Gallery: A Lustworthy Lightbulb? A Lustworthy Lightbulb.

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    Andrew Penketh
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    The Plumen 003 is a design collaboration between Claire Norcross, Marie Laure Giroux, and the British firm Hulger.
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    Andrew Penketh
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    The layered design allows for a soft mood lighting.
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    Andrew Penketh
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    The brass-plated housing makes the light warm.
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    Andrew Penketh
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    Giroux, a jeweler by trade, created the design's distinctive facets.
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    Andrew Penketh
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    The bulb shines straight down at a lumen output equivalent to a 60W incandescent bulb.
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    Ester Keate
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    Each segment of the housing is aluminum plated with brass.
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    Ester Keate
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    The light bulb was obsessively designed.
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    Dean Dorat
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    The distinctive housing allows for both practical and mood lighting in one bulb.
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