With an industrial look and durable design, the modern Edison light bulb is a popular choice when it comes to lighting spaces in the home, whether adorning a bathroom vanity, illuminating a kitchen or ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This early Edison lamp contains a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. When many people imagine an inventor, ...

These Edison Lamps aren’t using any modern LED technology, but they sure capture the look of the era from which the lightbulb came quite nicely—something refreshingly simple Starting at $205, the ...

Forget candles. Nothing sets the mood like a lovely lightbulb dangling artfully from the ceiling. But what kind to choose? Incandescents traditionally offer a wide range of coloring and lighting ...

If there is one restaurant design trend that I object to, it's the hanging of dozens of bare old-fashioned bulbs like this in Toronto's Guu Izakaya. They take the most inefficient bulbs one can find ...

Thomas Edison’s original patents surrounding the light bulb and an archive of 37 original British Patent Letters related to the incandescent lamp have been sold at auction for US$75,000. Though Thomas ...

Benjamin Franklin may be the most famous American inventor, owing to his dual roles as a world famous inventor and also a Founding Father and Statesman, but the most prolific and influential American ...

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Having worked on graphic, interior and product design for 12 years, self-taught designer Lo Yat-ming, founder of product design company NAP and co-founder of online shop Light With Shade, is making ...