Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 1:52pm
Need an excuse to visit Norway? Squidsoup's reality-bending "Submergence" interactive installation is a good one.
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Monday, December 10, 2012 - 8:55pm
Not everyone has access to electricity all the time. And not everyone has access to chemical energy or solar energy or nuclear energy all the time. But everyone on Earth has access to gravitational energy whenever they need it. The problem has always been making gravity useful for something, but this gravity-powered light manages to do exactly that.
Friday, July 27, 2012 - 12:20pm
No matter how shiny game graphics will get, Alexey Pajitnov's cult classic puzzle game Tetris will always remain a favorite. So what happens when you mix the puzzler's iconic blocks with LEDs? You get this slick configurable lamp that's hot enough to lick.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 7:54pm
Here's a unique way to power your Christmas tree. Connect the lights to a tank holding an electric eel.
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7:08pm
Don't you hate it when you heat something in the microwave, and it comes out with some sections fried to a crisp, while others remain ice cold. Most people learn where to put things on the turntable in their oven to ensure even cooking, but this guy set up an experiment that actually shows you the distribution of the microwaves using lights.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 1:00pm
Incandescent lightbulbs seem to be on the way out, what with their energy-hogging ways going against the eco-friendly movement of current gadgets. But what should we do with all our old bulbs? If I had my druthers, I'd have them...
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 12:48pm
Love it or fall asleep during it, Tron made sports and racing look super slick by slapping a bunch of neon all over everything. Sony Ericsson decided to have a go at it, decking out a tennis court, the rackets,...
Monday, December 21, 2009 - 12:02am
This is, I guess, what you come up with when you've overdosed on moules and frites in Belgium. And you're Belgian. It's called the XXXLamp which, I presume means that it needs a hell of a lot of amps to...
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 7:01am
These Brick Lights take that staple construction material and add a star-shaped light into them, allowing you to build a wall that lights itself from the inside out. And it looks pretty awesome. Of course, hollowing out a brick to...
- berlin design festival
- big brother
- eye dot me
- eyedotme
- felix hardmood beck
- LEDs
- Lighting
- lights
- simon schiessel
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 2:04am
Ah, lights *sighs softly whilst puffing on a meerschaum pipe* — I love 'em. I'm not sure, however, about this design, on show at this year's Berlin Design Festival, as it's all a bit too Winston Smith for me. Designed...
