Building Lumens - Or how to network 160 lamps over the internet:

“What impresses me about the project is the combination of ambition, community spirit, and humor that went into it. The website makes it look all so simple and elegant, but it’s easy to overlook how much work went into it. Fortunately, Matt’s documented that, including notes on how to make your own networked lamp. His narrative of the whole project is a great read if you want a sense of what it takes to pull off a network project. What’s apparent from his blog is something that’s often overlooked in interactive art work: it’s impossible not to collaborate. It’s clear from reading the blog that there were high points and low points, but that the project would not have happened were it not only for the artists and producer, but also for the community they have around them.” Tom Igoe