The Bay Lights Turn On

Leo Villareal's brilliant bridge concept becomes a reality in the world's largest light installation with 25,000 LEDs

When we last checked in with Leo Villareal one year ago, he had just proposed The Bay Lights, an ambitious project aimed at blanketing San Francisco’s Bay Bridge with 25,000 outward-facing LEDs for a light show of epic proportions. Like many concepts, the idea was almost too fantastical to believe, but The Bay Lights is about to be fully realized when the switch is flipped …

Luci

Solving the crisis of energy poverty one solar-powered lamp at a time

Launched on Indiegogo this month, Luci is a proposed sustainable light source for the three billion people around the world living without electricity. Designed by the group MPOWERD, Luci is the first in a series of solar-powered products the company hopes will address the crippling effects of energy poverty around the globe. First and foremost, Luci hopes to provide families with a safe, green and …

Donkey & Friends

A menagerie of 3D-rendered, DIY paper lamps from an Austrian creative firm

After studying architecture together at the Vienna University of Technology, friends and designers Maik Perfahl and Wolfgang List went their separate ways. List continued his architectural education, working for different firms and focusing on interiors, while Perfahl decided to translate his interest in architecture into a degree in 3D design and visualization. The friends reunited soon afterward, forming their own firm, MOSTLIKELY, with three other …