‘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
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Apr 09, 2008JULIEN DE SMEDT / JDS ARCHITECTS (57)
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Where can you buy this lights and could they be used for residential applications.
I’m a welder, maybe I could construct my own.
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
dont really understand how it moves or if it moves and that issue about efficiency is often so forgotten!
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.
So simple and so beautifull!