glofab: fiber optic lights that don’t suck
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January 25th, 2008 post a comment (5) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
When I think of fiber optic lighting, all that comes to mind are those awful 1970s starburst lamps. So I was so thrilled when I came across these beautiful organic designs which use the same basic lighting technology that begat such ugliness in the first place.
Created by Torbjörn Lundell of Sweden’s GloFab, these unusual fixtures radiate an ethereal glow as light courses through their fibrous veins.
I like to think of GloFab like an illuminated textile. By weaving intricate patterns of fiber optic cable, then connecting them to a bright light source, these wondrous glowing sculptures come to life.
GloFab lighting is available as either a woven fabric or in a spherical design, and are available only on a custom-quoted basis at this point.
[via designboom]
January 25th, 2008 post a comment (5) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
tags:
fiber optic, halogen, lamp, light, organic, plastic, sweden, textile
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5 comments post a comment
1. Eric | January 25th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Why do you show such cool items that either cannot be bought in North America or unique/limited run items that are exorbitantly high in cost?
2. technabob | January 25th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I actually try to mix it up. It’s all about cool and unusual stuff. Sometimes that means $10 stuff you can find here in the states, and other times, it means $50,000 stuff that’s only available in Timbuktu. It’s still newsworthy in my opinion, even if it’s not easily procured.
3. John | January 27th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Well Eric, now you know how many of us international readers of technabob often feel. And where does it say that this blog is only for US residents? Quit your bitchin.
4. technabob | January 27th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I really try not to discriminate. I happen to live in the US, so I have a tendency to feature more US items than anything else, but if I see something unique in other countries, I’ll write about those things too. Someday, I hope to offer the site in localized flavors for readers around the globe.
5. Eric | January 28th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
My point is that these items should be offered internationally for purchase. However, I do concede many are conceptual art/prototypes.
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