lightbreaker by janis necker adapts piko headlamp for indoor use
all images courtesy of janis necker

 

 

 

if you’re a lover of the outdoors, chances are at some point in the past couple years you’ve heard about the ‘piko’. the light, by german lupine lighting systems, made quite a stir when it was released, boasting 1200 lumens and weighing in at a mere 55 grams (.12lbs)

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detail, with mounted ‘piko’ light

 

 

 

however like all the various sporting and adventuring equipments of the world, after serving its purpose it was deserted in the closet, lying in wait to be beckoned once more. to solve this issue, publicis pixelpark munich, along with the munich academy of fine arts and lupine, launched the ‘lupine transformers’ design competition. the contest pitted 16 students against one another in an attempt to develop an indoor lamp utilizing the ‘piko’ as its central source of light.

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without light on 

 

 

 

‘lightbreaker’ by janis necker wound up taking second place, but judges were impressed enough to put both it, and the winning design, into production. the object is simple, made of nothing other than the light itself, and a small, diamond shaped piece of acrylic. after the piece is attached to the wall via a powerful magnet, the lamp can be placed directly into it. the LEDs of ‘piko’ then radiate upwards from the mounted position, passing through a prism of dichroic glass. the divergence splits into a rainbow of colors, submerging the chosen wall in a shower of colored-light ideal for indoor environments. 

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the object adds a burst of color to any wall

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LEDs bounce through a piece of dichroic glass 

lightbreaker by janis necker adapts piko headlamp for indoor use
case and mount 

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on the wall

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diagram 

 

 

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