IT is I believe well known that a method of obtaining light by means of incandescent platinum was patented by A. Cruckshanks in 1839. The following extracts from his specification (No. 8141) will ...

Swedish brand Wästberg has stepped back in time, launching a collection of fire-based lighting by Ilse Crawford, David Chipperfield and Jasper Morrison.

A BRIGHT light, easily obtained and sufficient for projections, has frequently been regarded as a desideratum, where it has been impracticable to procure either the electric or the lime-light. The ...