When we first saw Richard Lawson's 9-Volt light in London at 100% Design last year it was such a beautiful, elegant and simple idea that we were instantly convinced. Unfortunately–as it was part of a competition for Mathmos–it wasn't chosen for production, as it wasn't the winner of the competition… Fortunately though we weren't the only ones to write about it and so the word spread and emails kept pouring in, convincing Mathmos, that this was a great idea and that it should go into production.
Well here it is–well not quite, because this is the prelaunch–but the product will actually ship in approximately 10 days (we have that confirmed from the guys in the UK), and knowing you, you want to be amongst the first to put your hands on this little goodie.
In case you missed all the post that were popping up left right and center a couple months ago, here's a quick explanation for a product that doesn't need much explaining: Think of it as an exact replica of a 9-Volt battery made out of high powered LED's. All you do is plug it onto the before-mentioned 9-Volt battery and voila, you have a modern day version of a candle. There are so many usage occasions, we can't even start: night lights, traveling, camping (yeah, that's us), garden parties, rooftop parties, romantic dinners for technophiles, there's plenty of fun stuff you can do with them and we are positive you can think of a few yourself...
Now as you can see from the images, the 9V lights are white when they are off and red or blue when they are on. The original white version is still in the works and unfortunately won't be ready for some time. We like it nevertheless and are happy to see Richard Lawson's wonderful idea in the market now!
Color: Blue, Red
