presurfer.blogspot.com - 9/29/2008
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Coin Lamp is the first product in a range based on the concept of values and reward, it subtly heightens awareness of consumption through design. Turned on by a coin-operated switch, the coin lamp is set to predetermined time by an internal mechanism. (via Ehrensenf ) The Presurfer
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Coin Lamp : subtly heightens awareness of consumption through design
Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Home & House Design Magazine —
... you to insert a coin before it lights up. It will only light up whenever you insert coins inside, and the lamp itself has been specially set to a pre-determined time by an internal mechanism. Coin Lamp is the first product in a range based on the concept of values and reward, it subtly heightens awareness of consumption through design. According to Macey’s website, Coin Lamp will be available to the public soon. To express your interest, sign up to Macey’s newsletter. - Via ...
Reading by Candlelight Never Seemed so Cheap
Yanko Design —
If you miss the good old days of coin operated phone booths, you might like Jethro Macey’s Coin Lamp. Powered by its greed for loose change, the light forces our awareness of power consumption through personal expense and discourages our appetite for kilowatt hours. That being said, I can easily see this lamp becoming a permanent fixture down at the local Laundromat.
Designer: Jethro Macey [ Via: The Presurfer ]
Jethro Macey
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