Industrial designers Christopher Bauder and Christian Perstl have designed a kinetic façade called FLARE that dynamically controls how much light a building lets in — and how much heat. Architects frequently design their buildings around these principles, but suffer...

Consider for a moment the humble switchplate. It's usually in a location close at hand, so why not enhance its utility with a convenience or two? Designer Justin Porcano did just that, adding a couple of hooks on which...

Here's a design concept that shows some unusual thinking on the part of its creator, Chris Natt: What if you fitted a smart lamp with petals that open and close like a flower? The result is Stimuli 3.0, a...

You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to get a classy, beautiful light fixture. Sure, you could drop a lot of coin on a crystal chandelier, but come on. Who are you, Louis VI? You can save money and...