I wonder how ol’ Shell Head would feel about being a pretty lamp. He’d probably feel the same as Boba Fett when he was transformed into stained glass by artist Michael McLane. It’s a beautiful way to make use of the helmet design, and I’d love to see it lined up with a Captain America one, a Stormtrooper one, and so on.
Check out a few more angles after the break.
I don’t know if I’ve ever used the words dainty and Darth Vader in a sentence together, but this lamp certainly makes me think it. This intricate, beautiful lamp shade is made by a 3D printer from polyamide. It’s a fine powder so the surface has a nice granular appearance and texture that’s perfect for romantic lighting. This Darth Vader lamp will knock the socks off anyone who comes into your home while turning them to the Dark side. Now – who’s going to give me $500 to buy it?
See another photo of the lamp from all angles after the break.
Regular lightbulbs are far too boring. Why choose them when you can have this awesome Darth Vader Lego lamp?! As you would expect, the light source is his lightsaber. You can use batteries to light the room, or you can power the lamp with your computer via a USB cord. The Force might work, too; it’s worth a try. And since the lamp is a basically a 7.5″ Lego figure, it’s poseable! I might have to switch to the Dark side.
This lamp is available next month. Check out a demo video after the break.
Who says gaming can’t be classy? Etsy seller Pete Betcher just keeps designing beautiful Zelda lamps; first this one from last month and now this design which can be hung or just left on a table. It features a poplar frame, a birch face, and the triforce is yellow acrylic. Anyone not familiar with Zelda will just see a lovely art deco style lamp, and cool kids in the know will drool over it. Let’s hope he starts creating similar designs for other fandoms.
Product Page ($95 via IGN)
Forget playing Tetris on a screen. This officially licensed lamp allows you to organize individual cube lamps into different designs that will light up only when you stack them. You could build a different lamp every day. It might not be the most practical choice for home lighting, but it is one of the coolest I’ve seen. Bonus points if you play the Tetris theme song each time you re-stack your lamp.
This light will be available in September for $50.
If you’re a fan of Half-Life, you’ve likely encountered those pesky barnacle creatures hanging from the ceiling trying to snag you with their long tongues. DeviantArt user Daniel decided to bring this demon into the third dimension and give it a new task by turning it into the awesome ceiling lamp you see before you. The good news is that it only consumes electricity. The bad news is that it appears to be a one-off project at this point.
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The coin block lamp we posted last month was great, but it definitely wasn’t punchable. This new version changes that. From the product page:
This is a custom made touch sensitive lamp after the fashion of the Super Mario Brothers question mark blocks that appear throughout the series. It’s 6 inches by 6 inches by 6 inches, and made of laser-cut plexiglass and lit from inside by energy-efficient LEDs. The lamp is very light and suspended from an integrated 11-foot power cord, so it’s ready to be hung from a hook on your ceiling and plugged directly into an outlet. If you want to use the lamp on a side table or by your bed, we offer a custom acrylic stand (sold separately).
To turn the lamp on and off, merely punch, ahem, I mean touch, the bottom of the cube and you’ll be rewarded with both light and the classic coin noise. Every eight times you toggle the light, you’ll get a 1-UP! It’s very bright in a dark room and still visible in daylight.
Check out a demo video after the break.
Etsy seller Pete Betcher is offering this handcrafted Zelda Triforce lamp which features a quarter inch wood frame stained with a light walnut stain for a classic feel—kind of like an old radio. The light measures 11″ tall, 5.5″ wide, and 3″ deep and houses a single 40w frosted candelabra bulb which shines through sturdy, translucent acrylic.
Check out some additional photos after the break.
Mark Rodriguez has twin daughters with very different tastes – one is into flowers and butterflies while the other is a Superman fanatic. Since they share a room, this presented serious decorating challenges, but thankfully Mark is an artist, and was able to create a dual-decorated room that catered to both of their interests. Mark created custom lights of a ladybug and the Superman logo as well as murals painted on wooden cutouts.
The logo light is especially awesome, and Mark states he would be interested in producing them for sale if he was able to secure a licensing agreement. Check out some additional photos after the break.
Besides making it really obvious that you love 8-bit gaming, this unique question mark block lamp features a quarter inch poplar frame, colored translucent acrylic, and colored paper to add texture to the bricks on either side of the question mark. However, the only thing you’ll get if you punch this thing is personal injury and a broken lamp.
Check out some additional photos after the break.
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