Interactive Knitted Light
The knighted light objects, Ray and Matt, by llotlove are a beautiful melding of craft with technology. The hanging light, designed with a 12 meter cable, is meant to be interacted, moved and played with. Thanks to the use of an environmentally-friendly energy-saving bulb (my guess it's an LED light bulb), the light has no heat emission and can safely be integrated into your home in any playful arrangement.
For all you knitters, I can easily see a lovely DIY version made. If only I could knit!!!
Knitted Light: Matt
Knitted Light: Matt
Knitted Light: Matt
Knitted Light: Ray
Why is this important?
It's interesting to observe the new and fresh design possibilities that simple new technologies (such as LEDs) have in shaping the aesthetic of the future. Before LEDs made a mainstream debut, the incandescent light bulb was at center stage — making such designs as a knitted cosy hanging lamp impossible (due to its high heat emission).
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Comment by Syuzi on February 17, 2009 at 7:45pm -
12 Meters is correct. The cord is very, very long — it's designed so you can move it around within an environment. As for the bulb, you probably are correct about it being a CFL as I take a closer look at the photos. I am used to seeing the CFL bulbs with the twisty/spirally structure.
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Comment by Becky Stern on February 17, 2009 at 3:47pm -
12 meters? That sure is a long cord... are you sure it's not 12 feet? Also, it looks like a small CFL bulb inside an extra glass casing to me, like the ones they sell at IKEA.
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