"I love neon lights. I see them everywhere," said Te-Asia Ivey, of Downtown Brooklyn. "I actually enjoy them a lot. They are very trendy right ... handmade in a digital world," he said.

It’s thought the very first neon sign in America was erected ... who does things like balance stone blocks atop deceptively strong neon tubes and weave an immense hanging quilt from shattered ...

From theater marquees to the fluorescent glow of an eye-catching billboard, they trigger nostalgia and add visual character to towns and cities across the world ... with a very strong work ...