Some of our favorite crowd-funded lighting concepts (pictures)

Each Alva is a custom LED lamp modeled after Thomas Edison's original creation.

Dodecado is a fun, interactive LED light fixture that you can mold to suit you mood.

Forever LED Light's line of bulbs have a lifetime guarantee. Apparently, that's a first.

The Heat Pipe Lamp claims to disperse 330 degrees of light compared with other LEDs' paltry 140-160 degrees.

Ilumi is a neat lighting concept that sounds akin to the Philips Hue. But can it compete?

LIFX is a true Kickstarter success story. It far exceeded its $100,000 funding goal and has begun shipping its connected bulbs all over the world.

Lightree is a cute lamp concept made of LEDs and eco-friendly materials. And you can adjust the colors to suit your changing moods.

The NanoLight uses 12 watts of electricity and yields 1,600 lumens. That's powerful for sure, but is it the "most energy efficient LED bulb on the planet" as its creators claim?

Does The Question Block Lamp look familiar? That's because it comes straight from your childhood memories of 8-bit gaming.

The Ube WiFi Connected Smart Light Dimmer can be controlled remotely using the Ube app. It reminds us of the Belkin WeMo Light Switch (with the added bonus of a dimmer).

Who said the light emitter and light diffuser have to be joined at the hip? The ZG-1 bulb separates the two and turns the light bulb into its own nifty light fixture.