Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

We Like Boxes!

The designer of Firefly LED Solar Light, Eric Zhang had some quick brainstorming work done!

The box, in this case, came from Converse, is used as the main body of the study table organizer; LED pods hidden beneath the box cover and inside are illuminating the crystal pen holder and glowing through the hand-cutted organic patterns with the mixture of pink and aqua.

Let me find out what else is contained by the box beside the pen holder…hmmm, a couple of paper clips, of course, a mirror (it is the slot good for iPod as well), a screen brush… and a lot more once the inside box is fully utilized.

‘Everyone can be a designer as long as you are creative and passionate about life and our earth’, Said Eric. ‘This organizer concept hit me with the bothering messy working table and the idle shoe box. In case looking for stationary in the darkness, the LED is added on as the lighting source. Everything has its purpose and nothing is wasted here. It is Eco-friendly, low energy consuming, easy access to color options and patterns. Although it is just a draft version at this point, it does not look bad. I am confident this is a concept worth continuing developing and marketing.’


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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Cool LED Gadget I

The battle against darkness in the human history can be traced back to thousands years ago and the sparkles from the drillings from wood in ancient time claims the first victory in the pursuit of brightness. LED has the most advanced features over other sources such as: energy efficiency, long life, range of colors, durable, small size and design flexibility, etc. Here posted are a small collection of designs combined regular daily products and LED.

“Sun and Moon Jar” is one of my favorite gift choices. It includes a rechargeable battery and a low energy LED. When the jar is placed in direct sunlight the solar cell creates an electrical current that charges the battery over a few hours. This energy is then used at night to power the LED lamp inside the jar. It also uses a standard AA rechargeable battery, which is replaceable. Now pink, orange and blue are available on the market. It is such a beautiful to see when it absorb the solar energy in the day and glow at night.

“LED Magnetic Light Mine” is a small little gadget featured 12 stalks surrounded the LED light. you could probably locate it any magnetic surfaces you need. Super handy!

“Under Cool Multi Screwdriver Gadget with LED” take into the consideration that users might need to work in the darkness and why not attach the lighting source to the already multi functional tool? LED is the absolute candidate for it due to its energy efficiency and small sizing. Wondered if Swiss Army Knives has ever thought about it?

The last little piece for today, the “LED clip” from the Korean Designer Sungho Lee. The normal LED's light parts consist of two straight legs, a plus and minus terminal pin for power supply. lee modified the form of the legs to create 'LED clips', which canbe illuminated by clipping onto batteries. Nothing is wasted here! But…since the clip is occupied by the battery, where should I use this little LED?

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Firefly LED Solar Light

The designer of Bubble head Web Camera Eric Zhang presented his new design concept Firefly LED Solar Light which was inspired by an old Chinese story that a diligent kid in an impoverished family collected a pack of fireflies as source for night study.

Each illuminant unit includes transparent shell, solar panel and battery, micro PCB board and highlight LED. Users only need to scatter the LED unit under the sunshine to absorb the energy. The LED unit will automatically glow while the environment is getting dark.

The Units are easy to maintain and have a board application, such as home decoration, travelling and as a tool to inspire kids’ imagination. Solar power combined with LED illumination, wow! That is a smart solution that our environment would really benefit from, cannot wait to see it comes to the market!

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