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- World’s first lighted zebra crossing in the NetherlandsBecause pedestrians on zebra crossings are badly visible in the dark or during bad weather, many accidents happen on a daily basis and all…
- Amsterdam’s Alley of LightAs part of the current Amsterdam Light Festival, Serge Schoemaker Architects and digiluce have realised a 12 meter long alley surrounded by a three-dimensional…
- Corallite: Lighting and Furniture Made from Recycled Foam ConcreteThe Mumbai-based design studio Sanjay Puri Architects has developed Corallite, a series of lighting and furniture objects informed by the natural geometry and texture…
- Water light wallA high-tech collaboration between an artist and… a producer of luxury sanitation. Surprising though it may seem it can, and has, been done. The…
- Night light in the clubA night-club bar needs brilliant light and comfortable, glamorous materials to give its clientele the luxurious setting they expect. A new bar in Romania…
- Cenit Lighting Series Combines Cultivated Cellulose With Natural AshMexican biomaterials company Polybion and design studio Natural Urbano have launched Cenit. This made-to-order lighting collection combines natural ash with translucent Celium. Polybion grows…
- Tides Rewoven Light Gives Discarded Fishing Nets a Second LifeTides Rewoven Light is a concept lighting project that transforms abandoned fishing nets and plastic marine debris into functional lighting objects. A team from…
- Water Blue Collection: Sustainable Lighting Solutions Inspired by Recycled Water JugsPhilips MyCreation has launched the Water Blue collection, a groundbreaking range of lighting solutions that exemplify sustainability and creative design. Crafted from repurposed water…
- Changing colours and patterns with UV lightMIT researchers developed a way to rapidly change the colour or patterns on object surfaces using an ultraviolet (UV) light projector and light activated…
- Dutch scientists create light emitting plasticScientists at the University of Technology Eindhoven (TU/e) in The Netherlands for the first time succeeded in creating a plastic that emits light when…
- Seeing the upcycling lightUpcycling makes a lot of sense: who wouldn’t want to add value to raw materials while giving them an extended life? Especially when the…
- Mod-U Explores Biodegradable Materials Through Modular Lighting DesignThe lighting system Mod-U combines an eggshell composite, PLA-coated Unryu paper and plywood in a modular lighting design by Melbourne-based designer Joanne Odisho. The…
- Jeffrey Lamp: A Sustainable Lighting Solution with Acoustic BenefitsFor interior designers and product designers, the JEFFREY lamp presents a thoughtful fusion of aesthetic design and material innovation. This lighting fixture demonstrates how…
- New 3D printer lets object appear using lightResearchers at the University of Berkeley developed a new method to 3D print objects, by turning gooey liquids into solid objects in a matter…
- 3D printed seismic LED light is made from recycled polymerArchitect Margot Krasojević created a 3D printed, spiral shaped LED light, which structure responds to seismic movement in its environment. The lamp, a net made…
- Light fantasticHow do you make a run-of-the-mill public space into something special? If you’re anything like these designers, you turn it into a bright focal…
- Biobased Street Lighting Trial Launches in NieuwegeinThe municipality of Nieuwegein has started a large-scale trial of biobased street lighting in the historic district of Vreeswijk. The project is one of…
- Experimental Furniture And Lighting Showcase Material ResearchEmerging designers increasingly use material experimentation to rethink how furniture, lighting and objects are designed and made. At UKURANT Makes Room, presented during 3daysofdesign…
- Light-Activated Material Offers A New Route To Cleaner WaterResearchers at Rice University have developed a new material that uses light to break down harmful pollutants in water. These pollutants include PFAS, often…
- Soft Solids: Lighting Design with Natural WaxThe Soft Solids series by Daydreaming Objects explores how natural wax can be used as a material for lighting design. The project shows how…
- Reishi in the Nordic Light: Merging Danish Design with Mycelium-Based InnovationDuring the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen, MycoWorks presented Reishi in the Nordic Light, a curated exhibition highlighting the intersection of Danish design…
- Graphene dress lights up when you breatheGraphene, an allotrope of carbon, is a wonderful, relatively new material with a lot of potential. It is ultrathin - only one atom thick…
- Leading lightsMaterial use for lighting and lamp design are recurring Materia themes. A great deal of design research is performed in these areas, and the…
- Light as a featherA spectacular urban installation provides visual inspiration as well as posing questions on the way materials can influence the spaces we inhabit. Janet Echelman…
