#led lighting

The Bunch Pendant from Research.Lighting

The Bunch Pendant is what happens when minimal design gets a little playful. Five glowing orbs gather in a tight, radiant cluster, like a constellation that decided to hang out indoors. It’s sculptural without being serious, balanced without being boring, and just the right amount of weird (in a good way).

Each globe floats from a central hub, suspended by a slender stem that keeps things clean and quietly dramatic. The whole thing feels like it could lift off, but it’s grounded in black steel and brass, with enough glow to fill a room and then some.

You can pick between two globe sizes depending on your mood: smaller for a tighter sparkle, larger (as shown above) if you want a little more presence. Either way, the effect is the same - soft light, gentle geometry, and a bit of charm that holds the room without trying too hard.

Turns out five orbs is just the right number.

The city of Toronto plans to convert all streetlights to energy-efficient LED lighting by 2035, officials say. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told reporters in Scarborough's Milliken Park that the plan is a "major step forward to modernize our street lighting system," which is decades old and starting to fail. Chow said at a news conference Wednesday that the plan, in which the city work with Toronto Hydro, will cost $577 million and will make neighbourhoods safer.

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And aside from that I tested different levels of brightness to see if it would be better to let the fireplace do it's job lighting the room, and after testing, I can approve that the fireplace does a very good job at giving off a creepy feeling to the surrounding, hiding most of the room in a shadow.

Ledlenser ML6 750 lm Rechargeable Lantern Powerbank

Light up camp, kit checks, or late-night tasks with the Ledlenser ML6.

Built tough and ready for the field, it delivers up to 750 lumens of glare-free light, plus red modes for low-visibility ops.

Hang it, stick it, stand it – wherever you need it. And when your phone's running on fumes? It doubles as a power bank.

Compact, reliable, and made to go the distance, this is one bit of kit you won't want to leave behind.

Find it at Military 1st!

The Quincy Bayview Bridge crosses the Mississippi River between Quincy, Illinois and West Quincy, Missouri, and is the focal point of Quincy's riverfront. It opened in 1987 to relieve the volume of traffic on the nearby 1930 Quincy Memorial Bridge; it now carries westbound traffic while the old bridge carries eastbound. Each night the bridge is illuminated by a computerized and versatile LED lighting system. More here.