3 Jun
Flat Light not only looks like a desklamp, butit does its job as well

The ultra thin and ultra clever Flat Light poster is simplicity distilled. Designed by Finn Magee of the UK, it is simply a 16.5″ x 23.5″ printed poster of a desklamp outfitted with LED lights to make it a light source you can tack onto your wall just about anywhere. The light it emanates is […]


15 Mar
More light cycles and Jeff Bridges to keep the nerds at bay

I guess it’s a bit of an 80s film redux here at LIAS today. The just released trailer for Tron Legacy has promising elements, not the least of which is the great Jeff Bridges (Olivia Wild’s not to shabby, either). And of course the light cycles look amazing, but you never know until you see […]


We’re not the biggest fan of steampunked designs around LIAS, but when done well it can add a rugged and bespoke aspect to normally banal items. Such is the case with these Machine Lights designed by Frank Buchwald. There are 12 different models in the Machine Lights series, produced in low volume. Each object is unique, manually […]


20 Aug
Like graffiti, except totally transitory

According to its designer Aïssa Logerot, halo is a “handy light-writing tool, preserving the techniques and gestures that graffiti artists use with spray cans. It is possible to change the color and the brightness of the led to change the graffiti’s styles. If the light doesn’t have enough battery, users simply have to shake it […]