one third

one third by andy lam from canada

designer's own words:

? is a 3 in 1, 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 units.

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

The light units, when taken away from the tower, can be used individually. Each unit is powered by 3 rechargeable AAA size batteries, which is able to power the light unit for about 4 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 light units can be recharged by stacking up again in the tower.

at dusk

preboard2.jpg technical detail 1

preboard3.jpg technical detail 2