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kyouei design: weight of the light lamp


'weight of the light' by kouichi okamoto for kyouei design
all images courtesy of kyouei design 


japanese product designer kouichi okamoto of kyouei design has created 'weight of the light lamp'.
to visually show the load of something usually considered weightless. light bulbs are placed into
16 nonflammable cloth bags. to counter the weight this creates, a stone is placed on the other side
of a wooden and stainless steel balance. the lamp is on show at the annual design tide, in tokyo midtown hall,
october 29th - november 3rd, 2011.



structure made of wood and steel 



view from the top



12 kg stone supporting 16 bags of light 
bora db
10.21.11  
3
Why couldn't it be a real balance of weight? It's welded at the top.
mstndvn   10.21.11
I totally agree with the previous - welding is really kind of an anticlimax.
Aaro   10.22.11
wonderful idea!

[url=http://colordlightbulbsbulbs.com
] colored light bulbs [/url]
paul   10.27.11
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