Yuichiro Morimoto

Designer unveils electricity-free light

A Tokyo-based product designer has unveiled a softly-glowing light which uses no electricity or battery. Instead, a specially treated ‘light-collecting’ acrylic surface absorbs ultra-violet light and redirects light to its edges. Nisshoku, meaning ‘eclipse’ in Japanese as its resembles a solar eclipse, is believed to be the...

Fagerhult Kvisten

Fagerhult luminaire reuses reflectors from old TV sets

Fagerhult has unveiled Kvisten, a luminaire whose reflectors are made from discarded television sets. It’s made from 77 per cent recycled or renewable materials, including a body is made entirely of pine plywood housing with Birch veneer. An innovative new louvre reduces plastic by 50 per cent...

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