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Eco-friendly lightbulbs get a designer makeover
Now that we're moving on from traditional lightbulbs to more eco-friendly designs, designers have much more freedom with what they do with light. Design house Hulger is tackling light bulbs as their next big object, using the twisting tubes as pieces of functional art that you won't want to hide behind a shade.
The new bulbs, called Plumen, should be hitting the market soon, although the final designs have yet to be unveiled. But with the Plumens delivering both aesthetic quality and energy-saving tech, they look to be winners right out of the gate.
By CoolProducts at 1:24 PM ON 11/19/08
I personally am a huge fan of eco-friendly products that are aesthetically pleasing and I feel that there is a big market for such products. It's great to see that many companies are introducing products that are helping in the green fight as well as pleasing the eye.
By JWWright at 3:42 PM ON 11/19/08
So... a lighting device chocked full of mercury is considered eco-friendly?
As groovy as this design is, it still ends up in the land fill, broken, having released its deadly mercury into the environment.
How's that for "green"?
By Earl at 9:51 PM ON 11/19/08
The American consumer will buy anything, even a designer light blub
By jameswinter at 5:30 AM ON 11/21/08
Good comment by Earl. I agree its an underpublicized issue. I make a point to find the right disposal points for batteries, long life bulbs and even unused medication - all of which contaminate the soil if thrown into regular trash. I must admit though that this best practice approach is quite annoying for me (and I'm pretty environmentally aware), and I suspect 1% of people at max do it. Maybe there should be a refundable deposit payable on all these items to encourage people to do the right thing.
By jameswinter at 5:31 AM ON 11/21/08
Good comment by JWWRIGHT. I agree its an underpublicized issue. I make a point to find the right disposal points for batteries, long life bulbs and even unused medication - all of which contaminate the soil if thrown into regular trash. I must admit though that this best practice approach is quite annoying for me (and I'm pretty environmentally aware), and I suspect 1% of people at max do it. Maybe there should be a refundable deposit payable on all these items to encourage people to do the right thing.
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