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Vienna Design Week 2008: Numen Light
(09 October 2008) - 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. This trippy effect is the work of the Vienna design collective For Use, who use a two-way mirrored surface that flexes...
(09 October 2008) - 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. This trippy effect is the work of the Vienna design collective For Use, who use a two-way mirrored surface that flexes...
Jaybo aka Monk: Paint My House
(09 September 2008) - Taking on Berlin's largest cathedral, the Berliner Dom, street artist Jaybo recently transformed the facade with a sea of cartoon hands. The sketch (above) looks like Disney and Hokusai collaborated on the piece, but the luminous realization of it (thanks to the high-powered projectors of Skudi Optix) takes the concept a step further. Contact Tristesse Deluxe for more info on the project and check...
(09 September 2008) - Taking on Berlin's largest cathedral, the Berliner Dom, street artist Jaybo recently transformed the facade with a sea of cartoon hands. The sketch (above) looks like Disney and Hokusai collaborated on the piece, but the luminous realization of it (thanks to the high-powered projectors of Skudi Optix) takes the concept a step further. Contact Tristesse Deluxe for more info on the project and check...
Fiona Thomson Lights and Speaker
(11 August 2008) - Fiona Thomson revisits iconic 19th century forms, adding a modern twist by using simple technologies to create and adapt products for the 21st century. Recently unveiled at the New Designers event in London, each of her works cleverly transforms what were purely ornamental objects into functional and useful objects. One such standout example is Thomson's take on the traditional candelabra. She modernizes the romantic...
(11 August 2008) - Fiona Thomson revisits iconic 19th century forms, adding a modern twist by using simple technologies to create and adapt products for the 21st century. Recently unveiled at the New Designers event in London, each of her works cleverly transforms what were purely ornamental objects into functional and useful objects. One such standout example is Thomson's take on the traditional candelabra. She modernizes the romantic...
Glow Fest 2008
(08 August 2008) - by Perrin Drumm Last month, Santa Monica's pier hosted 12 hours of performance and installation art, attracting 200,000 revelers for Glow, a public light and sound extravaganza in the style of Paris' Nuit Blanche. This video navigates through both the throngs of people (almost more notable than the art itself) and the many luminous installations dotting the beach and boardwalk. At the far end,...
(08 August 2008) - by Perrin Drumm Last month, Santa Monica's pier hosted 12 hours of performance and installation art, attracting 200,000 revelers for Glow, a public light and sound extravaganza in the style of Paris' Nuit Blanche. This video navigates through both the throngs of people (almost more notable than the art itself) and the many luminous installations dotting the beach and boardwalk. At the far end,...
Lucas Isawa: Koinobori
(31 July 2008) - By combining traditional Japanese Carp-shaped wind socks with paper lanterns, artist Lucas Isawa has turned his floating and illuminated school of fish into a breathtakingly peaceful spectacle. Building on koinobori (wind socks decorated with colorful Carp and flown in Japan on Children's Day), Isawa uses bamboo to first construct the skeleton shell of his highly-detailed fish and then fills in the gaps with silk...
(31 July 2008) - By combining traditional Japanese Carp-shaped wind socks with paper lanterns, artist Lucas Isawa has turned his floating and illuminated school of fish into a breathtakingly peaceful spectacle. Building on koinobori (wind socks decorated with colorful Carp and flown in Japan on Children's Day), Isawa uses bamboo to first construct the skeleton shell of his highly-detailed fish and then fills in the gaps with silk...
theAnemix at Harrods
(19 February 2008) - If you were impressed with the holographic effects used at Diesel's runway show last year, you'd be just as taken with the neat 3-D lighting window displays Chilean group theAnemix created especially for Harrods' in-store "Senses" campaign currently running in London. (Click images for detail.) Architects and designers Ximena Munoz and Paulina Villalobos studied bioluminescence before coming up with their LED lighting system, which...
(19 February 2008) - If you were impressed with the holographic effects used at Diesel's runway show last year, you'd be just as taken with the neat 3-D lighting window displays Chilean group theAnemix created especially for Harrods' in-store "Senses" campaign currently running in London. (Click images for detail.) Architects and designers Ximena Munoz and Paulina Villalobos studied bioluminescence before coming up with their LED lighting system, which...
Marcus Tremonto: Lightworks
(11 December 2007) - Working with light and illusion, NYC-based artist Marcus Tremonto further blurs that permeable line between art and design with his current exhibition, Lightworks, at Philips de Pury. The result of three years of work, the show of 16 sculptural forms, tables and lamps draws on both Tremento's "Fantasma" (ghost in Italian) and "Stitch" series which use electroluminescent material to evoke everything from traditional chandeliers to...
