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September 6, 2010
Articar Bike by Ben Wilson
[posted by nick]
We’ve got to give it to Ben Wilson– it takes plenty of ingenuity to make a recumbent bike look cool. Not only did Mr. Wilson do that with his Artikcar Bike, he made the recumbent bike very much en vogue. Artikcar is a four-wheeled recumbent-style bike with a bubbly rider profile that is laced with bright neon lighting. Beyond its bold design sensibility, Wilson’s Artikcar is as much about safety as it is about style. That neon wrapping will ensure that the drivers you share the road with will be well aware of your presence.
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August 22, 2010
Luzes relacionais
[posted by Benz Roos]
Luzes relacionais by Ernesto Klar
“Luzes relacionais” (Relational Lights) is an interactive audio-visual installation that explores our relationship with the expressional-organic character of space. The installation uses light, sound, haze, and a custom-software system to create a morphing, three-dimensional light-space in which spectators actively participate, manipulating it with their presence and movements”(from Ernesto klar’s site) source: creative applications
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August 9, 2010
Adaptive lenses
[posted by Benz Roos]
Explanation drawing of adaptive eye-care glasses by Professor Joshua Silver
Prototype of adaptive eye-care glasses by Professor Joshua Silver
Professor Joshua Silver is working since 1996 to solve the problem of getting cheap glasses for people in developing countries. This version is liquid based lens system. To adjust the focus of the lens for each individual user liquid is poured into the lenses. In this way the glasses are cheap(20 USD) and can give each one the specific individual adjustment for his or her eye.
I think this type of lens system is really great. I like the idea of helping out people, however for lighting design it could be very use full as well. For example such a system would be brilliant to focus lenses of LED fixtures. Which can reduce light pollution. -
August 8, 2010
Light art biennial in Austria
[posted by Benz Roos]
“Permeable space”, the place where Light generates space by Carlo Bernardini 2009
Evolution one Emma by Stanley Casselman 2010
In Linz in Austria is a light art biennial. Above are a couple of art works of the show.
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August 2, 2010
Silk bioluminescent in caves
[posted by Benz Roos]
Arachnocampa, glowing worms
Ecorazzi has made a nice gallery of images of ‘Avatar’ like landscapes on Earth. One of the images shows the Arachnocampa. The Arachnocampa, aka “glow worm”, lives in caves in Australia and New Zealand. They spin a nest of silk on the cave ceiling and then hang down as many as 70 threads with drops of mucus attached to snare prey.
The larva all glow (even more brightly if they haven’t eaten in a bit) to lure victims to the threads. Incredibly, nearly 100% of the energy input is turned into light. source:ecorazzi - Older Posts »