‘aura’ by viktor kölbig

‘aura’ is the newest development by the german based designer viktor kölbig. conceived as an object that can be seen as a modern mixture between nature and technology, a module packed with sophisticated and yet invisible sensors that allows you to use any plant or flower as an interface to control LED lighting.

a brief touch of any part of the plant allows you to turn on the source, changing the colors of the illuminations.

built out of a milled aluminum case and a diffused water-proof scratch proof cover, a programmed micro controller is hidden in a separate small box to control the LED RGB light modules.

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting roots shined up by the light

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting top view of the light

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting any plant can be used

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting no electronic connection to plant

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting led module

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting touch any part to change the light color

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting touch the plant briefly to turn on and off

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting haptical experience

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting aura changes to any color

viktor kölbig: aura plant controlled lighting front view of aura

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