Morning Crush: Trap Light

Some people tend to think of eco-friendly devices as boring and unattractive, but that’s an unfortunate stereotype. Boring objects continue to be boring objects, whether they’re notebooks or paper towels. But increasingly designers are harnessing their creative genius in the service of preserving the world’s resources. Hence the Trap Light, below.

A project by Gionata Gatto (Pedalator, Urban Buds) and Mike Thompson (Latro, Blood Lamp), Trap Light does exactly what its name suggests. From the Trap Light / Save Energy website:

By utilising photoluminescent pigments to capture escaping light, Trap Light converts waste energy back into visible light. Photoluminesence is a process in which energy absorbed by a substance is gradually released as light. Using the Murano glass blowing technique, the designers were able to embed photoluminescent pigments into the glass body of the lamp. Through this process, Trap Light becomes both shade and light source, emitting, absorbing, and re-emitting light. 30 minutes ‘charge’ of recycled light from a traditional incandescent or LED light bulb provides up to 8 hours of ambient lighting.

http://www.traplightsaveenergy.com/