From the same maker of this pendant light that we were totally nuts about around the same time last year, this sconce-style version is a natural evolution of the hazelnut-inspired collection.
Like its predecessor, it sports a handsome combination of strong ash wood, painted aluminum and Italian belt leather that both keeps the parts together and serves as an aesthetic accent. The marriage of natural materials with a stark white shade make it a modern yet organic element that will look right at home in a variety of interior types.
Minimalistic in style yet complex in shape, the Spider collection offers a diverse selection of spindly lighting solutions for every type of space. Varying between table, chandelier, floor, and wall-mounted units, each has in common thin, elongated arms that end in flat discs with a double-sided, diffused glow. Despite their stark aesthetic, they’re playfully large… even cartoon-like!
Anyone who has kids knows that you will need a nightlight at some point. Why not make it a cool nightlight? 3D Light FX has debuted some sweet new Star Wars wall lights that include some of the most iconic characters and items from the franchise.
One of the coolest is the Death Star that appears to have crashed through the wall. It has lots of little lights, green giant laser, and its mid-section is brightly lit. It looks really cool.
Other available options include C3-PO’s head with glowing eyes, R2-D2 with a glowing projector, Yoda, Boba Fett, and Vader’s head smashing through the wall – which looks really great when you combine it with the glowing red light saber.
I’d have to buy the Death Star and Vader they are awesome. Keep an eye out on Target to order yours.
I’ve pinched and slapped some butts in my time, but I’ve never made them glow like this thing. This ‘Slap It’ lamp will have you pinching it or slapping it to turn it on and off. This is clearly for folks who love interacting with butts.
Pinch on, slap off. That sounds like the old Karate Kid thing gone horribly wrong. I knew that Mister Miyagi could not be trusted.
Designed by artist Joseph Begley, this limited edition piece will set you back £700 (~$1165 USD), and can be had in a variety of colors.
If this lamp makes you happy, start saving your money. Pinch those pennies, so you can pinch ‘dat ass. Can a boob version be far behind?
While many of us fans of classic arcade games would love to have a whole roomful of old arcade cabinets, we don’t always have the space, the money, or the understanding significant other to allow for such dalliances. ArcadeLights has the next best thing.
Instead of filling up tons of space with a complete arcade cabinet, ArcadeLights takes original game marquees and mounts them into wall sconces. They come in a wide variety of designs, and are the perfect addition to your gameroom. Whether you’re looking for Pac-Man, Asteroids, Moon Patrol, or TRON, they’ve got you covered.
Prices range from about $85 up to $225(USD) depending on the rarity and cost of the particular marquee. Head on over to their Etsy shop now to check their current stock. Keep in mind that due to the age of these marquees, they’re not all in perfect condition, but that just adds to the arcade-y charm, IMHO.
And if you miss playing the classics, you can always load up some games on your arcade emulator while you admire your shiny new wall light.
Turn your home into a dungeon, a castle, an ancient pyramid or an olympic stadium with this cool wall sconce that looks like a torch. This is a perfect night light, because everyone knows that monsters fear torch light more than they fear light from modern light bulbs. And snakes. Snakes hate torches.
The torch light even flickers. The best part is that it doesn’t stay on the wall. It instantly switches from wall-mounted to hand-held, for impromptu adventures, since it runs on two AA batteries (not included). It even turns off automatically after 10 minutes to prevent battery drain.
Kids and adults will love this torch. So spelunk on over to ThinkGeek, where you can buy one for just $19.99(USD).
Looking for something classy to hang on the wall of your man-cave? Something that screams video game geek, but has a classy feel? Well, this Nintendo Controller LED Light Art may be just the thing.
Etsy artist TheDailyRobot experimented with a lot of laser engraving and LED lighting configurations before he was able to offer this amazing edge-lit laser-etched light piece. Ultimately, he laser etched a piece of clear acrylic and placed it behind another identical non-etched sheet to get the cool effect. It looks fantastic.
The NES controller glows a bright red, but he does have other colors available if you so desire. This light is only $75(USD) and would look great in any geekily decorated room.
At first, you might think what you’re looking at is just a cool illuminated wall sculpture. Well it is that, but it’s actually more. It’s actually a weather forecaster with a tangible user interface.
This interactive LED art was assembled by Instructables contributor and Parsons design student Adiel Fernandez. He built the wall unit using a set of three sconces found at CB2, rigged with a digitally-addressable LED scrip, cut into pieces that he placed into the sconces. His original concept was to simply rig the sconce with flickering LEDs to make them look like candles without the inconvenience of actual candles and flame, but ultimately ended up with a much more interactive pieces.
