Jiwari – Good Night Light
November 18th, 2008
Here’s another beautiful product straight from 100% Design in Tokyo and it’s so typical Japanese… It’s called the ‘Good Night Light’ and what it does is simple to explain: You place it on the table next to your bed and when you turn off your light and are ready to go zzzzzzzz, this little sweet lamp gently lights up and then after a short while just as gently goes out again. Why? Well, think of it as being tucked in, a little beacon of light to finally have you snooze away. You don’t ever have to touch it as it runs on its own with a light sensor and though it’s tiny in size, it makes a massive impression with a super strong LED that is very visible. It’s a beautiful idea that could only come from Japan, we have it next to our beds here at C&M (not literally here) and we completely enjoy its uselessness every night. It’s just plain lovely…
Price: $50 / 45€ plus shipping
Here’s a little something for all you cubicle jockeys out there, re-cycle your old sticky notes and turn them in to fun 3D models! Each pad has instructions for 10 different shapes, including: pig, penguin, boat, crane, butterfly, squirrel, lily and water bomb
We really don’t like to be patient at all, especially when it comes to new products. We saw today’s Soupe almost 2 years ago for the first time when we were at 100% Design in London. At that time Gen Suzuki was making them himself, but had just secured a manufacturer and when we were in Milan earlier this year, we saw them in production and were so excited, because they are one of the most intriguing vases that we have seen for the longest time. What’s the fuss about? These oblique vases play a great trick on you, because they look like they are truly big and dimensional, when they are actually really thin. It is a wonderful application of how perspective can play a trick on you! Made out of Poly Stone, the vases have a great feel to them and come in Gray and White and two sizes are available, the smaller one is 93 x 93 x 23 mm deep and the larger one is 120 x 146 x 30 mm deep. If you don’t like the metric system, try these measurements instead: 3.6″ x 3.6″ x 0.92 for the small one or 4.7″ x 5.7″ x 1.1″ Absolutely wonderful! Color: White, Gray Size: Small, Large
Sometimes it takes time to develop a great product. The latter is definitely true for Mark McKenna’s Betty Lou lamp which took over 1000 hours to develop. But the result is simply stunning both visually and from a technological stand point.
This is the week where long anticipated products are now finally arriving! We had Jonas Damon’s excellent new LED Clock earlier this week which you can see