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Thursday, 11 March 2010

Andromeda's Fluxus

Karim Rashid worked with the artist Michela Vanello whose inspiration and creative mind gave shape to the concept of the sculpture. Karim Rashid designed the Knit, with 80,000 individual hand-made glass elements to produce a unique glass sculpture, with an apparently fluid surface that seems to move and flow in the air. Its wave conceals an almost invisible mesh of 5,000 dot-like halogen bulbs that generate capillary lighting.



















Technologically advanced objects of art cleverly conceal their mechanisms and connection systems and the intricately knitted mesh design of metal, plastic and glass creates a very modern strong and malleable material. A fabric of energy which covers 646 square feet and flows through points and lines to generate the expression of motion in space.




Andromeda: Fluxus
The White Gallery, Rome, Italy.
Karim Rashid and Michela Vianello

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, March 11, 2010  

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Design your own lamp shade


DESIGN YOUR OWN LAMPSHADEYour designs can be stuck onto sticky backed paper. You can use wallpaper, fabrics, photographs and more to create a completely unique and bespoke lampshade to match your home design.



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Designing your own lampshade works brilliantly as a pendant lamp shade or a standard floor or table-lamp shade, fitting most standard fittings.



Images shown are just a few examples of the unlimited possibilities that can be made.



DESIGN YOUR OWN LAMPSHADEDesign your own lampshade Kit and instructions on how to get sticking you can be found on.http://www.glow.co.uk/


Agnieszka Fronczak

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, March 04, 2010  

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  

Thursday, 28 January 2010

The Essential Guide

'The Essential Guide'; is an authoritative source of reference on electrical installation safety matters. It is sure to become the 'must have tool' for professional electricians and others having an interest in the safety of electrical installations.

Building on their success with the Technical Manual, January will see the launch of an updated version with a new look and new name. The guide has an intuitive search facility and easy to use interface, giving users quick access to favourite topics and latest updates.

The Guide is available by subscription at www.eschub.org.uk

The Electrical Safety Council


Lynda Moule

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, January 28, 2010  

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Cambridge celebrates 800 years with light








The University of Cambridge has just celebrated 800 years since its foundation. The 800th Anniversary has been commemorated with a wide variety of events throughout the year culminating in a spectacular light show, where light focused on the future and the transformative work taking place at Cambridge. Stunning images across the University showcased the breadth of work happening at Cambridge today.









The light show was designed by world-renowned light artist Ross Ashton.

Cambridge University 2009

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, January 21, 2010  

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Wine-lovers beware!

Wine may taste better and more 'expensive' depending on the ambient lighting of your favourite wine bar, pub or restaurant. Your senses could be tricked into perceiving a wine is nicer if you drink in a room with blue or red ambient lighting rather than green or white lighting. You could also be happy to spend an average of 70p more for the same glass of wine.




German researchers claimed the same bottle of Riesling given in different ambient light settings was perceived as being one and a half times sweeter in red light rather than white or green light and its fruitiness was also more highly rated in red light.

The findings concluded that background ambient lighting influences how we perceive the wine to taste, even though it has no direct effect on the colour of the wine in the glass.


How we respond to light has seen the dynamics of lighting design change in an unprecedented way in all areas of our lives.

Happy New Year - Lighting does make everything appear Rose

Research Dr Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel
Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany

posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, January 14, 2010  

Tuesday, 22 December 2009

BT Tower in London - Olympic Countdown


BT has installed what is believed to be the highest 360 degree LED information band at the top of the BT tower in London.

The giant 280 square metre LED screen was switched on for the first time on Saturday October 31st 2009, 1,000 days to the start of the London 2012 Olympic games and will deliver messages and information across London during the event.

Installed by Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold

Agnieszka Fronczak

posted by Light IQ @ Tuesday, December 22, 2009  

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