'The inside light' project: The photography series was created by a group of upcoming artists who constructed giant light boxes to flash a reflection of a word that relates to their personal vision.

The headquarters for the 13 Parisian subway line by Atelier Phileas feature a light skin that reveals itself at night.

Creative Milk Glass LED Night Lamp

The Nabana no Sato theme park in Kuwana, Japan, has set up approximately 4.5 million flower-themed LEDs for the annual winter light show. The show is scheduled to run until 03/08/09.

The CIV (Concept Ice Vehicle) built as a manned scout rover for a trans-Antarctic expedition. It's a cross between an ultra-light and a snowmobile with a supercharged BMW 1150 engine that runs on biofuel.

Masahiro Minami's Glory light.

Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim's Solar Vertical Lamp is envisioned as being integrated into window blinds that are powered by solar energy during daylight hours, which can then be used to light a room at night.

a series of fashion shot session by EAT, experimental work using lighting installation, combined with overhead projector.

Light Play, an urban art installation for Luminato 2008, Toronto’s annual Festival of Arts and Creativity, played on the concept of a 1950’s dance hall.

The SOLO pendant light is a re-mix of the classic microphone as light fixture

Some fixation for ultralight points in the images and perfect control of light. Love it.

Beautiful light fixture installations at Designers' Saturday in Langenthal, Switzerland. 'Underwater World' was designed by Aqua Creations and installed in the Création Baumann textile factory.

Giorgio Biscaro's Kappu lamp has an interchangeable polypropylene lens that allows you to mix and match the finish and color of your lamp.

French society "Brochier Technologies" develops optical fibre weaving solutions for light applications. It looks like textile with patterns of light !

Pipe Light is an installation on an abandoned house in São Paulo, Brazil by French-Brazilian architects Triptyque.

Love Joonhuyn Kim's take on the light bulb - the Flat Bulb is 1/3 the size of a regular bulb. [Editor's Note: their site seems to be over their bandwidth limit!!!]

Wiebenson & Dorman Architects bring an old pseudo-colonial house back to life, thanks to the use of natural light and minimal materials.

The Children’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation by Sou Fujimoto reminds me of Le Corbusier words on architecture as "the masterly, correct and magnificent play of volumes under the light".

Till Schweizer designed this Welcome Center for the JinHua Architecture Park in China. I love the latticed exterior that provides a filter for light, air and privacy, as well as a texture against the natural surroundings.

The 108 LED’s look magical and even if the Holiday Season approaches, you can keep this stunning Brindilles ceiling light by François Azambourg for Ligne Roset all year long.

3D cube 1.50x1.50 meter - string art style. glowing under ultra-violet light. kabriha decoration

Ken Imhoff's Hand-Made Lamborghini Built In Basement Finally Sees Light Of Day

Ushida Findlay's stunning Park Houses incorporate sustainable elements such as solar power, extensive use of natural light, and locally-sourced materials, but their defining element is certainly the undulating green roof that links five homes into a single family.

Russian based ONY designed the packaging for Comtech's light bulbs.

schindlersalmerón's light and stackable aluminium stool is assembled from three identical aluminium sheets that stabilize each other through spatial folding.

Stainless Steel Candelabra by David Mellor

Modulorbeat designed Kubik, an outdoor club in Berlin, made from translucent containers that light up in response to the club's music.

Charles Kalpakian's Dog book stands/light fixtures. The dog's tail/handle becomes the cord that switches the fixture on when you pull it out - cute detail.

Oloom's Oloomette light fixture.

Camilla Diedrich's Nature Ray Charles Wallpaper series is a luminescent wallpaper. I wish it was clearer as to what the light source is - maybe fiber optics? Regardless, it's beautiful!

Whether its for your Quaaludes, Uppers, Downers, Prozac, or Dolls ~ Jonathan Adler has you covered to upgrade your pill bottle collection into some stoneware canisters (also in brown + light blue)

Can't you just see this "Keep Calm" light flashing wildly while complete and utter chaos ensues?

Yoav Kotik's work with bottle caps has focused on jewelry, but he currently has an exhibition at Periscope Gallery in Tel Aviv showcasing bottle caps transformed into sculpture and home decor products. My favorite is the bottle cap light shade.

The UK-based, Freshwest, showed this table at Tent London. Pool Table is made from 50mm acrylic with miniature diving board, reflected and refracted light in such a way that it resembled the depth and hue of an actual swimming pool.

Light Blubs From Pieke Bergmans - Paris

Lia Halloran- Photography exhibition at the Fredric Snitzer in Miami. The Light that is captured in the photograph, is the patterns she creates when she is skateboarding. Simply beautiful!

grassland 'Pure' is a design object consisting of real dried grass grown on metal using only water & light to be hung like a painting on the wall. Over the months and years as exposed to light the color begins to change and form begins to wilt.

