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mari isopahkala: kurki LED light


'kurki' LED lamp by mari isopahkala


these are images of the first prototype of the 'kurki' mobile LED lamp by finnish designer mari isopahkala. the five pivoting
aluminum levers can be turned 360 degrees around a central pole, wherever the user needs light. the light is switched off by
gathering the levers so that they are aligned, on top of each other, and switched on by fanning them outwards away from one another.
this allows the user to simultaneously adjust the look of the fixture and the amount of light it emits. each lever functions individually.



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photo © tiina närkki

after first being exhibited at salone satellite 2011 in milan, it has been part of the exhibition 'new finnish design scenarios'
during this year's ICFF new york design week.

anita db
08.12.11  
3
bad copy of Neil Poultons TALAK LIGHT
miffo   08.12.11
no its not
Mitch   08.12.11
agree that its not.
this one is a much more architectonical playful lamp - its about something else
michael   08.15.11
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