April 23, 2009 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden
Lighting: the Disappearing Decor
If there were an Endangered Designs list running alongside its biological counterpart, it’s possible light fittings just got added to the bottom.
Modern technology is all about shrinking. Take the shift from the hefty, brick-like cellphones of the early 90s to the hands-free sets that make people question your sanity when you’re chatting into the air. For gadgets and appliances to be really cool, they should be unobtrusive to the brink of invisibility. For example, solar power. A garden covered in wire-strewn paneling? Not elegant (this is …
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