ingo maurer: euro condom

ingo maurer: euro condom


euro condom by ingo maurer

how to protect yourself from stupid rules: the euro condom
as part of milan design week 09 the german designer ingo maurer unveiled 'the euro condom'
created in response to new EU guidelines that will see frosted light bulbs banned. the product
consists of a thin, heat-resistant silicone cover that turns a clear bulb into a frosted one.


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as from september 2009 frosted bulbs will be banned in accordance with new EU guidelines on
light sources because they are said give off less light than clear bulbs. however, according to the
specifications of various manufacturers the difference, measured in lumens, is negligible or not existent.
protect yourself from stupid rules, use the euro condom!
andy db
04.23.09  
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is this for real? clear light bulbs are really being banned?
amandalbs   04.23.09
Frosted light bulbs are being banned...
rubberjohnny   04.23.09
this is bogus; not the frosted bulb is banned, but all bulbs above 100 W as of 09/01/09. like Australia and other countries the EU tries to save CO2 by banning the traditional bulbs that only 5 % of the power consumed turn into light
ceejay   04.23.09
That bulb in the picture on the left is beautiful (talking mainly about the industrial end of the bulb) is that a normal bulb in the EU or is it an antique?
Mike   04.24.09
nevermind, I'm stupid
Mike   04.24.09
the world is getting crazy. back to the jungle!
Geralt   04.24.09
I hate bruxells,
fat people doing nothing except stupid laws
realpunk not cratftpunk   04.24.09
how could creativity exist in a world of bureaucracy (EUROPE)?
it's definitely not possible.
sasha   04.24.09
ceejay is right, both of them will be banned because of their bad " energy / light " ratio. they indeed have (quasi) the same specifics so "frosted vs clear" is not the point. neither bureaucrats actually, there is no need to bitch up the suits the way you do guys!:-)

bulbs are so iconic in maurer's work (the Bulb, lucellino...) that he had to react. he did it with a great sense of humor though. "brilliant" if i may say.
lionel   04.24.09
Guys, ceejay is partly right, all bulbs above 100W will be banned, BUT also ALL frosted bulbs starting from sept. 1st. I guess this decision has been made to force people to move to CFL bulbs quicker as a clear bulb is not the best choice for many lamps.

I think Ingo's design is logical now...

Besides, I hardly understand the bashing of this EU decision. Sure, the CFL's are not perfect, but all of us will use LED bulbs in max. 5 years anyway...why would you like to blow 60W when you can get the same light out of 3W?
kasorp   04.25.09
this is not stupid
pawel   04.27.09
How could creativity exist in a world of global warming?

stupid idea! =/
Luis   04.27.09
luis,
frosted bulbs gives the same light of clear bulbs,
so it's stupid to ban the frost bulbs first!!!!!
fuckeurope   04.27.09
Wow, I didn't know about this rule!
It's funny that all the energy efficient bulbs (fluorescent) are frosted.
Love Ingo Maurer's answer to it though, brilliant!
I'll definitely post it on my blog.
Thank you!!!

juliettemerck.blog
Juliette   04.28.09
Oh! just found this, I think it answers all the above questions!
EU DIRECTIVE ON LIGHT BULBS from LEDs magazine

juliettemerck.blog
Juliette (again)   04.28.09

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