Those that have a thing for tea time can show their love for teacups even when they've had their fill of chamomile for the day. These little lights are made using old tea cups random teacups, giving them each a unique look.
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Ted Lights made out of old teacups
The Dandilight Floor Lamp
As of this past spring this cute little dandelion was made available to purchase. The cute little puff ball is meant to resemble the last point a dandelion reaches, when you can blow the seeds into the wind.
The lamp has a resin cast shade and an aluminum stand and would look great in any contemporary home. From the looks of the site it appears that there are two different sizes.
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The Lamp Chop Light takes out all the excess
This Lamp Chop Light reminds me of a pop up book, except it's for you wall and it actually has a real function. Not that pop up books aren't cool and all, but half the time the story to go with the pictures that propelled themselves at you, were practically nonexistent.
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Torn Lighting LED concept design
This cool concept light gives the perfect opportunity to screw with your stoner friends and maybe even the occasional drunken ones. The LED lamp is meant to look like it is tearing through the wall, but completely visible when it's off. It is meant to blend in with your wall.
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Design Miami features hand-blown glass lamps
This one can be tossed in the category of more quirky lighting, as if we didn't have enough options before in that genre. Ye, it still is fun to check out the latest and greatest in lighting designs.
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LED lighting system remote controlled from BlackBerry
It's still early days for LED home lighting systems; they're certainly more flexible and, in some cases, efficient than traditional lighting, but for now they're seen as a niche product. Buying off-the-shelf is limited, so usually your choice is to pay for a custom install or build the whole rig yourself; this Instructable goes for the latter, and details a homebrew system that's either controlled by what's on the TV or remotely via the owner's BlackBerry. Make sure to check out the video of the set-up in action after the cut!
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The Refined Cereal Light displays lighted sugary goodness
Many of us enjoy our morning cereal, although, as an adult I use it more as a snack than actual breakfast. Why not show your love of overly sugary cereal with a cool overhead light?
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Art Donovan’s steampunk style gadgetry
If you enjoyed the movie The Time Machine, then you'll probably enjoy Art Donovan's designs. All of them remind me of the Sci-Fi antique style featured throughout that movie.
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The Blender Lamp makes use of broken blenders
If you have an old blender that is no longer working and you enjoy quirky lighting, this DIY project might be something to try out. This would be especially cool if you managed to snag a slightly more retro blender off of eBay or if you knew someone with one just lying around.
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The Retro Rocket Lamp uses old jet engine parts
Many of us, no matter how old we get, will still love rockets and everything Sci-Fi. Especially the more shiny type things. This very retro rocket lamp actually uses an old jet engine igniter can to give it that vintage look.
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Wall Mounted LED Lamp in the form of throwing stars
If you haven't felt quite enough like a ninja lately, a bit of quirky lighting might boost your confidence a bit. Especially if it seems sharp and dangerous, okay it might not really be, but it is shiny and designed after a dangerous weapon.
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Willcom D4 WSO16H from Sharp and Willcom – the little UMPC that could!
Sure, this little UMPC can fit in the palm of your hand and is only marginally larger than a lot of the larger smartphones being released these days, but this is no smartphone, this is a full on computer. It has an Intel Atom processor inside, a 40GB HDD, a 5” touchscreen, and so much more.
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