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writing lamps history (for writing and studying activities, task lamps, desk lamps, ...) .......................................................................................................
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writing lamps (for writing and studying activities, task lamps, desk lamps, ...) --- words create light tradition tells us that words, not light, came first, out of the primordial darkness (st. john summed it up in one famous line: 'in the beginning was the word'). but without doubt, one of the greatest influences upon human society is the invention of lighting in all it’s various forms. lights have allowed people to extend their work and social hours as well as create safer environments in which to live. the mesopotamian who wished to continue his reading when night had fallen; the roman who intended to pursue his studious documents after dinner, the monk wrote in his cell and the scholar in his study, for the sake of the words they sought to read, the light that would illuminate their search. although thomas alva edison (1847–1931) did not invent the electric filament lamp, he did however turn theory into practicable form and was one of the first to successfully market incandescent lighting. in 1879 he created the carbon filament lamp, housed in a glass vacuum bulb - a small electric light suitable for home use. we still had many years to wait until electricity became widely available. --- timeline follow the guided tour of 'design-archaeology' that illustrates the main electrified writing lamps typologies. a fascinating study showing hundreds of examples © designboom (compiled by birgit lohmann)
© designboom this illustrated study is provided for educational purposes only, no reproduction, re-use or transcription for any commercial purpose or use of the content or images is permitted. for inquieries : mail@designboom.com --- acknowledgement many thanks to the participants of the fifth design-aerobics course, a special thanks goes to the following people for their contributions: yael kovalivker matteo visentin stylianos kritikos stefano suarez sheena tan robin hoenderdos rachelle brockman paco levine oscar garcia de la camara olivian hsieh miri admoni marco gouveia luis bernal john wheeler jason li james halverson isabelle carron hisame takase esperanza bringas eric ellingboe elizabeth neligan vanessa fenton annemarie chang alfonso frade alexander crolla --- --- ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? ------- |
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