I have been fascinated by these gleaming gas-filled glass tubes since I can remember.
It’s a pity that neon tubes are commonly associated with common commercials while there are many more interesting uses for this lighting instrument. For instance, a skilful glass blowers can bend those tubes into beautiful sculptures.
Here are some images of my first neon table lamp design …
… and a concept for a “lighting-sculpture” …
I wasted a couple of hours trying to get the slideshow plugin to work but alas it didn’t – looks really good on your demo page but does absolutely nothing for me. Very unfortunate.