The Centennial light at Livermore fire station has been burning continuously for 106 years. All in a place that specializes in extinguishing things.
homage to the light bulb
Just when people are talking about banning the incandescent light bulb, designers are noticing how beautiful they are and making lamps which show of rather than hide bulbs. Here is an eclectic list of items in honor of the humble light bulb, including a couple of takes on other types of lamp, for good measure.
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Lamp Lamp, is a bulb with two screw fittings from 100per, which looks like it may fall out when screwed in.
Light bulb is a levitating yet powered lightbulb. It will float stably in midair and remain on for years without any physical contact, charging, or batteries. Ironically, with the levitation and wireless power circuitry both on, this entire package still consumes less than half the power of an incandescent bulb.
Just to show that it isnt just incandescent bulbs that can look beautiful, this Gattling Gun like contraption made from a bundle of fluorescent tubes, is a great idea.
Bulbs Unlimited have a PDF with instructions on how to use burnt out incandescent light bulbs to create chandeliers made from bulbs themselves.
This Tantalum filament light is from the 1900s and made by the Imperial Company. It is one of a spectacular range of bulbs on show at Bulbcollector.com, after the link.
Hulgers Plumen project, turns the horrid but energy efficient light bulb into something more palatable.
A light bulb that you can stick directly to the wall, using its packaging. available from the Netherlands for $25.
UK agency, Abbott Mead Vickers created this billboard for the economist which features a working giant lightbulb.
The worlds largest bulb sits on top of the Edison Memorial Tower in Menlo Park NJ. The bulb is constructed of 153 individual pieces of 2 inch-thick, amber-tinted Pyrex glass, weighing a total of 3 tons.
The Slow Glow lamp is in the shape of a giant lightbulb, filled with saturated soya oil and a bulb. As the light heats up, the content liquifies and becomes translucent, allowing the light to get brighter and brighter. Turn it off and the oil solidifies again.