The wall sculpture is controlled by a small acrylic cube with icons on each side. Inside the cube is a gyroscope, accelerometer, XBee radio and lithium-polymer battery. Rotating the cube to face an icon upwards will switch the LEDs between 6 modes, described in the words of its creator as follows:
Power: “The cube is normally off to save power and will not recognize any commands or orientation. By having the power icon facing up and shaking the cube, the cube is now awake, will pulse the inner light that shines through the icons, and will recognize which side is facing up to allow other modes to be accessed. By spinning the cube while its on and the power side is up, a fun rainbow display is turned on and off.”
Flame: “When the cube is on and the flame side is facing up, the lights in the sconces will glow and flicker like real candle flames (a little difficult to see in the video). By rotating the cube clockwise, the number of candles lit are incremented and likewise, rotating it counter clockwise decreases the number of lights lit.”
High Temperature: “Having this side face up while the cube is on will display the high temperature of the day in red light. The lights will display the first digit of the temperature on the left side by lighting up the number of lights equivalent to that digit. The lights then pause then display the second digit of the temperature on the right side. For example, if the temp. is 47 degrees (like in the video), the lights will show 4 lights on the left, pause, then display 7 lights on the right.”
Low Temperature: “Similar to the low temp side, this side will show the low temperature of the day in a cool cyan hue.”
Precipitation (snow/rain): “This will display the percent chance of precipitation similar to how the other temperatures are displayed in blue. Its a little difficult to tell the difference between the cyan and blue in the video but easier in person.”
Travel (plane around the world): “For a bit of whimsy, I decided to make the bottom of the cube display the temperature of some fantasy destination set by the user in green light. In this case it’s set to Honolulu, Hawaii, hopefully making it easier to bare the cold winter with hopes of a future vacation.”
Here’s a look at the controller cube in action:
And here’s a brief demo of the wall as it lights up:
At this point, the temperature data is hard-coded into the system, but Adiel plans to get it wired up to an internet data source soon. There aren’t too many more details on the build available, but you can see what there is over on Instructables.
At first, you might think what you’re looking at is just a cool illuminated wall sculpture. Well it is that, but it’s actually more. It’s actually a weather forecaster with a tangible user interface.
This interactive LED art was assembled by Instructables contributor and Parsons design student Adiel Fernandez. He built the wall unit using a set of three sconces found at CB2, rigged with a digitally-addressable LED scrip, cut into pieces that he placed into the sconces. His original concept was to simply rig the sconce with flickering LEDs to make them look like candles without the inconvenience of actual candles and flame, but ultimately ended up with a much more interactive pieces.
The wall sculpture is controlled by a small acrylic cube with icons on each side. Inside the cube is a gyroscope, accelerometer, XBee radio and lithium-polymer battery. Rotating the cube to face an icon upwards will switch the LEDs between 6 modes, described in the words of its creator as follows:
Power: “The cube is normally off to save power and will not recognize any commands or orientation. By having the power icon facing up and shaking the cube, the cube is now awake, will pulse the inner light that shines through the icons, and will recognize which side is facing up to allow other modes to be accessed. By spinning the cube while its on and the power side is up, a fun rainbow display is turned on and off.”
Flame: “When the cube is on and the flame side is facing up, the lights in the sconces will glow and flicker like real candle flames (a little difficult to see in the video). By rotating the cube clockwise, the number of candles lit are incremented and likewise, rotating it counter clockwise decreases the number of lights lit.”
High Temperature: “Having this side face up while the cube is on will display the high temperature of the day in red light. The lights will display the first digit of the temperature on the left side by lighting up the number of lights equivalent to that digit. The lights then pause then display the second digit of the temperature on the right side. For example, if the temp. is 47 degrees (like in the video), the lights will show 4 lights on the left, pause, then display 7 lights on the right.”
Low Temperature: “Similar to the low temp side, this side will show the low temperature of the day in a cool cyan hue.”
Precipitation (snow/rain): “This will display the percent chance of precipitation similar to how the other temperatures are displayed in blue. Its a little difficult to tell the difference between the cyan and blue in the video but easier in person.”
Travel (plane around the world): “For a bit of whimsy, I decided to make the bottom of the cube display the temperature of some fantasy destination set by the user in green light. In this case it’s set to Honolulu, Hawaii, hopefully making it easier to bare the cold winter with hopes of a future vacation.”
Here’s a look at the controller cube in action:
And here’s a brief demo of the wall as it lights up:
At this point, the temperature data is hard-coded into the system, but Adiel plans to get it wired up to an internet data source soon. There aren’t too many more details on the build available, but you can see what there is over on Instructables.