(11 December 2007) - Working with light and illusion, NYC-based artist Marcus Tremonto further blurs that permeable line between art and design with his current exhibition, Lightworks, at Philips de Pury. The result of three years of work, the show of 16 sculptural forms, tables and lamps draws on both Tremento's "Fantasma" (ghost in Italian) and "Stitch" series which use electroluminescent material to evoke everything from traditional chandeliers to...
The Plumen Project: Hulger
(21 November 2007) - When it comes to the lightbulb we've been left with an egg shaped bulb since it's invention. More recently we are seeing the ice cream whip shape of compact fluorescents, but for the iconic symbol of an idea it lacks any innovation. Hulger is determined to change this. Taking advantage of the tubular characterisitc of the compact fluorescent, Hulger recently initiated the Plumen Project,...
(21 November 2007) - When it comes to the lightbulb we've been left with an egg shaped bulb since it's invention. More recently we are seeing the ice cream whip shape of compact fluorescents, but for the iconic symbol of an idea it lacks any innovation. Hulger is determined to change this. Taking advantage of the tubular characterisitc of the compact fluorescent, Hulger recently initiated the Plumen Project,...
Sky Lanterns
(30 July 2007) - Like mini paper hot air balloons, Sky Lanterns take to the sky when filled with air heated by an open flame. When the Cool Hunting testing team, standing at the edge of a Brooklyn pier, lit a sky lantern passersby began to shout in alarm. What were we doing? Put that out! It'll bring the cops, we were told. Then, as the flame-resistant bag inflated...
(30 July 2007) - Like mini paper hot air balloons, Sky Lanterns take to the sky when filled with air heated by an open flame. When the Cool Hunting testing team, standing at the edge of a Brooklyn pier, lit a sky lantern passersby began to shout in alarm. What were we doing? Put that out! It'll bring the cops, we were told. Then, as the flame-resistant bag inflated...
Wind to Light
(25 June 2007) - Using wind power, Jason Bruges' installation Wind to Light illustrates alternative energy sources in the form of a cloud of LEDs. Mini wind turbines power the lights (both are mounted on poles); as the wind moves through them, it creates a visual pattern. Commissioned by onedotzero and Riba for the recent Architecture Week 2007, the Wind to Light is on display at the Southbank...
(25 June 2007) - Using wind power, Jason Bruges' installation Wind to Light illustrates alternative energy sources in the form of a cloud of LEDs. Mini wind turbines power the lights (both are mounted on poles); as the wind moves through them, it creates a visual pattern. Commissioned by onedotzero and Riba for the recent Architecture Week 2007, the Wind to Light is on display at the Southbank...
SureFire Titan Flashlight
(23 May 2007) - If you're going to have one flashlight the limited–edition Surefire Titan could be it. Compact enough to carry everyday it's the first dimming LED flashlight on the market. Rotate the bezel to adjust the brightness from zero to 65 lumens to provide the right amount of light for use in any situation. Made of corrosion–proof titanium, its durable LED protected by a scratch–resistant sapphire...
(23 May 2007) - If you're going to have one flashlight the limited–edition Surefire Titan could be it. Compact enough to carry everyday it's the first dimming LED flashlight on the market. Rotate the bezel to adjust the brightness from zero to 65 lumens to provide the right amount of light for use in any situation. Made of corrosion–proof titanium, its durable LED protected by a scratch–resistant sapphire...
Bill Culbert: Light Sculpture
(26 February 2007) - Pairing the humble plastic detergent bottle with the equally humble fluorescent light tube, Kiwi artist Bill Culbert's latest show features subtle re-workings of everyday objects into luminous sculptures. Arranging groups of identical empty, label-less bottles along the horizontal axis of the florescent light, his work evokes both products arranged on a shelf and the horizon line, a point he cheekily drives home with a...
(26 February 2007) - Pairing the humble plastic detergent bottle with the equally humble fluorescent light tube, Kiwi artist Bill Culbert's latest show features subtle re-workings of everyday objects into luminous sculptures. Arranging groups of identical empty, label-less bottles along the horizontal axis of the florescent light, his work evokes both products arranged on a shelf and the horizon line, a point he cheekily drives home with a...
Leo Villareal
(24 February 2007) - Our 65th video visits New York-based light sculptor Leo Villareal in his Chelsea studio a week before his third solo show in Manhattan inaugurates the new Gering & López gallery. Leo walks us through his latest three sculptures that he's exhibiting, including "Hive," an interactive piece, "Field," which is a massive sunset-like work of shifting colors and a piece like "Origin" based on Newtonian...
