Clever budget find by Not Cot : ' Just noticed at MoCoLoCo that the new IKEA Summer 09 collection is on its way~ and after some IKEA site searching found all the new summer pieces here and all of the solar lights here! One nice thing about the IKEA selections, they all run on replaceable rechargeable batteries and use LEDs!'
[And I agree that the other summer pieces are very good too!
Fellow blogger Rochelle Greayer has spotted THE ultra cool solar design
' The SunShade has taken the generally poorly executed concept of solar lights for the landscape and revolutionized it. It is a shade by day and a light source at night. Automatically responding to light conditions to make the transformation, these solar powered lights are excellent for a hotel pool area or outdoor restaurant.
Creator, Lianne Genugten describes the design on her website:
The flexible solar cells in the cover of the parasol collect energy from the sun. As the sun goes down the shade transforms into a lampshade and brings light during the night. By means of sensors, the SunShade opens and closes automatically.
Like a mechanical flower, it reacts to day and night.
I wish I could figure out how to upload the little video of the change from garden shade by day to funky landscape lamp by night but I am struggling… so you must visit her site to see the video of the change .'
Love this find spotted by textile designer Deborah Sommers . You can check it out on Ubergizmo.
'Instead of lighting up your outdoor walkway with hot bulbs when dusk falls, why not consider the CATWALK LED outdoor walkway system?
This modular steel, clean rectilinear walkway brings together both form and function in a seamless manner, lighted up by LEDs that sip very little power.' It seems that if left lit 24/7/365 ...it would only cost 2 $ a year !
Official marketing blurb goes as follows:
'' Conceived by an acclaimed team of architects and designers, CATWALK was designed with modernism, elegance, versatility, safety, and durability as the key tenets. ... illuminated white panels, lit from the inside by small points of power-sipping L.E.D. light ... CATWALK turns a walkway into a stage'''
Love this outdoor garden light that has lightscaping value and unsurprinsingly won a Red Dot award! It can also be used as seat or table... and be fitted with a series of color alternatives.[More lighting options HERE, Outdoor garden and patio lighting]
By Josep Lluís Xuclà for DAB, Barcelona, Spain
'Empty is an outdoor light and the first in a series of lamps in different sizes. It has a metal structure and is available in rust or silver. The light source is a TC-F 1x36W 2G10, which provides indirect light. Empty is more than a simple light source, it is a sculpture with a variety of applications, which can be used as a seat to relax or in a group as a table. As such, it has a very pleasant light. Furthermore, the light can be filtered by different colours to emphasise certain zones or serve as a guiding light.
Empty has been designed for use in a natural surrounding.
The rust variant integrates completely into all kinds of gardens.
My neighbors always light their drive way in the winter. One can debate the eco value of this. I can vouch that what it costs the planet is perhaps worth while for the warmth and gentle atmosphere this home provides to the street and those passing by. A matter of balance I guess!
By Fontana arte this UOVO model exists both for in and outdoors. Makes a great X mas gift idea too.
[ Alternative lighting ideas can be found here.]
'Table or floor lamp for outdoor. Diffuser in satin white polyethylene manufactured through rotational moulding process. Mounting in stainless steel. Black feeding cable, 5 meters long, provided with a plug in protection class IP X4. It can be installed on a top by means the version with base in stainless steel or into the ground by means of the version with anchor rod'
These fig shaped inflatable lanterns are perhaps a bit childish but I feel they add a poetic feel to any outdoor space now that its freezing outdoors !
Link here
When it comes to pure contemporary designs be it furniture, lighting or planters, created just two years ago, Paris based Sabz offers an outstandingly consistent selection of all things outdoor . So even if you are not European based to order on line, check them out and see what the market has to offer and then track the item in your home market!
I love to see designs used and find browsing Amazon inspiring - even if just window shopping. Many best books now have a ' look inside' option!
After a decade of sleek italian design, poetry is back en force in the world of design. And this new outdoor low consumption light is exactly in that vein.
Philosophy: The moon on the Earth. We can touch it, embrace it, play with it and transport it. We can grasp with our senses part of its charm and mystery.
In & out use. Family: This collection comprises table lamp and suspension lamp.
Lighting fascinates me. I am delighted to see designs that allow us to 'lightscape' differently.A great option is furniture that comes alight with various color LED' s such as this design by Jonathan Stockton.
His collection includes high back bench ( very a la mode!) sofas and armchairs ...all come in various sizes.
He is noted for the excellent craftsmanship and the eco quality of his wood .. That probably why his work features in some high end Chelsea gardens!
Stunning, fabulous : I adore these zinc columns that are in fact oversized outdoor candles to create a superb outdoor atmosphere. Unique on the market .By Bougies la Francaise
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