future flower: widnes waterfront regeneration

This is Future Flower, a regeneration project for the waterfront at Widnes near the River Mersey in England. The 14 meter-high metal blossom has giant petals of perforated galvanized steel-approx 4 ft long. The giant flower was commissioned as part of the wider Widnes Waterfront environmental uplift and public art program and designed by London architect Tonkin Liu. At night it is powered by LED lights and small wind turbines.

The project is funded by the North West Development Agency as part of a wider Waterfront Regeneration Programme to the clean up of the vacant, polluted riverfront land of Southern Widnes, Cheshire. The program encompasses the regeneration of about 200 acres of former industrial land on the banks of the River Mersey. It will create 1,100 jobs for the local economy with the development of a modern business park environment and associated leisure facilities.

The arrival of the flower signals the beginning of this transformation. It is intended to spur the repopulation of the waterfront by nature, and by people, drawing visitors from the neighbouring Catalyst Museum and Spike Island Visitor Centre eastward on to the trans Pennine Trail.
more here.

emocja studio: lampshade

Emocja Studio Poland upcycled the everyday paint chip sample using plastic rivets for this colorful lampshade.
via Designboom.

soji led solar lantern

Great green gift: modern solar light from Earth Tech Products.

angus hutcheson: eco lighting

Angus Hutcheson eco light shade diffusers are fabricated by hand from rattan, mulberry tree bark, silk cocoons and hand cast polymer. Bases are stainless steel. Available at Ango World.

led halloween lights

Energy efficient string LED lights are available at Target

10 most covetable objects

YLighting's personalized ad campaign is no less than genius. Each time I flip through my new Dwell magazine of the month, I pause and love seeing what design objects people treasure most in their lives. Each customer featured, tells a little bit about why they chose their 10 most precious objects. So of course I had to use Polyvore to make one of my own renditions of their wonderful ad campaigns. The most striking thing about seeing your most used and cherished objects together in simplicity is that it reinforces a feeling of serenity and happiness because each one brings pleasure or satisfaction to your life--seeing them all together is truly BLISS!! Try doing it yourself......

So here is an explanation of my own.
customer file: H. S./Boulder, CO.
1. Black Micheal Graves paper shredder bought at Target 2 years ago--I love to shred.
2. Bose Ipod dock, it has fabulous sound.
3. Bodum french press, wonderful for coffee or coconut assam tea.
4. I adore shells, but abalone is hands down my favorite-found a ton in Northern Cal.
5. I love my Flos GLoball T1 side table lamps.
6. My electra cruiser gets me where I want to go.. and has a basket to carry goods
7. Stainless steel Klean Kanteen keeps me hydrated.
8. I doubt I could live without LivingEtc. magazine
9. My heart hot water bottle from Italy makes me feel warm and cozy.
10. I use alaea Hawaiian salt when I cook...EVERYDAY. Reminds me of when I lived there.
11. My Alessi kitchen timer is personified.
12. I love tea, so a teapot is crucial.
13. My lambskins from Ikea keep chairs warmer.
Yeah.....I could not narrow it down to 10, but close enough...Below are some of their actual ad campaigns.

haute felt lighting

Colorful and reversible felt pendant lamp by Bouf.

kim hayoon: repurposed lighting

Kim Hayoon lighting.

recycled glass chandelier

Eric Sauve makes broken glass look gorgeous with his new chandeliers.

'albie' puppy light from salvage materials

The ‘Albie’ light is created out of reclaimed wood and recycles wheels from other toys by design duo James Plumb

The adorable light is two-thirds the size of his older brother ‘Samson’. Both are lights made out of recycled materials and parts.
This whimsical light created by designers James Plumb is only available in a limited edition of 25, and is showing along with many of their other products at Tent London.

JamesPlumb consists of two designers, James Russell and Hannah Plumb, who create environmentally friendly and unique pieces by recycling antiques and cast-offs such as old lampshades, pub sign lights, and ageing silk screens.

Price: £550 each
Tent London
via Architects Journal

organelle: hanger lighting

Organelle based in Vancouver BC, designs and sells furniture and lighting from everyday and recycled materials.

led candle substitute

Industrial designer Jasper Hou has created this self-powered LED light that converts mechanical energy into electricity.

'Time Your Light', comes with a timer base that is to be rotated by the user to wind up the crank mechanism on the inside. Once wound, the system starts to unwind, slowly converting the mechanical energy into electricity. The amount of winding depends on the time the light glows.

via Yanko

dram tumbler lamp: propellor

Propellor, a design collaboration in Vancouver created the 'Dram' lamp using vintage gray and amber colored tumbler glasses--the result is refined and gorgeous.

carolina fontoura: recycled lighting

Fifty24MX Carolina Fontoura has just debuted her new sculptural installation at Fifty24MX in Mexico City, that consists of multiple sculptures made of recycled bicycle parts of varying sizes and shapes. Ingenious & lovely, I cannot believe they are made of bike chain, etc.

qnuru: outdoor led lighting

Fabulous solar and led lights by qnuru!

repurposed lighting from strainers & colanders, etc..

Can't get enough repurposed lighting....ever.
Georgiosi

Nadia Belalia

Garbage-Vpot