‘aura’ by viktor kölbig
‘aura’ is the newest development by the german based designer viktor kölbig. conceived as an object that can be seen as a modern mixture between nature and technology, a module packed with sophisticated and yet invisible sensors that allows you to use any plant or flower as an interface to control LED lighting.
a brief touch of any part of the plant allows you to turn on the source, changing the colors of the illuminations.
built out of a milled aluminum case and a diffused water-proof scratch proof cover, a programmed micro controller is hidden in a separate small box to control the LED RGB light modules.
roots shined up by the light
top view of the light
any plant can be used
no electronic connection to plant
led module
touch any part to change the light color
touch the plant briefly to turn on and off
haptical experience
aura changes to any color
front view of aura
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