Milan 08: Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans presented several new project in Milan earlier this month, including these Light Blubs.
Part of her on-going Design Virus series, Light Blubs are hand-blown crystal light bulbs containing LEDs.
See our stories on Bergmans’ Mirror Virus and Vitra Virus from Milan last year.
Here’s some info from Bergmans:
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You may wonder: What is a light blub?? The answer is simple: it is a light bulb that has gone way out of line. Infected by the dreaded Design Virus, these Blubs have taken on all kinds of forms and sizes you wouldn’t expect from such well behaving and reliable little products.
Nevertheless, they seem to be enjoying their new free existences. They can be found shining across Milan during the Salone Del Mobile
2008.
The Light Blubs are a series of crystal lamps, designed by Pieke Bergmans, in cooperation with Royal Crystal Leerdam. The lamps are all unique handcrafted crystal pieces, equipped with leds by Solid Lighting Design.
The focus of Pieke Bergmans latest projects lies on creating products which are all slightly different, though they were made in a set process. The term ‘Perfect Imperfection’ illustrates the qualities that such a product can attain.
Through being slightly deformed and different, products become unique pieces and gather a very personal and natural character. The Light Blub is one of quite a wide range of products that are based on this conceptual principle, released this year.
Light Blubs
Series of led lamps
Color: white
Edition: 18 unique pieces
Dimensions: 20-70 x 10-45 cm
Material: Royal Leerdam Crystal
Lights: 24V Osram Power Leds, 7,5 – 15W
Exposition:
Gallery Design Virus
Via Tortona 12 / Milan
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
April 28th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Yeah! I love it! It’s definitely a gimmick but it’s in equal measures also functional and attractive. I like the sense of humor of the designer; “Infected by the dreaded Design Virus” goes for a lot of design gone bad but in this instance the result is worth being seen outside of Milan. Kudos.
April 28th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I like the fact that the lamp is an LED! The milkiness of the glass is really eyecatching.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Cool cool. I wish they’d mass manufacture these.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Goes back to the days when Grand Central station in New York was built– the light bulbs themselves were so new and hi-tech (compared to the gaslights everywhere else) that the elaborate fixtures all showed them off. http://www.deadprogrammer.com/about-light-bulbs-and-kitchens
April 29th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Dope!
I need the last one on my desk.
April 29th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
beautiful. i want one!
April 30th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Absolutely beautiful!
The best I’ve seen from Milan this year.
April 30th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
genial!!! é tudo o que o mundo precisa , inovação , poesia, beleza nas coisas mais simples!!! amei!
May 16th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
How wonderful human being’s creativity!!!!!!!!!!
really want hanging that LIGHT on my dinner table and
enjoy your BRIGHT idea with my wife and baby ^^
God bless your SHINY life ^^
August 7th, 2008 at 8:07 am
good.
i want this one!!
August 7th, 2008 at 8:08 am
bon idee!!!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:48 am
dear sir:
nice to meet you,i am working for the logistics in shenzhen in china,and i still supper the blubs for other country.i hope we can cooperate about the blubs for E10,E14,and led so on.you know the products in chinese are cheap.
best regards
October 10th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
THESE ARE MESSED UP BULBS, BUT THEY ARE COOL
November 19th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
i love this site.