At This happened in March, Jack from Schulze & Webb gave a presentation on the development of Olinda, a prototype commissioned by BBC Audio & Music Interactive R&D. Olinda has now arrived and it looks fantastic…
“Olinda is a prototype digital radio that has your social network built in, showing you the stations your […]

Looking through the site of Hector Serrano from a previous post, I found this collaboration with Lola Llorca…
“Manolo Is Gonna Have Fun takes fun to the extreme with common objects. Objects that combine normal function and are amusing. Manolo´s products are inspired by toys and the actions of playing games. Manolo is gonna have fun […]

More on playful lighting, this time its Superpatata, a squishy light from Hector Serrano for Droog Design. Created from latex, salt and a fluorescent bulb, Serrano explains “I wanted to let the user control the intensity of the light just by touching it. As you squeeze the light, the bulb moves around in the […]

I saw these lamps in May during the Milan design festival (my photos) but haven’t posted them until now. Both are created by Progetto25zero1…
Pupa is a lamp that you have to caress to turn on and off. There are no switches, instead you have to gently stroke the fur inside. It really had […]

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 […]

Lately I have been collecting lots of examples of household lights that require further interaction & alternative playful input from its users rather than simple on/off. I’m now posting the collection, starting with the Reveal Light by graduating designer Demelza Hill.
“The light requires the user to interact with the form by zipping the spiral […]