light blocks

Yesterday at the Salone Satellite in Milano in the taro & sarah booth I was struck by this modular lamp: you can add polyhedral modules in any direction to change the shape and brightness of the chandelier in crystalline fashion. Each module is made of folded translucent plastic with magnetic contacts acting as both structure and wiring. You turn it on by adding to a central node, and you turn it off by destroying your creation.

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  • By light pipes :: hyperexperience on September 30, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    […] to add it and to take it away. We saw an adult version of modular light blocks at this year’s Salone Satellite; now a children’s bedside lamp by beingblease that allows the child to configure colorful […]