Lights tell stories in addition to being purely functional

This is 'Bang' - as in the Big One - a giant light sculpture for Lasvit created by Fabio Novembre  using sheets of fused glass and hand blown glass (via)

 No UV, but good light! - that is the idea behind this fantastic 'sky light lamp' by 5.5 designers for skitsch
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Net is a table lamp that doubles as an iPad or iPhone dock, designed by Philippe Starck with Eugene Quitllet for Flos, that has a docking connection atop the LED fixture and a small vertical stand behind the devices keeps them propped up. In addition to the sheer functional beauty of recharging devices without cluttering the desk Net offers customers the possibility to use their phones or tables as digital picture frames. An iPad user might even get a wireless keyboard and thus have an instant work space with task lighting, keyboard and screen.
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