Illuminating Letters

I am in love, actually in love with letters. Not only the usual way the most graphic designers may be. I'm talking about the big luminous letters which are offered at Character.fi. It's a company based in Helsinki that offers refurbished letters collected from old luminous advertising. They

… dismantle the letters, clean them up, add a new transformer, LED lights and the power cord, and put them back together.

The wonderful objects can be bought for about € 150 to € 200 directly through the website. What a great way to finally perfect your interior or to sex up your backyard. It's hard not to swoon over these atmospheric industrial settings shown at the homepage. Sigh. (via Ministry of Type)