Comments on: Nan16 by Sebastian Herkner

By: Denshil

Denshil — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:09:37 +0000

I really don’t like the wires go everywhere

By: kink

kink — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:55:15 +0000

The droog design is better and that is ten years old!

I agree with some of the comments from the last reply.

By: GP

GP — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:48:37 +0000

Erm, this is simply way way back to the future!

This is how electricity started and how early appliances (like vacuum cleaners+) were originally sold/demonstrated – when many homes only had electricity in the form of lighting. Early products were as much designed to help sell power to the masses and further convince them they needed electricity in their homes… has everyone forgotten their design history?

Trouble is that for a rather a long time now lighting circuits are designed to operate separately from ring mains (having lower power requirements) and plugging a toaster in would certainly trip the whole bloody lot out!

Candlelit dinner anyone?

Oh and whilst getting into the geek groove, then if appliances really are connected in series, as mentioned, then the voltage to each is halved for 2 products, a third for 3 appliances etc etc. Think about those old christmas tree lights with no transformer… one blows and the lot goes out… great!

I blame those dull physics teachers at school for switching the kids off (scuze the pun).

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:57:46 +0000

i actually think this is a very useful product. Think of all the times you sit by a table with your laptop, maybe even in the middle of the room, and have to strech the cable to the nearest wall. It would probably not be useful as a primary or permanent socket, but as a near alternative, it´s a great idea.
I think Droog did a similar lamp almost ten years ago, but in porcelain, and with no shade; just bulb and socket.

Good luck, and good work, Sebastian!

By: cpcp

cpcp — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:00:00 +0000

last image – phone charger coming out of middle light – the last light in the chain….

I love this idea, and as SpaceTM says, I think this utilitarian look could really work in the right environment!