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Wind-Up Bedside Lamp
Posted September 21st 2007 under Light, Products
The Wind-Up Bedside Lamp from Yuko Taguchi :
“This is for people who can’t sleep without the light. Also, people who read in the bed sometimes forget to turn off the light. The key functions as a switch and a timer. Wind-up to turn the light on before you go to bed. The light will stay on until the key winds back. You will come to know how many times you need to wind-up. Its main source of power comes from its powerful spring-driven generator. As the high carbon tensile steel spring unwinds, power is transferred to a small dynamo electric generator which produces enough electricity to power of the light”.
Interesting toy-like windup intput device. Makes you consider how long you might need the light on for (unless you are able to switch off manually) and its sustainable.
Related:
Reveal Lighting
Comments
(November 9th 2007)
Dear Yuko Taguchi,
I live in a place where hurricanes are frequent and your lamp design is something I would be interested in buying for my home do you sell them in the United States we live in Florida there?Thank you for your time.
Sincerely
Paul Carlozzi