Additional Objects

I found several more great examples of found object lighting today at homedit.com


This is a clothespin light that uses LED's. Designed by Sungho Lee



This light is made of Korean bread plates, created by Jung Hwa Jin

Just as the wine bottle lights are popular in restaurants this light was meant for kitchens, It seems that incorporating objects utilized in a particular space into the lighting is a popular design trend.

Here are a few more examples of this from inventorspot.com

From inventorspot.com

This light is placed in a bathroom sink or tub faucet and uses the water as a light
From thinkgeek.com

This one is a little different than the previous ones as it incorporates light into an existing object in a space.

Found Objects

The use of found objects in fine art has been around for a while, made particularly popular by the Dada movement. Marcel Duchamp, a well known Dada artist created "readymades" or found object art. "Fountain" made in 1917 was the most famous, a hand signed urinal on a pedestal.
From Wikipedia.org

Today, found objects are popular in contemporary sculpture. One especially popular style of sculpture is "Junk Art" using old machine parts and scrap metal to create sculptures
From humboldtarts.org
made byFrederick Hazard


This same trend can be found in modern lighting.

Here are some rather extream examples of Junk Art lighting :
From jimonlight.com

I have also noticed that wine bottles are a popular found object used in lighting, especially in restaurants.

Here are a few examples
Fromfunpresident.com
From potterybarn.com

Mid-Century Modern

The Mid-Century Modern style was a popular design style from the mid 1930's to the mid 60's. The main principles of this movement were simplicity, natural shapes, purity of form, clean lines and a monochromatic color palette. The goal of the movement was to bring modernism to the masses, the term "democratic design" was often used to describe this concept. This style emerged from the post-world war era when people were optimistic about the future, it was also a time when people became fascinated with outer space. The Mid-Century style reflects this through a futuristic design aesthetic.

From wellmedicated.com

Today, Mid-Century lighting is very popular. In today's economy it seems people are drawn to this simple and classic style, they want something that wont go out of style in a year or two . Another possible reason this style is making a comeback is it reminds people of a more prosperous and optimistic time.

Here are some classic examples of the style...
From jennskistudio.blogspot.com

From Rejuvination.com

From Atomicindy.com