philips OLED interactive lighting concept - installation designed and built by rAndom international with software by chris o'shea
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philips unveiled their OLED interactive lighting experience during milan design week.
the emergence of new technologies such as OLEDS is causing a dramatic change in lighting.
the installation allowed visitors to experience the lighting concept, which reacts to people's
movement.


philips OLED interactive lighting concept - installation designed and built by rAndom international with software by chris o'shea
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the lights react to simple gestures - installation designed and built by rAndom international with software by chris o'shea
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installation designed and built by rAndom international with software by chris o'shea
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OLED panels
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behind the scenes
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lighting installation
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lighting installation
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lighting installation
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philips used OLED's to produce four lighting concepts; table-top, standing, wall-mounted
and ceiling luminaires. each concept features a stylish armature, or ‘blade’, which holds
a number of ultra-thin OLED light panels. when not in use, the OLED panels have a smooth,
mirror-like quality; but as soon as the luminaire is switched on, the panels start to glow.
the blades integrate LEDs for functional light. what’s more, the luminaire reacts directly to
your presence and movements, turning lighting into interactive art.


'ceiling'

as soon as you walk into a room, the ceiling light responds to your presence, at first in
only the central panels, and then spreading out along the blade. as you move nearer the
quality of light transforms to providing direct and functional up and down illumination.


'table top'

the table-top luminaire glows when the blade is tipped.


'table top'


'wall mounted'

when the wall mounted blade is moved slightly away from the wall, the ambi-light optic
LEDs are activated, washing the wall with soft light. if the blade is pulled out further,
and angled away from the wall, the ambi-light begins to fade, and the OLEDs on the front
of the blade instead start to cast a gentle, decorative light.


'standing'

the double-sided nature of the OLEDs standing luminare gives considerable flexibility when
creating decorative light and the blade can be rotated in either direction.