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JDS architects: the alphabet


'the alphabet'

'the alphabet' is a lighting system which is the result of a first-time collaboration between
JDS architects and lighting manufacturer, ewo.

here is what julien de smedt from JDS architects has to say about the project:

'different places and spaces should be lit differently. how can you adapt lighting to places
without always changing design? the lamp post family which functions as an 'alphabet' of lights,
where each configuration is a new letter to light up within a specific context. the design is almost invisible,
just a simple round profile perforated randomly to let some light through. the addition of elements
composes the shape of the lamppost in an infinite range of combinations to adapt to the light's
surrounding requirements.'

'the alphabet' will be presented to the public at frankfurt's light + building fair from
april 11th to 16th, 2010.




light coming through the random perforations




up close


'the alphabet' illuminated

documentation of the production process:


a worker hand-drills the perforations into the body of the lamp


production in process


checking the levels


completed piece


the various possible configurations of the lamp
andrea db
04.08.10  
5
So simple and so beautifull!
Niki   04.09.10
New lights, especially those in public places, should be about energy efficiency more than style. Inside these stylish pieces of street furniture is a light source where over 95% of the light doesn't get out of the tube.

Stylish lighting but ecologically wrong.
David Styles - Lighting Styles   04.10.10
dont really understand how it moves or if it moves and that issue about efficiency is often so forgotten!
sasha   04.12.10
I don't think it should move. These are possibilities to show, which forms are possible and then it is built in this particular shape
maya   04.13.10
Where can you buy this lights and could they be used for residential applications.
I'm a welder, maybe I could construct my own.
Big Al   04.14.10
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