Gorgeous White light fixture by Winnie Lui for Innermost - "a chandelier in which objets trouvés meet bling and trash is made equal to treasure through the application of uniform colour."

Plug - a light fixture by Tomas Kral inspired by a wine cork.

A glass and light memorial for chilean women by oficina de arquitectura. Gorgeous photos by Cristobal Palma.

Moomoo architects designed the stylish interiors for the Rezydencja Night Club in Poland. I love how the light falls from the curtain-like interior skin that encloses the spaces.

Julien de Smedt designed the Twirl house for the Next-Gene 20 Project in Taiwan. The house is excavated into the landscape and brings light into the house by lifting up and creating 'tears' in the ground plane.

Photography and light graffiti from artist Vicki DaSilva.

Oooh the Asus Eee PC is getting an aesthetic update? Sleeker AND light as a feather? Tempting stuff... Here's a leaked image of the upcoming S101!

Hyun Jin Yoon and Eun Hak Lee created the Back Light Unit to allow you to carry a little mood lighting with you at all times. It fits in your wallet and is turned on by flipping the bulb portion into the upright position.

FEATUREDUp close with the IKEA Spoka rechargeable cordless sillicon ghosty lights where you squish its head to light it up ~ and surprisingly adorable packaging pouch!

A lamp with two functions - light and catch-all storage. LifeGoods Bedside Lamp.

Malacca Majestic: Intricately tiled floor and wooden shutters that filter natural light, creating dancing shadows. Crafted traditional wooden doors in calm peaceful shapes + colors, keep a sense of timelessness.

Designed by Fabric, "Perpetual Sunshine" uses a wall of glowing infared bulbs to imitate the exact temperatures and intensity of light from tropical locations around the world.

The Cluster table light is hand-blown in Brooklyn and measures 40cm in diameter. Designed by Lindsey Adelman.

amazing photography by luz maría vales explores the translucent properties of flowers and materials on her collection, light dialogues

Bruce Munro's Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England.

Light Art Performance.

Yelle in Santiago de Chile featured an astonishing light set. Very good show also, better than the San Francisco.

Fiona Winzar Architects turned a typical single fronted Victorian house into a generous, light-filled open plan, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in Australia.

These organic seraphin plugs are so ethereal.

SOM Architects recently completed construction on their incredible Oakland Cathedral! The stunning structure makes beautiful use of glass, fly ash concrete, and fsc-certified wood, but most impressive is the incredible use of natural light.

Love the unconventional use of knitting in the Ray light by llot llov. Not only is the shade knitted, but the cable has a knitted cover, too.

UK based illustrator Adrian Johnson has an incredible, light-heated portfolio of illustrated characters. The agency BBH teamed up with him last year for a series of adorable animated tv commercials...

The Heart of Love river bridge system, a structure with an expressive light work that turns the bridge into a urban catwalk during nights.

Ford wishes GM a happy 100th with light-up message

The Plamp by moomoo architects. The lamp doesn't have a traditional bulb, using several dozen meters of light tubing as both the shade and the light source instead.

Beautiful Light Frame by Stephen Burks for auction at Philips de Pury & Company next week.

Philips Lumalive combines colourful dynamic light with textiles !

Morgan's Hotel in New York : french agency Trafik creates a dazzling ceiling composed of 4,000 lights allowing the guests to set designs and change the mood of the lobby.

Light Cage is a hanging light designed by Jocelyn Deris for La Corbeille. This new lamp exists in 2 sizes : diam 30 – height : 50 cm price 190 € / diam 50 – height 80 cm – price 345 €.

VIDEO(de)light: liquid light: a project that reinterprets the concept of light as we know it. The MA project of Cristina Ferraz at the Industrial Design Engineering department, Royal College of Art. Interesting Video!

The Monolito at the Foro Italico in Roma, a single block of Carrara marble 17.4 meters high, shines again in the sunset light after an endless restoration.

Love the Light Blubs by Pieke Bergmans - a series of unique, often site specific crystal lamps. Pieke has imagined a series of projects infected by the "Design Virus" which can be found on his website.

This is an old hairspray canister that has been meticulously worked into a filigree pattern candle holder.

Charlotte Skene-Catling converted an old dairy into a five bedroom home with a bathing pool. I like the way the wood exterior references traditional barns but allows a tremendous amount of light into the house.

Very nice lighting design work from designer Ricardo Garza Marcos. His Light cube gives an amazing geometric pattern of Light depending on the array the user chooses.

Amazing marquee text and light installations from UK artist Nathan Coley.

