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Lighting: Catherine Slessor trips a dazzling light fantastic at Light+Building in Frankfurt and Milan's Euroluce.


POC (Proof Of Concept) See PoC exploit.

POC - Point Of Contact
 suspended light in white, black, pink or yellow, by Johanna Lindgren and Helen Hogberg for Dark.

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Vortex chandelier by Zaha Hadid with Zumtobel for Sawaya & Moroni, a dynamic, psychedelic spiralling form that changes hue with different coloured light.

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A new take on a traditional form--paper (yes paper) chandelier by Studio Job for Dutch provocateurs Moooi.

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Bulbous bulbous /bul·bous/ (bul´bus)
1. bulbar.

2. shaped like, bearing, or arising from a bulb.


bulbous

having the form or nature of a bulb; bearing or arising from a bulb.
, sensuous Drop by Future Systems for Kundalini kundalini: see yoga.
kundalini

In some tantric forms of Yoga, the cosmic energy believed to be within everyone. It is pictured as a coiled serpent lying at the base of the spine.
, a wall and ceiling lamp with an opal glass diffuser dif·fus·er  
n.
1. One that diffuses, as:
a. A light fixture, such as a frosted globe, that spreads light evenly.

b. A medium that scatters light, used in photography to soften shadows.

c.
.

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Swarm chandelier by Zaha Hadid for Established & Sons, seemingly inspired by an attack of the killer bees Killer Bees

Those who help a company fend off a takeover attempt with the use of defensive strategies.

Notes:
Companies, usually with the help of investment bankers, use a number of strategies to repel a hostile takeover bid including, but are not limited to: poison
.

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Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for Swarovski, Stardust is an unconventional futuristic chandelier composed of 20 000 crystals, capable of transmitting even TV images.

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Atomium floor light by Hopf & Wortmann for Kundalini.

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Mini Button by Piero Lissoni for Flos, a cute indoor or outdoor wall/ceiling system.

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Reworking of the Enigma pendant designed by Shoichi Uchiyama for Louis Poulsen. Timeless elegance inspired by Japanese lighting culture.

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Suspended light sculpture by Ingo Maurer for Merck, which exploits the latest organic light-emitting diode Noun 1. organic light-emitting diode - a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers
OLED
 technology (OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. ) to create sumptuous visual effects.

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Grasshopper grasshopper, name applied to almost 9,000 different species of singing, jumping insects in two families of the order Orthoptera. Grasshoppers are long, slender, winged insects with powerful hind legs and strong mandibles, or mouthparts, adapted for chewing.  versatile accent spot for outdoor use from Erco.

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Diamond by Hiroki Takada for Tom Dixon, a pendant light made of folded anodised aluminium. The repeated hexagonal pattern generates a powerful geometry.

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Exterior 1200, the latest addition to Martin Architectural's range of outdoor luminaires. A powerful 1200W lamp and versatile colour mixing system combine to achieve dramatic effects.

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Crystallize by Paul Cocksedge, for the Swarovski Crystal Palace Collection, a chandelier cunningly made from light generated by lasers and crystals in perfect alignment.

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Author:Slessor, Catherine
Publication:The Architectural Review
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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