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Thursday, 25 February 2010

The Enlightenment

Light up your library!

Not a heavy book but a 'light' book, this fun, but functional luminaire was shown around the office recently and we all loved it, so did our clients. We all wanted one for our bookcase, but if you have a library you could have several giving the room a warm glow and an ideal light to pin point books you constantly go back to for reference or a good read.

"It is a book that sets you thinking, but does not tell you what to do, it will help you in dark days but other people as well."










By purchasing "The Enlightenment" you will be supporting educational projects by Edukans a charitable organization which will help give a brighter future to many. Edukans believes in education as the most sustainable form of development, so more schools, more teachers, and more books.

A win, win situation, a great lamp for your home and a contribution to charity.

The Enlightenment by Studiomeiboom

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, February 25, 2010  

Thursday, 18 February 2010

The Enlightening Army of the Empire 2008 - Saatchi Gallery

Tushar Joag has exhibited widely and had two solo exhibitions in Mumbai. His present installation at the Saatchi Gallery comprises figures made from electric lamps, wire, Perspex, plastic, brass, steel and wood. The robot style figures are animated by electric lamps and stop lights. Each figure stands approximately 183x49x61 cm creating a very life sized army of sixteen figures.






















The robots are crafted to give each one an individual and quirky personality, while each robot appears to stand to attention holding florescent light tubes as possible weapons.



















The figures seem to stand loosely to attention, while their individual light configurations illuminate their location and a mass of loosely tangled wires join their feet in a collective, if chaotic troop.

A fascinating installation and well worth a visit.
The Enlightening Army of the Empire 2008 - Tushar Joag
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York Square, Kings Road, London SW3

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, February 18, 2010  

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Osh Lamp

Have you ever wanted to use a specific light fitting outdoors or in your bathroom and been told that the IP rating is not high enough?

Hector Finch Design has produced the revolutionary Osh Lamp, an Eco lamp that can be retro fitted to almost any light fitting that needs to be used in a high moisture area; using a mains voltage halogen lamp it has the added advantage of consuming 30% less energy than conventional incandescent lamps.



This simple enclosed lamp holder capsule solves many of the issues associated with IP44 certification and can be fitted to most light fittings. Hector Finch will do the adaption for you, after that it is just a question of changing the lamp when necessary.

Hector Finch Lighting
http://www.hectorfinch.com/

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, February 11, 2010  

Thursday, 4 February 2010

Found

'Found' Stuart Haygarth's first exhibition at the Haunch of Venison, showcases his ongoing relationship with abandoned objects and his fascination with taxonomy; this is exhibited through a series of new works. Taxonomy - or the scientific practice of classification - may seem less than stimulating but Stuart Haygarth imbues the topic with his trademark self-proclaimed obsession with arbitrary and abandoned objects.



Gathering together seemingly insignificant items he reconfigures his objects of choice to form a synthesised whole. In the process, each piece acquires a new and unexpected meaning. Whether a revolving mirror ball constructed from 350 crushed car wing mirrors or a scrappy series of 'Urchin' chandeliers that are meticulously formed from a cascade of spectacle frames, he never balks from challenging established notions of beauty. Indeed, his approach is as eclectic as it is generous.























New pieces include a lamp stand made of toothpaste-tube caps, and lamps where the base is filled with porcelain figurines.

Practical, pared-down and ecologically sound, Stuart Haygarth's exhibition provides and enticing insight into the creative process of one of London's most intriguing talents.

FOUND

HAUNCH OF VENISON

Open 1st December 2009-30th January 2010

6 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ET

(020 7495 5050)

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, February 04, 2010  

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