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- 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…
- MD lighting elementsMD lighting elements are made from glass which is illuminated by LEDs placed at one or two edges. The glass is printed with a point grid, where each point emits light by refraction of the light. An even spreading of the points results in an even illumination.
- 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…
- Materia Exhibition: Lovely LightLight is indeed lovely and its qualities will be explored in this illuminating exhibition put in collaboration between Broeinest and Materia. A material reacts to…
- Light montageLight Montage is a series of fabrics that each combine two or three combined materials: silver lycra, silver film and colored cloth. The five designs are all made by a combination of laser cutting and crafts, for instance folding or building forms by hand. Indoor usage. The standard size is 1m x 1m.
- 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…
- BlingCrete light reflecting concreteBlingCrete is a textile-reinforced concrete with a light-reflecting surface whose specific properties and smart manufacturing processes offer a wide variety of applications. In addition to being light-reflecting, this material non-flammable.
- KÖNIGSWINTER Light Sculpture: A Second Life for Historic FibreglassThe KÖNIGSWINTER Light Sculpture by Heilig Objects is a unique wall-mounted artwork made from a historic amber-gold corrugated fibreglass sheet. German factories produced these…
- Luminous Re-weave: Upcycled Textiles Become Modular, Architectural LightLuminous Re-weave is a lighting installation by Ling Sha and Yucheng Tang that brings together craft, technology, and circular design. It shows how discarded…
- New Light-Responsive Resin Enables Sustainable 3D Printing with Minimal WasteA new 3D printing technique developed by engineers at MIT could transform how designers across industries create complex, high-precision parts. The innovation uses a…
- Glow-in-the-Dark Wood Offers Sustainable Lighting SolutionsImagine a wooden deck, fence, or even an interior feature that lights up automatically at dusk, without relying on traditional energy sources. Thanks to…
- Cinema of woven lightIt sounds ominous: a cinema designed in the space of a former abattoir. How do you turn one cool cavern into a second, more…
