But best of all, the CREE LED Bulb emits a natural, incandescent-like light, making it a great bulb to light any space in your home. Plus, you'll feel good when using it: conversion to LED-only lighting could cut lighting-based energy consumption in half.

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The Go's portability solves a common issue with lighting: getting it exactly where you want it to be. For example, why kill a party's vibe with overhead lights when this'll do the trick? Or how about in a backyard where outlets are non-existent?

Shown with the simple Drop cap Pendant, the Plumen 001 is the original energy-saving bulb from Plumen. The bulb’s dynamic design mimics the filament found in incandescent bulbs, but its glass, sculptural silhouette makes the bulb look more elegant than traditional bulbs and standard CFLs. The Plumen 001 has a screw fitting that fits into any lamp that accommodates a standard screw bulb.

Both the Eclipse and Silhouette lamp models produce light with low-energy LED bulbs embedded in the lower half of the lampshade.

A rechargeable battery powers the bulb and will provide six hours of run time.

Bunch of Bulbs pendant lamp by KiBiSi. Designed in 2005 with standard plumbing fittings. Limited Edition. Photo courtesy of KiBiSi

Pick your Edison bulb poison: filaments in creative shapes from Tiab Inc.

WeMo LED Lighting starter set by Belkin, $130 The energy-efficient, fully dimmable LED bulb offers the equivalent brightness of a 60-watt incandescent and will last over 20 years. With Belkin’s app, you can control the bulbs from anywhere and even program them to turn on and off when you’re on vacation.

The Philips Hue Go hits the market at the end of May at Apple stores, Best Buy, and Amazon for about $100.

Venerable French glass manufacturer Saint-Louis hired Dutch designer Kiki Van Eijk to make a contemporary piece of lighting; the result is the industrial-meets-Art Deco Matrice lamp that incorporates copper trusswork around a crystal bulb, with LED bulbs on the interior.

Some of the items, like the radio tube bulb available on the desk lamps, feel more novel than functional.

The Plumen 001 Baby is the more compact version of the Plumen 001. The Baby’s 9-watt power is equivalent to a 40-watt incandescent in terms of illumination and it has a lifetime of eight years— typical incandescent bulbs last up to one year. CFLs tend to produce harsh light reminiscent of fluorescent lamps, while the Plumen 001 Baby diffuses warm white light.

A closer look at the Plumen 001 bulb. The Plumen 001’s 11-watt power is equivalent to a 55-watt incandescent in terms of illumination. It also has a lifetime of eight years, while typical incandescent bulbs last up to one year.

How smart is the smart home if nobody can understand it? That's the question that drove Shaun Springer to create Astro, a lighting and audio startup that believes smart home solutions should be as simple as screwing in a light bulb.

We'd find our way around the tents at night with this natural beech flashlight with an energy-efficient bulb from Areaware. $48. Photo by James Ransom.

The Companion table lamp is lit by an LED bulb.

"The smart home space is littered with companies that have catered exclusively to the savvy technophile. These products offer a bevy of features and tech-specs with largely unnecessary integrations to attract the innovators and early adopters," Springer writes about the challenges of scaling smart home technology. "The high-tech terms and confusing instructions read like the list of side-effects in a pharmaceutical ad, deterring mass market adoption."

Philip Johnson, Crystal Cathedral (1981) Home to the massive congregation of preacher Robert Schuller, famous for the Hour of Power television show, the Crystal Cathedral certainly puts the mega in megachurch. Technically a tower of glass, the $18 million structure designed by Philip Johnson utilizes silicon-based glue to hold the 10,000 glass panes in place (it can withstand a 8.0 earthquake). It’s currently being renovated by the Catholic church, which purchased the space after Schuller went bankrupt in 2010. Photo courtesy Forgemind ArchiMedia, Creative Commons

The Plumen Drop Cap Pendant Set was designed to coordinate with the Plumen 001 bulb, and also supports the smaller Plumen 001 Baby and Plumen 002 (shown). The Drop Cap contains an interior screw fixture and covers the upper part of the bulb, creating a simple and elegant frame of the glass tubes of the bulb. The Plumen 002 mimics the shape of an incandescent bulb, while adding a sculptural, sophisticated slant.

15th Anniversary: Crystal Fulcrum candlesticks in Clear by Lee Broom, $450 each

Crystal Bulb Taking inspiration from the delicate craftsmanship of crystal cutting, the Crystal Bulb combines industrial influences with decorative qualities, transforming the everyday light bulb into an ornamental light fitting. In the right setting the Crystal Bulb, while very antique looking, can be quite modern and certainly enchanting.

The dining room table sits at one end of the main room, with an open view onto the rows of trees that extend out from two sides of the house. Natasha sets the table underneath a suspended fixture made by her mother, Naomi, out of a salvaged branch, crystal pieces, and strung bulbs.

Inspired by nature, the Calla Pendant Light’s design is based on the calla lily flower. This glass pendant light is a part of Niche Modern’s new Crystalline Collection of lights, which embraces fresh, bright colors alongside boldly defined angles. Available in a fleet of inviting colors, each Calla pendant is blown by hand in New York.

The Plumen 002 has a screw fitting that fits into any lamp that accommodates a standard screw bulb, and its 7-watt power is equivalent to a 30-watt incandescent in terms of illumination. It is shown with a red Calla Pendant Light from Niche Modern.

Marcel Wanders, the 2015 Dwell on Design keynote speaker, designed the Crystal door handle for Olivari.

Stacked Crystal Planters by Carl & Rose “Everyone one of these is individual and uses vintage crystal sourced from yard sales. between two and five pieces are used to create one vessel. It’s covered with a lacquer, and the color is very fresh and modern. It has this great Victorian and Pop Art feel to it.” -- Julie Nicholson

In the richly hued living room, a Milo Baughman coffee table with a chrome base and custom marble top pairs with Milo Baughman barrel chairs that have been reupholstered in a saturated blue fabric. A custom velvet sofa adds another textured layer. A custom light fixture with crystal bulbs from The Future Perfect hangs like jewelry above the space, and a geometric painting by senior JHID designer Chelsie Lee ties the colors together.

Winged light bulbs, part of an Ingo Maurer fixture, bring levity to Hill's bathroom. The space features a zinc wall by Houston metalworker George Sacaris, who also did the bathroom and kitchen cabinets.

Branch and Crystal Chandelier designed by Kim Krans of The Wild Unknown “It looks complicated but it’s actually pretty easy to do,” Azzarito says of this nature-inspired light fixture influenced by the Art Nouveau period. “I love the mix of natural elements with a sparkle, branches and chandelier crystals. That juxtaposition is very modern.”

This room can be a family room, office, or guest suite. The flooring is the same throughout: Riva Floors, Engineered Wood Select Grade, in Crystal Thunder, and the couch is from Restoration Hardware. Unseen is the foosball and ping pong tables.

Colorful crystal bath knobs from Emtek.

Crystals at CityCenter (Las Vegas) This sprawling structure brings 500,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space to the heart of the Las Vegas strip. Clad in a stainless steel and glass curtain wall, the center is the largest retail space to receive LEED Gold Core & Shell certification.

The Excel floor lamp comes flat-packed and used two CFL bulbs.

The Cluster Chandelier, made of reclaimed black steel and glass bulbs, is by Andre Joyau.