Hardcover Reading Lamp

Find illumination in a good book. The craft studio Typewriter Boneyard turns old books into desk lamps, often using old fashioned light bulb designs. Link, Via: My Modern Met | Previously: The Book Lamp | Via: Neatorama

Light Bulb Candle

Nothing could match the warmth of the light of the good ol’ light bulb … until now: the Bulb Candle by Helbert Ferreira and Remi Melander of SystemDesignStudio in Barcelona, Spain.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Oyule Light Bulbs: The Cheekiest Light Bulb Around

Oyule Light Bulbs are filled with paraffin and use a wick instead of a filament, so basically they become what the light bulb replaced: A paraffin lamp.

To ensure they stay upright, there's a magnet placed in the base of the bulb that corresponds to one in the acrylic base. But if you're stylish and safe enough to have an open flame on your desk, you'd better be rich, too—there are only 66 sets available, selling for $650 each. [Craziest Gadgets, Via: Gizmag, Via: Gizmodo]

Light Bulb Cufflinks

“Taken a “shine” to clever, imaginative gifts? Follow the guiding light to these smart, designer cufflinks! Perfect for any cuffed shirt, our light bulb cuff links make a bold, bright statement… and come in quite handy should you find yourself needing a little light. Composed of durable stainless steel and accented with a solid acrylic light bulb, simply push the back button for a quick LED light bulb flash and guaranteed conversation starter!” LINK

Light Blub by Pieke Bergmans

Pieke Bergmans created a series of LED lamps titled "Light Blub," poking fun at the incandescent light bulb:

And what exactly is a light blub? "The answer is simple," says the young Dutch designer. "It is a light bulb that has gone way out of line. Infected by the dreaded Design Virus, these Blubs have taken on all kinds of forms and sizes you wouldn’t expect from such well behaving and reliable little products."

Link | See how the light blubs are made at Pieke’s website. Via: Neatorama