As LEDs become more and more advanced, so are the ways lighting designers are implementing them into their work. Take a look at the Tunto LED wooden lamp designed by Mikko Kärkkäinen. It is completely smoothed, with all wiring and circuitry done inside the oak ply. Intensity is controlled by the user via touch activation [...]
As LEDs become more and more advanced, so are the ways lighting designers are implementing them into their work. Take a look at the Tunto LED wooden lamp designed by Mikko Kärkkäinen. It is completely smoothed, with all wiring and circuitry done inside the oak ply. Intensity is controlled by the user via touch activation at the base.
The 3 lights below show the placement of the hidden touch sensors.
The lamp won this year’s RED DOT DESIGN AWARD, the most coveted in the design industry. The lamp itself is not an aquarium specific item, but could you imagine this beauty over an ADA rimless?
The simplicity and lines are definitely complimentary to many modern aquariums. It measures 12″ tall by 14.5″ wide and 7″ wide, making it small… and expensive. The lamp costs €495 or $685 USD.
Yes $685 is a bit much, and most likely better allocated to other items. So why am I showing you this? Hopefully to reveal a simpler way to approach aquarium equipment. For example, look at what Rob Edwards, of the design / diy blog co(act)lab, created back in 2007.
Made from scrap acrylic and a thin wood veneer the structure of this light cost $24.
Rob then used a a cheap LED strip light from IKEA for illumination. Simple, effective, and inexpensive. With some metal screws, a small heat sink and a few CREE XP-G XR-E LEDs this would be a fantastic lighting solution for the design conscious nano reefkeeper.
[via Design Milk, how2pointoh / co(act)lab]
