A light system is provided. The light system includes a top housing, a bottom housing opposite the top housing, a lens arranged between the top housing and the bottom housing, and a plurality of lighting elements arranged between the top housing and the lens. The lens includes a plurality of side surfaces that extend between the top housing and the bottom housing to form a perimeter of the lens, and an angled reflective surface. The plurality of lighting elements is configured to direct light toward the bottom housing to reflect off of the angled reflective surface and out of at least one of the plurality of side surfaces.

A decorative item including an element made at least partly of a metallic, polymeric or ceramic based material and including a face visible to an observer, at least one light source external or internal to the element, the decorative item further includes at least one optical fibre embedded in the material of the element, the optical fibre serving as a guide for the light from the light source in order to produce, during use, a light effect on the visible face of the element. A method for manufacturing the decorative item is also disclosed.

Luminaires including a charging base and a rechargeable illuminating personal ornament. The charging base includes a power cable connectable to an external power source and a power connector. The rechargeable illuminating personal ornament is connected to the charging base and has a shell, a light source attached to the shell, a rechargeable power source located in the shell and connected to the light source, and a corresponding power connector defining an opening in the shell and coupled to the rechargeable power source. The power connector of the charging base is coupled to the corresponding power connector of the rechargeable illuminating personal ornament.

A lighting system includes a top housing, a bottom housing, and lens arranged between the top housing and the bottom housing. The lens includes a plurality of side surfaces that extend between the top housing and the bottom housing to form a perimeter of the lens. A plurality of lighting elements are configured to direct an emission of light out of the plurality of side surfaces. A controller is configured to selectively energize the plurality of lighting elements based on a first signal from a GPS module.

An electronic necklace comprising a projector medallion and associated methods of formation are described, and more particularly to an electronic necklace with one power source for powering a projector medallion and necklace bulbs and its associated methods of formation. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a wire serving as a necklace strand with a projector medallion formed of a translucent material including a backside, a front side, an underside, and/or an interior. The necklace may include a power source in the form of a battery. The necklace may include a projector light and/or a medallion light within the interior of the projector medallion. The necklace may include a control chip within the interior of the projector medallion that may distribute power from the battery to the wire, the projector light, and/or the medallion light.

Apparatus, system, and method embodiments are disclosed for illuminating clothing, fashion accessories, and other items using diffusion and reflection of light from a light source. A fashion accessory can include a diffusion layer to provide a unique visual appearance from the light source based on the diffusion layer's manipulation of photon wavelength. The diffusion layer can reside under an exterior shell of the fashion accessory and diffuse light from the light source, providing a unique design aspect to the fashion accessory. The fashion accessory can further include a light refraction chamber to direct light in a visually appealing way, providing variations in quality and texture of the light that an observer sees. Additional layers of material over the exterior shell can provide additional variations in quality and texture of the observed light.