ice cube

ice cube by andy lam from canada

designer's own words:

ice³ is a 3 in 1, AC powered LED lighting that can be used both outdoors and indoors. Its unique features are the switchless, one touch, power on/off and dimmer, the inductive charging system and the separable light cubes.

Each set of the ice³ consists of a charger sits on the base of a tower, and 3 identical light cubes stack up on top of it. The charger is to power and charge the cubes on top. A touch-less sensor is assembled on the top of each cube as the on/off switch. When the top surface of the cube sits on the top of the tower gets touched by the user’s hand, it will get turned on, and the other 2 cubes underneath will get turned on one by one. Touching the top surface again will turn the light off and so are the cubes underneath.

The cubes, when taken away from the tower, can be used individually. Each cube is powered by 3 rechargeable AA size batteries, which is able to power the cube for about 5 hours after fully charged and separated from the charger. This separable feature is ideal for partying, camping or chit chatting at the corners of a gathering. After the party, the cubes can be recharged by stacking up again in the tower.

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