{"id":1535,"date":"2011-09-15T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T00:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacedesign.wordpress.com\/?p=1535"},"modified":"2022-03-20T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T22:26:48","slug":"green-lighting-for-interiors-sustainable-fixtures-that-are-decorative-functional-and-arcane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/green-lighting-for-interiors-sustainable-fixtures-that-are-decorative-functional-and-arcane","title":{"rendered":"Green Lighting Fixtures that are Stylish, Clever, or Just Plain Quirky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often taken for granted and under-appreciated, lighting <\/a>is actually a critical element of interior design. Without it, we won\u2019t be able to see and appreciate a space in its full Kodachrome glory!<\/p>\n

As green living becomes a way of life, the focus on lighting still centers around energy efficiency, such as how much light per watt can an LED fixture eke out. Although energy conservation is important, it\u2019s equally important to have f<\/a>un accent lighting<\/a>\u00a0as well.\u00a0 Here is a collection of unique and creative earth friendly decorative lighting\u00a0fixtures.<\/p>\n

Making the Extraordinary from the Ordinary \u2013 enPieza<\/a>, a design firm from Madrid, concocted a shimmery chandelier out of discarded Bic pens, which are apparently as plentiful in Spain as they are over here! This version is made with clear and black plastic pens. The fixtures are available 32\u201d h x 20.5\u201d w or 47\u201d h x 35\u201d w.<\/p>\n

\"2<\/a>
Chandelier of recycled clear and black plastic Bic pens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This chandelier in iconic yellow and black Bic pens have a pop-art look to it.<\/p>\n

\"Chandelier<\/a>
Chandelier of recycled yellow and black plastic Bic pens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For those who love reading, here is a light fixture made of what else \u2013 books! With thousands of used books heading for the landfill, Brit designer Lucy Norman<\/a> is helping to off-load some of these books by turning them into fixtures aptly called \u2018Light Reading\u2019.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>
View of the pendant fixture Light Reading from below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each page is folded in half to create a number of circular forms. The paper is artfully cut to reveal a visual texture that is at once familiar and alien.<\/p>\n

\"Close<\/a>
Close up of the construction of the lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Trash Me Lamp by architect and industrial designer Victor Vetterlein<\/a> stays true to its name. It\u2019s made of recycled materials and designed to be recycled at the end of life, so instead of ashes to ashes, this product is trash to trash!<\/p>\n

The light fixture is hand crafted from the pulp of 4 paper egg cartons. It sports a red cloth electrical cord with recyclable electrical parts and is fastened with aluminum screw posts.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The light fixture\u2019s texture reinforces the pared down industrial look<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A totally organic design solution – the desk lamp uses a paper bag filled with bird seed to stabilize the base.<\/p>\n

\"Cut<\/a>
Cut away view of the desk lamp showing the cavity for the bird seeds in the base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I love mood lighting for its dramatic impact and Neoz\u00a0Lighting<\/a> has come out with 2 truly exciting portable lighting products. The Australian firm offers an award winning collection of cordless rechargeable lamps that allows you to light up anytime, anywhere, legally!<\/p>\n

The fixtures are available with LED or halogen light bulbs, depending on whether energy efficiency or task lighting is needed. The lighting is wildly popular with the hospitality industry, especially among beach front resorts. Apparently the romantic candle light look without the accompanying hazards makes a great selling point!<\/p>\n

The products are designed for sustainability so all core components are replaceable, upgradable and recyclable.\u00a0The fixtures use Lithium-ion battery technology which is one of the greenest choices.<\/p>\n

\"Restuarant<\/a>
The table lamps allow varied brightness levels, including a candle light option, for intimate t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates indoors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dinner<\/a>
\u2026or outdoors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other product category is called \u2018illuminated furniture\u2019. As a unique type of dimmable, illuminated seating that is also suitable for indoor or outdoor applications, it is one Cool Stool\u2026<\/p>\n

The furniture of UV stabilized, recyclable, and weather proof polyethylene provides a soft ambient glow. Like the lighting products, it is available in 1.1 W LED.<\/p>\n

\"Illuminated<\/a>
The distinction blurs between lighting and furniture at this resort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Resort<\/a>
The glow from the illuminated seating and lamps creates a feeling of exotic drama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bar<\/a>
This model is probably more practical in bars as the seats are smaller but easier to stay perched on after a couple toddies!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a collection of green and sustaniable lighting that is anything but boring! Some of these fixtures recycle everyday goods that would otherwise have gone to the landfill, while others focus on energy efficiency or prolonged product life cylces, but they all help to create an earth friendly environment in their own unexpected ways! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,415,13],"tags":[70,74,80,86,97,102,125,127,142,143,11,163,167,169,200,209,213,214,380,245,246,261],"class_list":["post-1535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-design-construction","category-interior-design","category-lighting","tag-ceiling-light-fixture","tag-chandelier","tag-compact-fluorescent-lamp","tag-cordless-lighting","tag-desk-lamp","tag-eco-friendly","tag-green-design","tag-green-lighting","tag-illuminated-furniture","tag-illuminated-seating","tag-interior-design","tag-led","tag-lighting-design","tag-lighting-fixture","tag-pendant-light-fixture","tag-reading-lamp","tag-recycled-material","tag-recycled-paper","tag-repupose","tag-sustainable-design","tag-table-lamp","tag-upcycle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/green-lighting-neoz-aura-cordless-illuminated-furniture-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1535"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2668,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1535\/revisions\/2668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspace-design.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}