The lava lamp usually gets a bum rap as some kind of lowbrow psychedelic entertainment system for people who are too strung out to enjoy any stimulation of real substance. But the lazy loafing sources ...

A wall of 100 lava lamps at Cloudflare’s San Francisco office isn’t just for kitsch effect–it’s quietly encrypting information. When you walk into the San Francisco office of the cloud network and ...

Computers are supposed to be predictable. In 99.9 percent of cases, that’s exactly what we want from them. The exception to that rule? When we’re trying to get a computer to generate a truly random ...

Despite being one of the earliest forms of interior lighting, wall sconces remain an underrated lighting option in modern homes. Once essential for holding torches, oil lamps, and wax candles, they’ve ...

Compact, glowing circles trace points of light across the wall with the Vibia's Dots collection. Deployed alone like a sparkling jewel or in combination to create a glowing galaxy, the Dots wall ...

TASK LAMPS these are not. The dramatic, dappled, unstudious light cast by a new breed of fixtures relies on darkness as much as illumination. “Light does not exist without shadow—it is shadow that ...

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This spring, New Yorkers are being treated to impressive retrospectives of trailblazing women—from Alice Neel at The Met to Julie Mehretu at The Whitney, and from Yayoi Kusama at the New York ...

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Lighting is not just about a switch it’s about defining your ambience, styling your home and adding comfort to the space around you. The right wall light add charm and character to your space. Whether ...