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Karen D. Singh and Mark McMenamin -- Interior Design, 4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Philips Desgin Bubelle
The Bubelle dress reveals what fashion’s future might look like if body-responsive textiles and lighting became one. A Philips Design exhibition piece, it allows the wearer to color-code different emotions, which are then interpreted by tiny embedded LEDs. That would certainly make for insightful first dates. design.philips.com. circle 413

Lutron Electronics Co. See Touch

Businesslike, balanced, and streamlined, the See Touch tabletop control might just be a recession-proof investment. The keypad allows users to establish multiple settings for lights and window treatments, thanks to buttons that can be engraved and backlit, so you can find them in the dark. Available in 21 finishes. 610-282-3800; lutron.com. circle 422

Vibia Ameba

Lovers of the compact fluorescent and the tiny protozoon will take a shine to Pete Sans’s Ameba. With a resin body and an acrylic diffuser, this pendant fixture swims through the air. All five versions, which measure approximately 26 inches long by 17¾ wide by 11 high, can connect to create an undulating expanse. 732-417-1700; vibialight.com. circle 423

Ceccotti Collezioni Afterglow

Bask in Afterglow, a floor lamp and three ceiling fixtures. The floor lamp, in burnished tubular brass, has a tempered-glass diffuser 17¾ inches in diameter. Height is 43 1/3 inches with a 44-inch depth. 39-050-701955; ceccotticollezioni.it. circle 424

Pieke Bergmans Light Bulbs

Light Blubs isn’t a typo. The 18 different handblown crystal droplet forms, internally lit by LEDs, include a task lamp, desk lamp, pendant fixture, and sconce. Sizes range from 7¾ by 27½ inches to 4 by 17¾ inches. 31-65-207-06-97; piekebergmans.com. circle 425

Neo Design Space Invader

Just when you thought retro-futuristic designs had gone the way of Atari, Space Invader lands to save the day. This bulbous ceramic lamp can be set down on tripod supports or suspended from the ceiling. The exterior glaze comes in six matte colors, the contrasting glossy interior in the same number. 49-2302-690-982; neo-studios.de. circle 428

Metalarte Domo

Tempered-glass Domo shines indoors and out. A blue or red top contrasts with the white body, which measures either 13¾ or 19¾ inches square. Hinson Lighting, 718-482-1100; hinsonlighting.com. circle 427

Jesco Lighting Group Beehave

A honey of a pendant fixture, Beehave features lead-free handblown crystal globes that link vertically or hang individually. The shades come in chocolate, teal, white, wine, or smoke at diameters of 4, 6, or 10 inches. Socket finishes are chrome or satin nickel. Accepts a 50-watt bulb. 800-527-7796; jescolighting.com. circle 426

Axo Light Obi

Fixtures in Manuel Vivian’s Obi collection feature ivory or black silk ribbons stretched over drum shades lined with reflective chrome-plated acrylic. In addition to the pendant, there’s a standing lamp and sconce. 39-041-5845193; axolight.it. circle 430