Icelandic designer Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir has created a lamp made of reflective material, normally used for safety clothing.
The translucent, reflective shade is suspended from fishing line above an LED light source, which is placed on the floor beneath. Fine ribbons of the same reflective fabric hang from the shade.
Coloured disks placed on top of the LED unit alter the colour of light reflected and distributed by the shade.
The lights were on show at DesignMarch in Reykjavik, Iceland, last week.
Here’s some more information from the designer:
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The lamp ILLUMINANT is based on the idea that “what goes around comes around”.
Illuminant is my final assignment as a Product designer from Iceland Academy of the Arts, spring 2008. The idea of the lamp came to me in a course where we were supposed to make romantic lights.
When making experiments with the reflective material I thought a lot of the existence of people getting reflection of their own behavior. I believe that it’s true: you reap as you sow.
The lampshade is made of reflective material and hangs from the ceiling on a fishline. The threads hanging from the shade are made from the same reflective material by cutting them into 2mm thick strips. A led bulb is placed in a cylinder on the floor and 4 colored glass plates are included (red, violet, blue and brown).
You choose the coloured glass you prefer and place it on top of the cylinder and the lampshade reflects your choice.
Illuminant makes a magical atmosphere when turned on, like in a fairy tale. The ceiling is decorated by the lamp with great refraction.
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Posted by Rose Etherington
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
Quite a clever set-up…
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:32 am
gorgeous design,
maybe a little more thought into the bottom light source?
very interesting though
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:48 am
oh… my…. god….
I love this Jellyfish
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:54 am
Wicked. Reminds me of a squid or medusa…
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Simple and beautiful, like a jellyfish floating over your sofa!
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:57 am
There is a very conceptual…
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:28 am
love it…. want one now:)
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
I agree, the light source is rather glaring, and should have been either integrated into the design, or at least made less of a detraction from the lamp itself…
aside from that – wow, I want one! Beautiful.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Imagine it with the light source built into the floor!
Beauty.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
primitive!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I actually enjoy the glaring light source. It’s like watching a magician but knowing the trick. It’s still fun even when you’re in on it.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Congratulations!!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I like the elegance and the lightness. Beautiful item. I really want one.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
I am with Georig in that there could be an option on the base unit for being built into the floor, but thta would makes it a bit more permanent which is perhaps only appropriate in very specific situations…..
But otherwise simply stunning!!! Well done. When will they be available to buy???
Great cave context for photos also.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 pm
beautiful! love it! please show us more of your designs
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
extremely wonderful !
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
C’est une merveille – où peut-on l’acheter
merci de votre réponse
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 pm
amazing that d’ shadow looks more lika jellyfish
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:00 am
Your light is amazing the the pictures are gorgious! CONGRATULATIONS! I realy want one.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:02 am
fabulous.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm
VÓÓÓÓ!!! Do I have to say more????? LOVE IT…
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Where and when can we buy one of those?
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Very beautiful and ethereal, Kristin.
It really looks like a large, glowing jellyfish.
Wonderful.
If only here were a way to hide the light
source itself.
Mike
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 pm
This is amazing! Where can I buy one??
April 4th, 2009 at 8:10 am
This is wonderful.
Make it and we will buy it in the 1000s!
April 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Awesome, love the idea, & the result !!!!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2009 at 10:13 am
Nice.
Where I can buy a couble of this one?
Chris
April 6th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
wow!
April 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Wow! wer can you bye them?
April 7th, 2009 at 10:04 am
I love the lamp were can I buy one ?
April 7th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Clap, Clap, clap!!!!!
April 8th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Wow, great work, Kristin! I want my own Jellyfish light please!? Must have been something you learned while in Michigan ; )
April 9th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Truly one of the most amazing designs coming from Iceland these days.
Very inspiring.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:22 am
this is really lovely, but i agree that the light source need to be thought out
April 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
This is beautiful work. Get this on the market!
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
This is fantastic!! Where can I buy this?
April 25th, 2009 at 9:30 am
wow!as if you read my mind!!!!
where can I get it?
June 7th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
where to buy?