Comments on: Hand-blown light bulbs by Dylan Kehde Roelofs http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/ architecture and design magazine Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Architecture Nowadays... http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-85834 Architecture Nowadays... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:16:45 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-85834 I don't know why they even wrote about flourescent bulbs. The idea behind this stuff has nothing to do with the idea of fourescent bulbs. One is a necessary item to everyday life, competing only with standard bulbs and gaining in almost every aspect to them. The other is a luxury car. It's like comparing a bus with a coupé. What we should discuss here is the artistic value of this items, wich in my opinion is high. Of course art is not dissociated with society, economy and ecology. That's why, even if this bulbs are beautiful, there are other better, or more adequate, directions in wich ilumination research should focus on. Probably what this bulbs (and their description) try to tell us is that the way we are leading our research is focusing too much on functional aspects of ilumination, forgeting about other, subjective and less consensual ones. I don’t know why they even wrote about flourescent bulbs. The idea behind this stuff has nothing to do with the idea of fourescent bulbs. One is a necessary item to everyday life, competing only with standard bulbs and gaining in almost every aspect to them. The other is a luxury car. It’s like comparing a bus with a coupé.

What we should discuss here is the artistic value of this items, wich in my opinion is high. Of course art is not dissociated with society, economy and ecology. That’s why, even if this bulbs are beautiful, there are other better, or more adequate, directions in wich ilumination research should focus on.

Probably what this bulbs (and their description) try to tell us is that the way we are leading our research is focusing too much on functional aspects of ilumination, forgeting about other, subjective and less consensual ones.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-82351 Andrew Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:57:15 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-82351 "They herald the creation of the poetics of the filament: the delicate interplay of the incandescent arc with chimerical vacuum envelopes of Modernist and Surrealist paradigms. Each is a piece of lighting history, evocative in colour of candles and candelas past, and of a paradigm shift in the quality of light." Jeepers Creepers ! Who wrote this stuff ? They are very beautiful though. It's just the description that's a bit much. “They herald the creation of the poetics of the filament: the delicate interplay of the incandescent arc with chimerical vacuum envelopes of Modernist and Surrealist paradigms. Each is a piece of lighting history, evocative in colour of candles and candelas past, and of a paradigm shift in the quality of light.”

Jeepers Creepers ! Who wrote this stuff ?

They are very beautiful though. It’s just the description that’s a bit much.

]]> By: Matt Bentley http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81731 Matt Bentley Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:41:46 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81731 Those are -not- dispassionate or unbiased 'facts'. That's an opinionated article, with a fair amount of scare-mongering. God forbid anyone should have UV coming out of a lightbulb, like it does out of the sun, of all things. Flourescent bulbs have gone from strength to strength, and while the colouration of the earlier ones was harsh, in modern ones it is similar, if not indistinguishable, from a standard bulb. I have no time for nostalgia. If everyone made their own bulbs, and hence replaced the parts, that would indeed be a wonderful thing - and like I said, these bulbs are pretty- but don't go pretending that standard bulbs aren't manufactured in china, as that article does. m@ Those are -not- dispassionate or unbiased ‘facts’. That’s an opinionated article, with a fair amount of scare-mongering. God forbid anyone should have UV coming out of a lightbulb, like it does out of the sun, of all things.
Flourescent bulbs have gone from strength to strength, and while the colouration of the earlier ones was harsh, in modern ones it is similar, if not indistinguishable, from a standard bulb. I have no time for nostalgia.
If everyone made their own bulbs, and hence replaced the parts, that would indeed be a wonderful thing - and like I said, these bulbs are pretty-
but don’t go pretending that standard bulbs aren’t manufactured in china, as that article does.
m@

]]> By: Don http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81372 Don Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:55:10 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81372 Here is some reading for anyone interested in facts regarding the supposed advantages of compact fluorescent globes. Matt Bently you could do worse than to read the article and get some dispassionate facts on board. These light globes are beautiful and rebuild able. Makes sense to me to conserve resources and have something beautiful. http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm Here is some reading for anyone interested in facts regarding the supposed advantages of compact fluorescent globes.
Matt Bently you could do worse than to read the article and get some dispassionate facts on board.

These light globes are beautiful and rebuild able. Makes sense to me to conserve resources and have something beautiful.

http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm

]]> By: Matt Bentley http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81285 Matt Bentley Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81285 Yes yes, fluorescent bulbs are soulless, just as filament bulbs were soulless in contrast to the flickering flame of the oil flame burners that came before them, which were probably 'the devils flames' in comparison the wood burners that came before... The bulbs themselves are pretty, but save the 'new = bad' shlack for a time when getting rid of the older bulbs isn't critical to the survival of the species please. Yes yes, fluorescent bulbs are soulless, just as filament bulbs were soulless in contrast to the flickering flame of the oil flame burners that came before them, which were probably ‘the devils flames’ in comparison the wood burners that came before…
The bulbs themselves are pretty, but save the ‘new = bad’ shlack for a time when getting rid of the older bulbs isn’t critical to the survival of the species please.

]]> By: edward g. http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81143 edward g. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:08:57 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81143 They're beautiful but a little sad. They’re beautiful but a little sad.

]]> By: Axe http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81100 Axe Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:27:46 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-81100 While very cool, I do like the art & life of these. and the fore thought of replacement. is there not a place for this sort of art in the modern compact light? if the traditional give ur this freedom of art, where can the compact forecent take you? while the industral bend & share for life & brightness, the artist can use these paramitors for freedom. but you may lose the replacement abilty of the light. a cost of the modern day, cost now V cost over time. I think that is some thing that is only answered on a personal level. (while every one's meter tick's the same) these are beatiful, but read this as the modern can not be. I hope to see both, pratical & art. enjoy Axe While very cool, I do like the art & life of these. and the fore thought of replacement.

is there not a place for this sort of art in the modern compact light?

if the traditional give ur this freedom of art,

where can the compact forecent take you?

while the industral bend & share for life & brightness, the artist can use these paramitors for freedom.

but you may lose the replacement abilty of the light.

a cost of the modern day, cost now V cost over time.

I think that is some thing that is only answered on a personal level.

(while every one’s meter tick’s the same)

these are beatiful, but read this as the modern can not be.
I hope to see both, pratical & art.
enjoy
Axe

]]> By: K. Rimane http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80315 K. Rimane Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80315 sweet. designed for Futurama Professor Farnsworth? Good news everyone! sweet. designed for Futurama Professor Farnsworth?
Good news everyone!

]]> By: ben http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80189 ben Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:22:35 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80189 these look expensive these look expensive

]]> By: Jodi http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80183 Jodi Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:03:32 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/#comment-80183 Really love these, gorgeous and sensitive work. Really love these, gorgeous and sensitive work.

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