Lighting Trends

When you make a purchase, do you really ever stop to think about how long it is going to last you? I'm sure if it's a bigger ticket item, you would. For instance, a house, car or even a big appliance like a refrigerator - these are more expensive items that you don't want to replace the following year. Now as technology becomes more advanced and continues to evolve, smaller items like floor lamps are being designed to last longer, becoming long-term investments.

Case in point, Saazs, a French company specializing in state of the art lighting has created a series of lamps that are designed to last around 20 years (or 500,000 hours). While no where near as long lasting as the 200 year gravity powered LED lights, 20 years is quite a big deal. Designed by Tomas Erel, these long-lasting Planilum lights are supposedly more energy efficient than your run of the mill incandescent lights. The lights also use non-toxic gases and materials in the production and finishing. According to the company's website, the Planilum technology was co-developed for 6 years by Saazs and Saint Gobain Innovations, making it the first "light-emitting material," an active glass with light emitting patterns.