ceiling lamp offers little bulk, plenty of fiber
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September 23rd, 2008 post a comment (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
It’s amazing what a difference a couple of decades makes. Back in the 1970s, fiber optic lamps were some of the ugliest, tackiest things you could possibly bring into your home. And as this photo proves, fiber optics can truly be used for evil. Thankfully, tastes have changed, and the dynamic illumination medium has found new life in this modern lighting fixture.
Created by Jakob Staer of German lighting maker Refer + Staer, Black Fiber is the name of this futuristic pendant lamp, which gets lights up your space using hundreds of tiny fiber optic strands.
Black Fiber lamps are available from Swedish design house PID in medium (21.7″ diameter) and large (35.4″ diameter) variants.
The fixtures are available as shown, or with an additional 20W halogen bulb in the center to provide additional spot illumination. Prices range from $2800 to $3800 USD, a far cry from the tacky $29 fiber optic lamps of my youth.
September 23rd, 2008 post a comment (3) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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3 comments post a comment
1. Online Strategy Games | September 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
very beatiful!!!
2. CoolProducts | September 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I agree, they’re magnificent! Now if only the price range was a little lower!
3. Olddog | September 26th, 2008 at 8:28 am
I’d have to sell the missus into slavery to afford one of them.
I like how they look but get over yourselves, they can’t possibly be that expensive to make and China will have them marketed all over the place before too long,…..
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