Posts Tagged ‘electrical’

E Ink

Electronic ink consists of an electronically coated optical film used in the manufacturing of high contrast, sunlight-readable, ultra-low–power electronic paper displays. The principal components of electronic ink are millions of tiny microcapsules, which are about the diameter of a human hair. In...

September 26th, 2009 | digital | Read More

Therapie

Inspired by color and light therapy studies, Andre Keilani designed Therapie to be a singular illuminated canvas that imparts a soothing aura. The color photons emanating from the lamp are intended to reduce stress and create a peaceful mood. Each Therapie lamp also includes an assortment of three color...

September 24th, 2009 | light | Read More

InteracTable

Andreas Störiko designed the InteracTable in order to answer questions regarding the nature of work in the new millennium: Why does an increasing rate of media discontinuity block our thinking although it is the digital age? What should furniture that allows teamwork on the computer look like? What...

September 19th, 2009 | interactive | Read More

Burstlight

Burstlight is light that appears to explode from the wall surface on which it is mounted. Inspired by spiral growth patterns in nature, Burstlight is based on a radial sequence of identical elements crafted with anodized aluminum. These elements generate provocative visual rhythms and intensities when...

September 18th, 2009 | light | Read More

spOre

Tom Gordon and Ted Pierson designed the spOre buttons for their own homes, intending to make a positive first impression on visitors. spOre doorbell buttons are unusual in their use of energy-efficient LEDs as a light source. The transparent resin button provides soft tactile feedback, and the button...

September 9th, 2009 | light | Read More

Fabcell

Fabcell is a chameleonlike fabric that changes color when conducting an electric charge. Developed by Dr. Akira Wakita’s Information Design Laboratory at Keio University in Japan, Fabcell is a flexible, nonemissive fabric made of fibers dyed with liquid-crystal ink and conductive yarns. These materials...

September 4th, 2009 | feature, interactive | Read More

Temporal Light

Rachel Wingfield’s Temporal Light is a tiling system designed to illuminate public and private spaces. The system utilizes knitted electroluminescent wire cast in resin with electronics. Each tile forms a pixel that responds to a moving shadow being cast upon it, mapping a physical pathway with an...

September 2nd, 2009 | light | Read More

Elumin8

Elumin8 technology consists of applying electricity to copper dipped in zinc sulfate ink, which then emits light. This is applied using a silkscreen process to an indium tin oxide–splattered substrate. In essence, a LEC, or light emitting capacitor, is created. The light emitted is cold, since the...

August 23rd, 2009 | feature, light | Read More

Portable Light

Portable Light is an interdisciplinary design and engineering project initiated by KVA MATx to provide decentralized, sustainable lighting and electrical power to more than two billion people. Based on a marriage of low-cost LEDs and flexible textiles, Portable Light is a fully autonomous, off-thegrid...

August 17th, 2009 | feature, light | Read More

Intelliwhite

Intelliwhite is an intelligent solid-state lighting system that features variable color temperature and can produce cool to warm gradients of white light in the range of three thousand to sixty-five hundred kelvin. Intelliwhite applies Color Kinetics’ Optibin technology to ensure consistent color from...

August 9th, 2009 | light | Read More