(24 February 2007) - Our 65th video visits New York-based light sculptor Leo Villareal in his Chelsea studio a week before his third solo show in Manhattan inaugurates the new Gering & López gallery. Leo walks us through his latest three sculptures that he's exhibiting, including "Hive," an interactive piece, "Field," which is a massive sunset-like work of shifting colors and a piece like "Origin" based on Newtonian...
Guerilla Lighting London
(13 February 2007) - A hundred-strong guerilla army is descending on London this Thursday night, to peacefully spread their love of light. After successfully turning Manchester many different colours in November 2006 (see images), Martin Lupton and his team from the Building Design Partnership are going to do the same in the English capital as part of Switched On London—a lighting festival that's been centered on a part...
(13 February 2007) - A hundred-strong guerilla army is descending on London this Thursday night, to peacefully spread their love of light. After successfully turning Manchester many different colours in November 2006 (see images), Martin Lupton and his team from the Building Design Partnership are going to do the same in the English capital as part of Switched On London—a lighting festival that's been centered on a part...
Leo Villareal: Origin
(30 October 2006) - Taking on Newtonian physics, Origin, New York-based light artist Leo Villareal's latest work, integrates the Laws of Motion into a computer code that controls an LED grid. Though randomized, the sequences created suggest biological patterns and, measuring nearly seven feet tall by 27 feet long, the large scale of the installation lends an experiential dimension and a god-like, macro point-of-view to the show. Origin...
(30 October 2006) - Taking on Newtonian physics, Origin, New York-based light artist Leo Villareal's latest work, integrates the Laws of Motion into a computer code that controls an LED grid. Though randomized, the sequences created suggest biological patterns and, measuring nearly seven feet tall by 27 feet long, the large scale of the installation lends an experiential dimension and a god-like, macro point-of-view to the show. Origin...
Light Works
(25 August 2006) - Dan Flavin's pared-down constructions and more recent works by Leo Villareal and Spencer Fitch (Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03) pictured)—to Bruce Nauman's tongue-in-cheek neon, Tim Noble and Sue Webster's interpretations of Vegas strip-style signs and Jenny Holzer's LED proclamations, light installations often play off the captivating nature of luminescence. Other artists, like Felix Gonzalez-Torres' delicate strings of lightbulbs and Tatsuo Miyajima's interactive, pulsing LEDs, use light...
(25 August 2006) - Dan Flavin's pared-down constructions and more recent works by Leo Villareal and Spencer Fitch (Sunset (South Texas, 6/21/03) pictured)—to Bruce Nauman's tongue-in-cheek neon, Tim Noble and Sue Webster's interpretations of Vegas strip-style signs and Jenny Holzer's LED proclamations, light installations often play off the captivating nature of luminescence. Other artists, like Felix Gonzalez-Torres' delicate strings of lightbulbs and Tatsuo Miyajima's interactive, pulsing LEDs, use light...
Leo Villareal's LED Light Tubes
(17 March 2006) - Remember the LED tubes we saw at CES and showed you in this CH Video? Leo Villareal, our favorite light sculptor, has taken them and applied his sometimes soothing, other times frenetic animation style. The video below is of Columns 4 (4) (2005, light emitting diodes, microcontroller, plexiglas tubes, circuit board, 42 x 72 inches, edition: 3) a new piece featured by Connor Contrmporary...
(17 March 2006) - Remember the LED tubes we saw at CES and showed you in this CH Video? Leo Villareal, our favorite light sculptor, has taken them and applied his sometimes soothing, other times frenetic animation style. The video below is of Columns 4 (4) (2005, light emitting diodes, microcontroller, plexiglas tubes, circuit board, 42 x 72 inches, edition: 3) a new piece featured by Connor Contrmporary...
Fred Eerdekens
(14 March 2006) - Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle. Other work from Eerdekens...
(14 March 2006) - Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens creates sculpture that masterfully manipulates light and shadows. Short Story, pictured above (click to zoom—it's really amazing) is a work recently shown by Spencer Brownstone Gallery at the Armory Show here in New York. Copper is twisted and turned in a seemingly abstract squiggle that reveals text when light is aimed at just the right angle. Other work from Eerdekens...
James Turrell: Baker's Pool and new show
(12 July 2005) - James Turrell has been challenging our perceptions of light and space for nearly 40 years. Baker's Pool—a technical marvel and artistic tour de force—lives in the basement of a new barn designed by architect Walt Smith of Skidmore Owings and Merrill on Lisa and Richard Baker's Greenwich, CT estate. While the main floor of the barn is an open space for the family's children...
