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How Will We Illuminate Our Interiors in the Future?
6 days ago | By Arch Daily
Let There Be Light / LAVA. Image © Jonathan Andrew
As trivial as the act of flipping a switch and lighting up a room may seem, we've had to come a long way to have safe and reliable light sources. It is estimated that the first lamps were invented 70,000 years ago, consisting of hollowed out stones or shells filled with an absorbent material soaked with animal fat that could be ignited. The Egyptians, on the other hand, used decorated ceramic vessels filled with oil, which provided a constant flame. Candles were popularized during the Middle Ages, made of tallow or beeswax, and could be...
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