The LED lamp is made from Tyvek, a post-consumer plastic with a delicate feel that balances the size and scale of both versions. Tyvek made of recycled materials using sophisticated and elegant folds and hollow, soft light will be cast through during graceful light. To Louis XIV’s Grand Trianon (Great Trianon Palace) named Grand Trianon designer inspired from the palace of Versailles. Designer Paula Arnten says of her Petit Trianon Lamp (and its larger sibling, the Grand Trianon), “Both lights are a result of a unique experience I had at the Palace of Versailles combined with my love for this elegant material.”
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“Simply use the emotional expression to remind and educate users to turn off the light.”
This one line says it all….moreover the cute switches create the desired impact of reminding us to conserve. I guess this is another angle to Product Design: to be instinctive without being preachy!
The Smile Switches won a Liteon Award this year.
Designers: Zhou Yide, Euphe Mo, Hang Zhou & Christine Liu
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Clocks, since the sundial, have had that one glaring obstacle they’ve had to hop over: darkness. The sundial’s basically useless, and half the rest of the clocks in the world are pretty close to it. But then there’s the light-up clock, an exercise in both illumination and simplicity. This time keeper goes by the name “Nocturnal Clock” and it’s made out of simple aluminium and LED lights. Plus a clock mechanism – don’t forget that. In the gallery below you’ll see the simple rules of the clock, when it’s light, when it’s dark, and when it’s fabulously stark.
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Lighted Garden Nozzle, Universal-fit pistol-grip sprayer with rain spray and LED bulb, Requires two AA batteries (not included)
Unlike most lamps, Floo is suspended from one side. It remains level because the centre of gravity has shifted to the shade’s unique conical shape. Aesthetically, without the central cabling in the way, you get an even circular disk of light uninterrupted by wires. I love when design is as simple as moving a seam or line to create an entirely new yet enigmatic silhouette.
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