Neon tube signs radiate an irresistible charm, which has been keeping them alive to this day. The vintage, orange glow is hard to substitute with modern means of illumination, but never trust a neon ...

Inside Shawna Peterson's neon tube bending studio where puffs of air, charred wood and glass tubes meet to make brilliant signs and art. it's kind of really like by feel of when it's ready. There's ...

We typically think of neon signs as big commercial advertisements, hanging inside windows and lofted on tall signposts outside highway-adjacent businesses. [James Akers] has gone the other route with ...

Shawna Peterson bends glass tubes for a living. She makes neon art, and has put glowing faces on a giant wall of recyclables for artist Erik Otto, bent two-inch circles for a wall sized circuit board ...

Neon signs are cool, but they can be fragile and expensive if you need a custom design. If you’d rather make your own on the cheap, you can use EL wire, some simple plastic tubing, and a heat gun. If ...

Though they fell out of favor in the 1980s and 1990s, the retro chic of neon signs have made this century-old technology a popular choice for retail storefronts, restaurants and even service ...