Mathos continue to provide magical moments from lightening range in the form of the Airswitch Az Baby, activated, dimmed, brightened or switched off by simply moving the hand over the light. design derived from the innovative Airswitch 1, the latest version is made of hand blown glass on a metal base.This design can accommodate a […]
Lifecycle thinking is about adding new value in each cycle of a material’s life, ensuring that it can be continually renew for a new existence. Kate Goldsworthly seeks to do that by making lightweight textile screens and lighting products from recycled or reclaimed polyester, then adding laser-cut orcarved floral elements obtain from reused PET plastic […]
The design on these pendant light cover is inspired by growth patterns found on the native Punga tree in new Zealand. Through the use of a ‘pseudo’ fit toghether joint, thin laser-cut strips of bracelet pine plywood are assembled, without fastener fasteners or ad adhesives, to create a hypnotict pattern that mixes the natural and […]
The e-light integrates a number of technological improvements over conventional desk lamps. The lifetime of the fiber is 20 times greater than that of a glowing bulb and two to three times that of a fluorescent bulb, and it uses one-fifth as much mercury as the last-mentioned. Creating a light spectrum simular to daylight, it […]
Playful interaction is an innate human behavior that can be encouraged by intelligent design. Sam Hecht utilizes the flexible properties of silicone to permit users to bend the Flexlamp shade in a way to meet their requirements. In encouraging the user to play with the aesthetic from of the product, and actively engage in designing […]
In Gilles Miller’s imaginative lamp design,corrugated cardboard is transformed from the banal to beautiful surface through which light can play. Strips of recycled or FSC-certified source cardboard are cut by a CNC machine, and the floral pattern cut-outs are made by fret saw. A cut-out from one shade id inserted in the gap in another […]
This reversible shade provides a choise of two strong lightening directions depending upon whether the reflector is uppermost (for down-lightening) or on the underside (for up-lightening) or on the underside (for up-lightening). This expressive design embodies principles of minimalism and dual functionality, both of which are very relevant to design with reduced environmental loads. Sebastian […]
Initial public reaction to compact fluorescent lightbulb was as muted as the luminosity of the bulbs themselves. Happily, compact fluorescent technology has substantially improved, leading to their adoption by most major light manufacturing companies to customize their product range. Luceplan has experimented with transparency, reflection, refraction and diffusion in its latest range of light shades […]
Horeta Polycarbonate is a durable, versatile polymer that can be easily recycled and is available in translucent or opaque forms. It isideal for lightweight flat-pack, self assembly light shades, as demonstrated here by Setsu Ito. This multilayerd pendant shade lets trough varying amounts of light.depending on the angle of view. Setsu ito, Italy One-offs Polycarbonate […]
The exuberant liveliness of this lightshade hints at the fast-growing ash trees that provided the raw material. The shades are crafted out of thin strips of green ash timber sanded to equal thicness, wich are then steam bent into coils and assembled onto a spherical frame. . The simple, low-energy production system means that it […]
