Creative-Uses

I believe I’d be remiss in the blogging world if I failed to mention Coachella in the month of April. After all, Coachella is the most talked-about music and arts festival this side of the Mississippi, and though I didn’t get to go this year, I did hear there was some pretty amazing art there. Learn More

Happy belated Earth Week!
Last week, I was so busy with my Earth Week-related activities that I forgot to greet you with the proper salutation to honor of our precious planet. I think you’ll forgive me once you hear what I was up to, and how LEDs, as usual, helped to make the project a Learn More

I’m all about public art. In fact, I often rate cities based on the level to which they prioritize providing big, cool, interactive art to their public for free. Chicago is at the top of my list – if you haven’t experienced Cloud Gate, the 110-ton elliptical, stainless steel sculpture in Millennium Park, then you’re seriously Learn More

From Arash and Kelly, a UK-based art studio and design firm, comes a very cool build-it-yourself, customizable light covering called The Zipp Lampshade. And of course the best part is that once it’s built, you can use one of our LED retrofit bulbs to illuminate it, like our 40 watt Replacement LED Light Bulb. The Learn More

I continue to be amazed at the things people (especially designers with a flare for all things LED) come up with. If you’re a loyal reader – and I certainly hope that you are – you may know that I’ve featured lots of cool little LED ideas here so far. We’ve seen LED wallpaper, LED Learn More

You may remember from a previous post that LEDs have entered the indoor gardening world, with great results. That first generation of LED indoor gardening lights came with lots of benefits to the indoor grower: they had a high light-to-power ratio, producing lots of light relative to the amount of power they used, they emitted Learn More

We all know that LEDs are the lights of the future. They represent the best form of illumination available today, the evolution of lighting, if you will. So is it possible, then, to incorporate LEDs into a more, shall we say, traditional design? Or even use them in antiques to achieve a vintage look, but Learn More

With Easter behind us, I must admit I’m getting excited for summer and spending some relaxed days by the pool. And here in LA, it’s usually hot enough to swim at night too…in fact that’s one of the best times to go for a dip, especially when you’ve got the right lighting for the situation. Learn More

Good for you! Now let’s make sure it goes off without a hitch. How to do that, you ask? Well, in my opinion, there are four completely necessary ingredients for a successful party. Food, drinks and music are the top three. But coming in at a very close 4th place is ambiance/decor, and as we Learn More

Who doesn’t love dying eggs? It’s a favorite pastime of most youngsters (and even some young-at-heart adults like myself), even if you aren’t Catholic and don’t celebrate Easter, which is just around the corner. But what if you had eggs that glowed in the dark, or better yet, offered cool, colorful ambient lighting? Well, Learn More