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Mio Culture’s Bendant Lamp

In trolling cyberspace for earth-friendly housewares, I was impressed by three stylish fixtures that are easy on the eyes and the environment. Seems there are more and more manufacturers who are betting that sustainability makes good sense for both the bottom line and the planet. With luck, we may all come out ahead.

LEAF IT TO YOU Mio Culture's Bendant Lamp is an eye-catching array of shades surrounding a central light source. Design it yourself by flexing the pieces to create one-of-a-kind compositions of light and shadow. Made of powder-coated steel and engineered to make the most out of standard metal sheet goods by minimizing cutting and waste, it's available in chartreuse, shown here, white, and silver and works with a low-energy 20-watt bulb. 30" X 33". $165. mioculture.com

LIFE SPIRAL Fire & Water's Fibonacci Wall Sconce—gotta love an item named after a 13th-century math whiz (Leonardo of Pisa, aka Fibonacci)—is a beauty that's full of great features: It's Energy Star–compliant, made of recycled and salvaged wood veneer and process-chlorine free (PCF) paper with Environ (a bio-composite of soy flour and recycled paper), and treated with low-VOC finishes. 18" high X 10" wide X 4" deep. $655. vivavi.com

PANEL SHOW Also by Fire & Water, the FW 111 Flipster VIVID ceiling fixture is an earth-friendly winner. Made of 40 percent postindustrial-recycled-content resin, steel, and Environ (some models), it works with a 26-watt CFL with replaceable ballas, and its colorful panels can be arranged as you like. 18½" high X 6" wide X 6" deep (closed). $741. econsciousmarket.com