Marrying traditional Japanese craft techniques and energy-efficient lighting technology, designer Ryosuke Fukusada created an LED bulb wrapped in a thin wooden shell that, yep, glows.
The Wooden Light Bulb -- to be clear, it did not show as part of ICFF/NY Design Week -- is actually an LED bulb completely encased in a super-thin wooden shell that Fukusada created using a traditional Japanese craft technique called Rokuro. The fixture’s incandescent-shaped body is chipped so thin -- it does, however, appear to be solid like (Italian designer Mauro) Savoldi's wooden bulbs when turned off -- that when the lamp is switched on, it does indeed glow from within. Magical!
Boasting an aluminum base, the Wooden Light Bulb is totally safe (although probably not that practical for actual lighting purposes) as LEDs, unlike incandescents, produce a very small amount of heat. So not to worry folks, the bulb isn't a nightmarish, dangling fireball in disguise.
Again, the Wooden Light Bulb is still in the prototype stages, although according to Fukusada's website it's being further developed so perhaps someday you'll be able to own one yourself (I can picture Starbucks stores snatching these up by the truckload).
Personal desk lamps are a great way to customize your workspace and give your eyes a rest―when they work. But once those taken-for-granted bulbs go out, workers are left temporarily squinting in the dull haze of overhead fluorescents.
Designer Jake Dyson, son of famed industrial designer James Dyson, has a solution: a superlamp. These $899 CSYS lamps redirect damaging heat away from the LED bulbs so they last 160,000 hours, or about 37 years if used 12 hours per day, he says. (We sadly don’t have time to put this claim to the test.) The arm glides up and down along the neck, as well as back and forth, and can also spin around. It stays in position when released. The light is dimmable, and moving it up and down adjusts the spread of the light.
“CSYS technology was designed to address these problems in existing LEDs―poor heat management, weak light distribution, color erosion, and the lack of a comfortable shade of warm white,” Dyson says in a press release.
These delightful garden accessories are very simple and extremely easy to use. Shaped like a garden stake with a plastic dragonfly figure on top, these lights are powered by a solar panel. In some versions of the product, the solar panel is attached to the rod, while in others its connected by a cord, allowing the panel to be in the sun even though the shrub or pot might be in the shade. The panel gathers sunlight throughout the day, charging the tiny LEDs located inside the dragonfly. Once charged, the LED bulbs glow up to 10 hours. It comes complete with an automatic sensor that turns on the light at night, although you can also use the normal on-off switch.
As noted in this review, the solar dragonfly lights can also be used as tree or bush decorations during the holiday season. Simply wrap or hang them from branches for a whimsical light show that will rival the power-sucking string lights used by your neighbors. Now all you have to do is pair them with this solar-powered rainwater irrigation system or this wind-powered composter, and you’ll have a complete off-grid garden!
The Wooden Light Bulb -- to be clear, it did not show as part of ICFF/NY Design Week -- is actually an LED bulb completely encased in a super-thin wooden shell that Fukusada created using a traditional Japanese craft technique called Rokuro. The fixture’s incandescent-shaped body is chipped so thin -- it does, however, appear to be solid like (Italian designer Mauro) Savoldi's wooden bulbs when turned off -- that when the lamp is switched on, it does indeed glow from within. Magical!
Boasting an aluminum base, the Wooden Light Bulb is totally safe (although probably not that practical for actual lighting purposes) as LEDs, unlike incandescents, produce a very small amount of heat. So not to worry folks, the bulb isn't a nightmarish, dangling fireball in disguise.
Again, the Wooden Light Bulb is still in the prototype stages, although according to Fukusada's website it's being further developed so perhaps someday you'll be able to own one yourself (I can picture Starbucks stores snatching these up by the truckload).
Personal desk lamps are a great way to customize your workspace and give your eyes a rest―when they work. But once those taken-for-granted bulbs go out, workers are left temporarily squinting in the dull haze of overhead fluorescents.
Designer Jake Dyson, son of famed industrial designer James Dyson, has a solution: a superlamp. These $899 CSYS lamps redirect damaging heat away from the LED bulbs so they last 160,000 hours, or about 37 years if used 12 hours per day, he says. (We sadly don’t have time to put this claim to the test.) The arm glides up and down along the neck, as well as back and forth, and can also spin around. It stays in position when released. The light is dimmable, and moving it up and down adjusts the spread of the light.
“CSYS technology was designed to address these problems in existing LEDs―poor heat management, weak light distribution, color erosion, and the lack of a comfortable shade of warm white,” Dyson says in a press release.
These delightful garden accessories are very simple and extremely easy to use. Shaped like a garden stake with a plastic dragonfly figure on top, these lights are powered by a solar panel. In some versions of the product, the solar panel is attached to the rod, while in others its connected by a cord, allowing the panel to be in the sun even though the shrub or pot might be in the shade. The panel gathers sunlight throughout the day, charging the tiny LEDs located inside the dragonfly. Once charged, the LED bulbs glow up to 10 hours. It comes complete with an automatic sensor that turns on the light at night, although you can also use the normal on-off switch.
As noted in this review, the solar dragonfly lights can also be used as tree or bush decorations during the holiday season. Simply wrap or hang them from branches for a whimsical light show that will rival the power-sucking string lights used by your neighbors. Now all you have to do is pair them with this solar-powered rainwater irrigation system or this wind-powered composter, and you’ll have a complete off-grid garden!