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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Downside of LED

LED life, range of colors, durable, small size and design flexibility, etc. " However, no matter how passionate we are for this green energy source, we have to face the truth that its energy efficiency advantage can cause problems..... .....

A Post from engadget said: A number of cold weather American states are reporting their dismay at finding out that LED traffic lights are so energy efficient that they do not produce enough excess heat to dissipate any snow that covers them. It turns out, perhaps in a homage to bad engineering everywhere, that the inefficiency of incandescent light bulbs was previously relied upon to keep traffic signals unimpeded. The new LEDs do not achieve the same effect, which has resulted in a few accidents and even a death being blamed on obstructed traffic lights.

Sorry for the people who encountered the traffic accidents and this indeed proved the old saying everything has two sides. And for designers, this is a reminder to consider variety circumstance including extreme conditions during design process.

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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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