The Routa Light is an atmospheric mood light that gains its inspiration from the five stringed harp instrument, designed by Finish product designer Laurent Hongisto.

The BOH visitor center in Malaysia uses a steel structure to enclose a space full of natural light overlooking tea plantations. Amazing views, simple materials.

A flourescent tube light casing made by recording and graphing 1 second of the familiar buzzing sound the light makes. By Matthew Plummer-Fernandez.

Tom Dixon has released his 2008/2009 collection, including this Blow floor light in his signature copper.

David Ngo's Toumei sake carafe has an LED in the base that illuminates the remaining sake. As the carafe is emptied, the light becomes less diffuse.

Color Changing Mood Light by Shiu Yuk Yuen is a lighting based concept for color therapy. The light can range from dim to bright, creating a pleasant color tonal effect.

Takashi Sato's Tong lamp is influenced by kitchen tongs - a piece of bent aluminum sandwiches the light bulb enclosure.

Schemata Studio's Kurage fixture - a fiber optic light that creates a brighter or more dimming illumination by adjusting its curve.

Julien Breton photographs incredible "light calligraphy" images. I wish I knew more about his process, because it boggles my mind as to how he does it.

Remakes of Isamu Nogushi's original light sculptures are still stunning today.

Talking Towers, Interactive Video-Installation. Participants modulate particles with a light stick, which are projected on the Kranhaus Süd in Cologne. August 16-25 at "New Talents" Design Biennale.

Play, forward then pause or stop. Will these light do such action. “Boxes” light by MadreInSpain.

The Pollen light by TwoCreate - check out their website for other gorgeous products...

Litracon makes light transmitting concrete - I'm waiting for this to become a more common building material...

Leslie Ruckman's Breathing Light Tables respond to ambient sounds, getting shy when they are separated or it's noisy - but put them together and they can have heated conversations. collab w/ Amaury Poudray

Studio Klink's Villa Peet. What strikes me as unusual about the house is the blank facade, with almost no windows facing the street at all. Images of the interior spaces show it to be super light and transparent, with views to the garden from everywhere in the house.

The worlds largest traveling camera. Its a light-tight box with a lens on one side.

2x4 by sand_box is what it sounds like - a light made out of a 2x4.

"What slice of sun does your building have? What light enters your room?"
Experience a trip through the Kimbell Art Museum, and Louis Kahn's mastery of natural light.

Impressive tshirt design "Tief Fairies" by Frank Barbara... a skull in the light, and you can see the green fairies pulling at him in the dark (glow ink!)

Gonzalo Mardone's arch studio features a good light work on the interiors, with a minimalistic look. I wonder where the usual mess is that you see at an architect's office.

Roberto Cavalli designs 3 Coca Cola Light bottles for the Italian market.

An eco-friendly and innovative way to light outside and not spoil the sorrounding areas. By Jongoh Lee

Peter Thwaites conducts a symphony of light on the Prague skyline for Guinness... its a 40 story Guinness!

Custom aluminum skateboards in edgy cut out shapes - like this fish bone. They also light up with leds! So your ride is as stylish as you are.

The Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City. These light boxes were designed by Steven Holl.

Keep It Cartesian ~ has a great series of bent sheet metal outlet and light switch covers, adding a little more functionality to it... love them all!

Tivoli Concert Hall by 3XN, in Copenhagen, Denmark. A round building with a light skin.

With a diameter of 6 feet (185cm), the Ociu light from Zava certainly makes a statement.

Patricia Ready Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile. A joint work between Izquierdo Lehmann and Elton + Leniz Architects. Amazing light work on this concrete building.

Solar Tree, hi-tech-eco-friendly street light. A very nice mix of art and technology by Ross Lovegrove.

Art Politic is a group of artists who have come together in order to bring to light social and political issues that they have deemed important. Current issues with amazingly talented contributers!

"Solar Collector" is an interactive outdoor light sculpture, powered by solar energy and with a continually evolving light show programmed online by the public from anywhere in the world.

These amazing pictures are from British artist Alan Jaras who decided to experiment with plastic, lights and a camera without lens. And no, they are not digital manipulated!

Wow, I didn't know it gets foggy in Dubai. Cool pic from daveandmairi.

The Spork is a knife, spoon and fork combined in a single, one-piece utensil. Designed by Scandinavian designer Joachim Nordwall (for Light My Fire), the Spork is a simple elegant design that is practical and almost sexy.

The Turku Central Library designed by Finnish JKMM Architects looks like a Scandinavian library should look. Huge windows, light colors and materials typical to the area. But why the French, Pierre Paulin Orange Slice, chairs?

Living room has te be taken literally. The sound, light and temperature in the room make your wall come to life. Your room will never look the same.

