Maybe I was born in the wrong century, because the color of light really matters to me. Fluorescent’s ugly flicker makes me nervous; the CFLs are an evil stepmother, harsh and cold even when they ...

Check out this recyclable light bulb from designer Tim Edgeler, designed to provide a solution to current light bulbs which usually end up in the bin and don’t get recycled. The d:light is a light ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series that examines the lessons behind the most disruptive products in history through the lens of design. Few products in recent history have been as ...

The simplest things can make or break the design of a room. You might have beautiful furniture, art and flooring, but if the ambience still feels off, lighting is the likely culprit. Light inside our ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There was a time in recent memory when hanging a bare bulb as a domestic light source suggested a lack of decorative imagination, an absence of house pride, ...

As we have noted previously, the bare bulb has become a permanent fixture of the 21 st-century interior, a design object in and of itself that no longer needs to be covered but can shine on its own, ...

Light is light, right? Not exactly. The light that comes from the overhead fluorescents at your office is probably nothing like the light that pours from your favorite chandelier at home or that of ...

LEDs offer a new palette of colors to the world of lighting. First, learn these two basic types: soft white and daylight. Soft white refers to warm golden light at 2700 Kelvin, close to the look of ...