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Interactive Light Sculpture Moves Just Like a Living Creature

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT

It can be argued that all art is alive in some way, but Dutch design studio Toer has created an interactive light sculpture that seems to actually live, breathe, and react to its environment.

Fiet is a light fixture covered with hundreds of cones. Under normal circumstances, it moves gently and slowly, almost as if it is breathing. But a loud noise changes its behavior instantly.

A shout, a clap, a loud bang – any sudden noise causes it to immediately act like it is stressed out. It may shake or “breathe” more quickly, giving the same physical indications that an animal would when startled.

The light fixture/sculpture explores the boundaries of materials and our interactions with them. Sculptures and light fixtures alike are typically static objects, but the Fiet challenges our notions of the way we can observe and interact with the things around us.

    

Floating Dining Table Lets You Enjoy Levitating Lunches

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Levitating tables are usually reserved for magicians and seances, but the Floating Table from designer Ingo Maurer is an elegant addition to a non-magical dining room.

The legless table was built in collaboration with Established & Sons and seems to float above the matching chairs. In reality, the tabletop is supported by specially-designed armrests that extend out from the accompanying chairs.

The chairs are able to pull out from the table thanks to a hidden mechanism, allowing you to sit down comfortably and then pull the chair in closer to the tabletop.

Along with the novelty factor of a legless table, there is a practical aspect to this unusual piece of furniture. Sitting at a table without legs means that there is no more fighting for leg space, and no one gets stuck sitting with their knee uncomfortably pressed against the table leg.

    

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