Ooooh more like the one in #11675 ~ these two Nintendo/Star Wars Lightsaber DS Stli LIGHT UP! two for $16

Rhyme&Reason illuminated dress and scarf ... a new take on integrating light into clothing.

The Solarise lampshade of the London Skyline The sky is printed on a thermochromic layer that reacts to heat. Once you turn the lamp on, the shade gradually lets more light through giving the effect of the sun rising.Dimensions height 30cm, diameter 22cm

Light can be music....
Light can be weapon...
Light can be fun... ;-)

Massimiliano Fuksas designed the new Zenith Strasbourg in France, a giant music hall covered with a textile membrane, looks like a light sculpture during night

VIDEOThe weekend is here. A great video of a lot of beer tricks. Impressive...Coor's Light goes viral with their "Perfect Pour" from their wide mouth cans

Inspired by the japanese light-painting crew PIKAPIKA. Music and performance by: Sleeping Beauty

A new terminal at Shenzen Bao’an International Airport in China positioned as a gateway to China. Designed by architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, the terminal will have an incredible double skin canopy intended to let patterned natural light into the space.

ThrICE Cubes by Henry Bagshawe is an interactive table light that combines a decorative lighting effect with a unique cube shape. The cube shape light can be located on their face, edge or apex to create seperate lighting effect and user experience.

BMW: Gina Light, Body made out of cloth

The Contemporary Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind opened this Sunday. Interiors full of light and shaped corners.

Lighting concept by Billy May blurs the line between wall and light fixture.

Dear Edi Lamp designed by David Abad, It is a tribute to the father of modern illumination, Thomas Alva Edison. A simple design that just concentrated the light source, the results is pretty impressive.

Beautiful house by Portuguese Arquiprojecta. The house has huge windows that lets in light from both sides and gives the house a 360 view of the landscape.

Rectangle of Light, by Jun Igarashi Architects, is "an exercise in introversion", or, a light-filled cave.

Video showing cool ways the body can move.Made with different glow lighting off the blossoms and water.

This light came from the idea of folding a piece of paper. 2004 VINTA : Kohei Okamoto + Tomohiro Yamaguchi + Toshitaka Nakamura

Using planilum technology, these plates are the world’s first active light-emitting glass. Incorporated into shelves and tables, the technology provides beautiful, understated lighting for homes and offices.

BettyLou from mmckenna, produces a warm, bright, beautiful, and safe light - create an intimate candle-lit atmosphere by placing this cordless rechargeable lamp on your favorite wine glass, it shines for over 7 hours.

Opal is a portable ceramic light that can be used wirelessly in any room of the house. It can be sat on the table, held in the hand or suspended on the string provided. The translucent bone China shell emits a warm glow similar to that of a candle.

Curly-Sue is a distinctive and innovative desk lamp designed by Wendy Tytherleigh. The lamp has a collapsible and spiral shade which allows the user to achieve varying light levels without the use of a conventional dimmer switch.

"See your world in a new light." I really like these ads for Earth hour from the advertising agency Leo Burnett out of Sydney, Australia and art director Nils Eberhardt, simple yet very effective ads.

Also from Perch ~ this is Amy Adam's 2007 bird feeder design "Lunchbox" ~ also made with low-fire ceramic - and a sturdy nylon ribbon in light blue, brown, or orange.

Swedish Next House has a very nice line of modern, wooden, prefab houses ranging from 15 square meters to 188 square meters. All of the houses come with big windows allowing the light to flow through the house. And oh, most of the houses have awesome porches!

Milk Gone Bad is a series of 8 illustrated lamps by Bombo shaped like milk cartons. The light turns on to show the product’s real contents, a startling imaginary world of mold. In conjunction with AnAtomic factory.

FEATUREDMP Industries Berlin has some gorgeously tempting felt weaponry for those times you just need to... on i dunno, pretend you have a Glock 9mm with Tactical Light?

Hanyoung Lee's "virtual wall" traffic light concept.

David Trubridge's 'Spiral Islands' evoke the natural forms of New Zealand in light fixtures and seating - presented in Milan last week.

Japanese artist Machiko Shishido hand-carves her paper thin porcelain vases. Place a tea light inside for the most exquisite translucent effect.

The Die Line features some adorably bizarre match heads with faces on them... ready for you to light up.

Deformed neon tube light by Pernilla Jansson.

Astronomy picture of the day, simple website but often very impressive. This is the Cat's Eye Nebula, over half a light-year across. Picture of the day at 2008 March 22.

...string of solar powered, wind-lit LED lights. This innovative design for enchanting outdoor lighting from Yoshihiro Shimomura, taps into the sun’s energy to light up summer nights.