

Misa Shin Gallery is a new Tokyo gallery, which opened this month with a massive cubic crystal and light installation by Chinese artists Ai Weiwei.

Bruce Munro's Light Shower installation at Salisbury Cathedral.

"800gr" bookshelf by french designer Dany Gilles is made of stackable cardboard cases. Light and modular.

Hikki is an alternative to hot tubs. A wood-fired bathtub made of seawater resistant aluminum. The heat-treated birch that can easily remove when you want to clean the tub. With its light weight and custom design is very easy to move.

The Absolut Barbarella bar was an installation invented for Absolut Vodka. This concept fitted the proposition of the brand and the event. This added up in ways of experience, branding and free publicity. The Absolut Barbarella bar is a round shaped bar made out of fiber glass. The different elements of the bar were originally used for a light tunnel, which makes the fiber structure suitable for live projections. during the HAKA festival Venour hosted a video real show with a 360 degrees round image over the bar with branded content. The results where multiple press coverages and exposure to 1000 visitors.

Design: Filip Jonker
Visuals by Venour.
Concept: Jochem van Berne

'Branch' modular floor lamp by Rich Brilliant Willing uses bent plywood arms and warm light filters through perforated brass shades. A variety of configurations are achievable.

Coca-Cola has created the largest interactive banner with 15 000 Coca-Cola Light bottles.

Mark Brown and Marc Cameron painted supercars with light bulbs. Presented the last set light graffiti photos.

'The Fastest Light in the World' is a series of luminous objects created by London designer Freddie Yauner.

Australian Designer Henry Pilcher has designed Block 2, a light encased in an 'icosahedron' (20 identical equilateral triangles) and crafted from mountain ash, spun metal (shades) and colour-matched custom aluminium brackets.

FARM Singapore created a sculptural light installation called The Tree at the National Museum of Singapore!

Newly launched blog called foTO (Focus on Torontonians) features a Toronto-based creative person once a month. They've started it off with graffiti artist Posterchild. Striking photography and light-hearted writing.

Hope Tree is a mesmerizing installation seen at this year's Tokyo Designers Week 2010 that combines paper and light within a 20 foot shipping container. By 24d-studio.

Fiskars' Cuts+More is more than a pair of scissors. It has a power notch for cutting light rope, wire cutter, twine cutter, pointed awl tip and bottle opener, separable, a built-in tape cutter and a ceramic scissors sharpener.

1 Mont Kiara mall in Malaysia by Sparch will feature ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
(ETFE) roofing that is permeable to natural light, reducing the building's reliance on electrical illumination.

Ralph Lauren takes ambient advertising to a new level with a 4D installment scheduled to happen later tonight at their London and NYC locations.

Paris Pâtisseries shares a collection of beautiful images highlighting translucency in pastries.

Light Reef is a coral-inspired light fixture by Tanja Soeter.

GE's Ecomagination photo project powered by Flickr enables people to submit their photos of wind, water or light in order to raise money for three charities that use wind, water, or light to help make a difference.

Light lining comes to the USA! With the help of some superb architectural mapping the Frank Gehry designed IAC in New York is transormed in to a feast of sight and sound.

Rotating light switch designs from Rafael Morgan that graphically represent energy waste using common positive/negative symbols.

Corvin Gate Public Light by Urban Landscape Group is part of Budapest's renewal plan.

Table built in 2 days for the Design Like You Give a Damn: Live celebration at the Armory in NYC. A collabraration between Architecture For Humanity, C-Lab, Design Compendium, One Pot, Limn Architects, and B.Light Design.

Davin Larkin created the light design Pinch and Splay floor lamps, widened cylindrical form casting light and shadows, built by hand.

The Glassbulb Light by OOOMS is a lamp shaped like a wineglass. This atmospheric lamp is the perfect lighting for those long romantic evenings accompanied by a nice Bordeaux. The LED’s inside will shine for over 30.000 hours.

Fowler Light Fixture by Greg Hatton, made from a canning jar and Bakelight fixture.

Heineken's very limited edition 16oz STR bottle ~ simple at first... toss it under a black light for the reveal!

Jim Campbell's "Scattered Light" installation turns Madison Square Park into an amplified version of a Lite-Brite, illustrating figures running through the park- Magical!

Howeler + Yoon Architecture created these floating orbs, which are enabled by RFID tags. When visitors sit on the orbs on the bank, corresponding orbs floating in Philadelphia's Schuylkill River light up.

Beautfiul short directed at Cube Creative during summer 2010 by Gobelins students Louis Thomas, Theo Guignard and Benjamin Moreau.

'Bird Alarm Clock' designed by &design. Made with resistant ABS plastic it can be used on a stand or on the wall. Available in light pink, light brown and light blue colors.

Interactive architecture! Ten light-based place-sensitive interventions that react to the user. Check 'em all out! Here's Chroma, a reactive facade system from MIT.