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Vienna Design Week 2008: Numen Light by Ami Kealoha

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On first glance Numen Light looks like just another mirror trick but on closer inspection the infinity point gapes open revealing an uneven black space that then closes, going back to infinity. Check out a video of its mesmerizing action on Rado's site.

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This trippy effect is the work of the Vienna design collective For Use, who use a two-way mirrored surface that flexes to pull it off.

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It's currently installed at the Rado store, info is below. See more images of other Numen Lights in different but equally compelling shapes after the jump.

Numen Light
Through 12 October 2008
Rado
Kärntnerstrasse 18
1010 Wien Austria map

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This entry posted on 09 October 2008 at 1:22 PM
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