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Brighter Ideas: 2 Flattened Spins On the Light Bulb Design

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

There are some very good reasons that the light bulb has retained its round shape since its invention in the 19th century. However, there is nothing wrong with a little experimentation. These flat light bulbs prove that thinking outside of the box can lead to some pretty bright ideas.

The Flat Bulb is a concept from Korean designer Joonhuyn Kim that would take up 1/3 less space in boxes and shipping containers than the typical round bulbs. It would work in standard light sockets, but spares would require far less space in your cupboards. The only questionable part of this design (other than its adherence to the now-obsolete incandescent technology) is the edges, which look like they would cast some rather major shadows around the room when the bulb is lit.

Brando’s credit card light bulb, on the other hand, is all charm and cleverness. The flat plastic device is the size of a credit card, though just a bit thicker. It is designed to fit in your wallet and to offer a helping spot of light in dark times. You simply pull it out and pop the hinged light bulb shape up to turn on the light. Best of all, the battery is replaceable so you can keep a light on you for all of the foreseeable future.

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Modern Vagabonds: Travel Light With Wares Tied to Sticks

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

It is an old mental image still lodged in the psyche of most minds: the bundle of belongings tied to a gnarled walking stick, wrapped in an informal bundle for simple but far wanderings.

Nu Null revisits this classic ideal with a somewhat-updated variant: a minimalist dowel slotted into a hole drilled into found fig branches, and tie-patterned scarves with single buttons for easy fastening of your sack of goods.

The sleeker silky bag gets tossed, in turn, into a rougher-edged, tied-shut bundle that can be more easily suspended from the stick. It is somehow not hard to imagine hipsters taking themselves a little too seriously with a project like this.

It is proposed as a reaction, in part, to the complexity of most modern travel: “Faggotteen aims to be an ode to slowness and wandering, to the kind of mobility when baggage was essential … [It] is intended to suggest a different interaction between man and object – in which each part is involved – following the current trend that reclaims the slow elegance of activity, far from industrial rhythms.”