Tokyo Designers Week: Eco Lighting
-
Drop Lights by South Korean product-development company DOOlight recharge by resting on their flower-shaped base. -
The individual 6-Watt “drops” can be slipped off and used for two to ten hours without plugging in; brightness is adjusted by touching the stem or base. Because the bulbs are made of silicone and don’t heat up, they’d work well in a kid’s room. -
The (environmentally-friendly) spotlight is on you with this swiveling MARU Spot prototype by Seiji Ishida and Yoko Naito of Saitama-based LIGHTSCENE inc.. LEDs emit a more focused light than incandescent bulbs, which makes them a perfect fit for this design. -
I spied this Coral Reef desk lamp, out earlier this year from Taiwan-based QisDesign, for sale at Mid-Century Modern, a funky little shop in Tokyo’s Aoyama district. Brightness is adjusted with a tap on the stand, and the angle of the ocean-inspired LED light can be easily changed as well. -
Japan’s Nissho Telecom Corporation says their 11-Watt cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL—the same technology used in TVs and neon lights) is even more efficient than an LED and lasts over 30,000 hours. Joints at the top and bottom of the Tubelumi’s vertical neckpiece allow the lamp to fold into various poses. (The design won the 2009 Good Design Award and is available in Japan.) PHOTO CREDIT: Nissho Telecom Corporation -
For those situations in which nothing but a good old-fashioned light bulb will do, this LED Nostalgic Clear Type lamp from Panasonic should do the trick. The bulb scatters light in all directions and gives off a warm glow, just like those energy-sucking incandescent bulbs we grew up with. It won a 2011 Good Design Award and has place of honor through November 13th at the Good Design Exhibition in the Design Hub gallery at Tokyo Midtown Tower.Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
Categories:
More
Coral Motifs
While perusing the blogosphere, we found that one ornamental underwater organism has breached its deep-sea habitat and found its way onto coffee tables everywhere.
ICFF 2010: Ikebana Arranging
While cruising the floor of the ICFF today, I couldn't resist dropping in to have a chat with Dwell's old neighbor and all around good guy, San Francisco–based designer Peter Stathis.
Light Flight
Domestic lighting is having a sculptural moment with designers eschewing accented shapes and materials in favor of surprising silhouettes. Put aside your task lamps, Edison bulbs, and cloth lampshades in favor of sleeker, more airy modes of illumination that use a light touch with heavy metals (bronze, brass) and new-fangled LED bulbs in place of their energy-gobbling cousin, the incandescent.
Stickbulb
Wood scraps—including some Coney Island boardwalk—left over from another project inspired the Brooklyn designers to create a new product from the waste: Meet StickBulb, an adjustable LED lamp.
Add comment