(12 July 2005) - James Turrell has been challenging our perceptions of light and space for nearly 40 years. Baker's Pool—a technical marvel and artistic tour de force—lives in the basement of a new barn designed by architect Walt Smith of Skidmore Owings and Merrill on Lisa and Richard Baker's Greenwich, CT estate. While the main floor of the barn is an open space for the family's children...
Off The Wall
(16 June 2005) - Technologically speaking, the "On/Off Switch" by Tobias Wong may not be as advanced as its kitschy precursor The Clapper, but it's surely a hell of a lot classier. Wong has emancipated the familiar lightswitch from its predictable position on the wall, encased it in lucite and placed it literally in the palm of your hand. Essentially a remote control for home lighting, this wireless...
(16 June 2005) - Technologically speaking, the "On/Off Switch" by Tobias Wong may not be as advanced as its kitschy precursor The Clapper, but it's surely a hell of a lot classier. Wong has emancipated the familiar lightswitch from its predictable position on the wall, encased it in lucite and placed it literally in the palm of your hand. Essentially a remote control for home lighting, this wireless...
Jim Campbell
(06 May 2005) - If you're in NYC, there's just one week left to catch Jim Campbell's Material Light at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. And it's a must-see. Campbell's brilliant LED animations render sensuous yet eerie scenes with amazing depth considering the low fidelity out-put. This show includes work from the last four of his 20 years in making technological art, and features works in a new direction...
(06 May 2005) - If you're in NYC, there's just one week left to catch Jim Campbell's Material Light at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. And it's a must-see. Campbell's brilliant LED animations render sensuous yet eerie scenes with amazing depth considering the low fidelity out-put. This show includes work from the last four of his 20 years in making technological art, and features works in a new direction...
TiO2 Paint
(29 April 2005) - Last year the BBC reviewed a new glass coating that is self cleaning and anti-bacterial. Made from Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), the surface reacts with light to do its job. Two product extensions are now available from Japan-- TiO2 paint and household spray. They basically work the same way, reacting to sunlight, but are used to create more sterile interior spaces. As explained by Dr....
(29 April 2005) - Last year the BBC reviewed a new glass coating that is self cleaning and anti-bacterial. Made from Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), the surface reacts with light to do its job. Two product extensions are now available from Japan-- TiO2 paint and household spray. They basically work the same way, reacting to sunlight, but are used to create more sterile interior spaces. As explained by Dr....
LED Cocktail Table
(08 February 2005) - A furniture designer and lightening designer teamed up at a Los Angeles based design company, Orange22 to bring us this Acrylic "Pixcell" lit LED cocktail table. They call it Aurora, and it looks pretty snappy. You can change the hue, brightness or "animation" on a touch pad on the lower lip of the table, or for a couple hundred dollars more from a wireless...
(08 February 2005) - A furniture designer and lightening designer teamed up at a Los Angeles based design company, Orange22 to bring us this Acrylic "Pixcell" lit LED cocktail table. They call it Aurora, and it looks pretty snappy. You can change the hue, brightness or "animation" on a touch pad on the lower lip of the table, or for a couple hundred dollars more from a wireless...
Violight
(24 December 2004) - Your toothbrush cleans your teeth, but what cleans your toothbrush? Good point, I never thought about how disgusting a toothbrush might get. The mere thought of it sells me on the newly designed VIOlight. Fashioned by Philippe Starck, the VIOlight can be found in Time Magazines Coolest Inventions of 2004: "…a single toothbrush can harbor millions of microorganisms, which translate into harmful bacteria-— bacteria...
(24 December 2004) - Your toothbrush cleans your teeth, but what cleans your toothbrush? Good point, I never thought about how disgusting a toothbrush might get. The mere thought of it sells me on the newly designed VIOlight. Fashioned by Philippe Starck, the VIOlight can be found in Time Magazines Coolest Inventions of 2004: "…a single toothbrush can harbor millions of microorganisms, which translate into harmful bacteria-— bacteria...
Step by Step
(21 December 2004) - Today might be turning in to a day of featuring new work from designers previously on Cool Hunting. Remember the SMS Chandelier by Moritz Waldemeyer and Ron Arad? Waldemeyer's latest piece, Step by Step, combines the precision of computer controlled robotics with the elegance of Swarovski crystals. While this one is at home in a funky minimalists foyer, Waldemeyer should really consider making a...
(21 December 2004) - Today might be turning in to a day of featuring new work from designers previously on Cool Hunting. Remember the SMS Chandelier by Moritz Waldemeyer and Ron Arad? Waldemeyer's latest piece, Step by Step, combines the precision of computer controlled robotics with the elegance of Swarovski crystals. While this one is at home in a funky minimalists foyer, Waldemeyer should really consider making a...
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