Lighting doesn’t have to be limited to recessed cans, hand me down table lamps or fluorescent ceiling monstrosities. Your home is your castle, not some boring day job where you’re punching a clock, so snap out of the idea that your lighting is just supposed to make everything else look good – it can look good in and of itself. Here’s a bright idea – stop simply illuminating your space and start brightening your abode with these incredibly unique lighting options.
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Cassette Tape Lamp
We live in a world where our music has no physical form outside of a concert – the world of the mp3. But all that means is that there are plenty of cassette tapes lying around to be turned into art. Like this lamp which uses no less than 100 of the iconic pieces of plastic to surround a neon light source (prevents melting) and create a visually appealing light show out of something you probably thought you’d never see again.
Erlenmeyer Flask Lamp
Part science class, part MacGuyver execution, this lamp combines an Erlenmeyer chemistry flask and a vintage light socket in a way that will make it is perfect on your table as it would be on the set of Breaking Bad. If that’s not quite cool enough for you, it’s also filled with volcanic sand.
Kozo 20 Pipe Lamp
Like an as-of-yet unanimated part of a Pixar movie, the Kozo 20 desk lamp has a personality all its own. Equipped with padded feet and a perfectly balanced design, this little lamp that could shines a light on your work without eating all your desk space.
1940s Hollywood Studio Floor Lamp
Even though your career in movies is limited to the occasional film on weekends, that’s no reason you can’t play director more often with the help of this 1940s Hollywood Studio Floor Lamp. Seemingly wheeled right off the set, this solid cast aluminum lamp will look as good lighting your living room as it will your movie set.
Mason Jar Chandelier
They might not contain moonshine, but artificial daylight is a close second in terms of awesome when it comes to uses for a mason jar. And while one jar would certainly be cool, six of them strung together and turned into a dangling chandelier is downright awesome.
Motorcycle Lamp
For most of us, repurposing a vintage motorcycle means selling it on Craigslist on just buying a new one. Betsy salvages a spring, shock absorber, brake rotor and transmission gear from the scrap pile by welding them into a lamp that any table would be proud to hold.
Robolamps
Sometime in the future, robots will turn the tables on humanity and enslave their human masters. Until that happens, deck out your office, man cave or living room with a PVC robolamp that looks as docile as Fido or as mean as a mech from Robot Wars.
Wine Bottle Chandelier
One bottle of wine is never enough, and the empties don’t just have to get thrown in the blue bin out back. By Gordon cuts off the bottom and converts them into chandeliers that would be fitting to hang above Bourdain’s table – or yours.
Liquor Lamps
Like a choose your own adventure fuelled by booze, these custom made liquor lamps are all about choice. You pick your poison, light color and lamp shade and Among New Horizons does all the heavy lifting.
Push Lawnmower Lamp
You could pay someone else to mow your lawn, but then you wouldn’t get uninterruptable alone time masked by the sound of whirring blades and the smell of gasoline. Combine your love of all things vintage with your love of bladed instruments of progress with a lamp that combines a decrepit push mower blade and electrical components.
Dog Lamp
Man’s best friend is usually limited to warming your feet and making sure you get your daily exercise. With Matt Pugh’s wooden dog lamp, man’s best friend is also capable of lighting up a room with something other than his big goofy grin.
Harri Koskinen Cosy Lamp
Like an aquarium of light, the Harri Koskinen is translucent in its excellence. Combining a skeletonized lamp assembly with a frosted glass container, it’s next level design meets vintage tech.
Industrial Chandelier
Ominously hanging from the ceiling, this chandelier is part exposed spider and part Lego light. Start in the center with the ceiling mount and then hang the eight strands of 48″ braided wire as you see fit to create your perfect mix of light and shadow. Now you get to be the designer.
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