With a design which would easily fit in a 1970′s Stanley Kubrick film, Postfossil‘s award winning First Light reading lamp is certainly cinematic. Powered entirely by a cog and wheel mechanism, the light remains lit once ‘wound’ by pulling the weighted cord. While the illumination relies on a relatively continuous input from the user, Postfossil’s Anna Blattert and Daniel Gafner have found a way to remind us of our energy consumption though the tried and tested method of action and reward.
Excellent idea, but the design seems a bit cumbersome.
Brilliant body of work and I’m very much inspired by the group of designers responsible for the forward thinking they deliver. Good fortune to all those involved.