The Sunlight Table
By Ryan Block 
posted June 29th 2005 11:05AM
posted June 29th 2005 11:05AM
There's just no substitute for a bright room with huge windows—but as far as simulacra and substitutes go, count us
in on the Sunlight Table. Developed by the Helen Hamlyn Research Center for Inclusive Design, the surface is freckled
with a grid of optical fiber strands which collect sunlight from that mysterious and impenetrable world otherwise known
as the "outside." It could stand to be a little less dreary, though, if they weren't straight up about it being
designed with the depressing intention of "call center" use where support jockeys work long, tedious hours in offices
with dim sunlight intake.
[Via WMMNA]
Interesting... very interesting... I spend most of my time at home in my family room which is mostly underground and certainly has no windows at all (well, it has 2... and both are above the drop ceiling, so I never see them). I wonder how expensive it would be to get enough fiber optic strands to make something like this myself? Or maybe even create a faux window? At least so I could tell whether it was light or dark outside...
You forgot to mention lousy pay...
Why would a geek want to see the sun?
Sounds quite cool. I want it.
There's a bit of a typo/grammar mistake in the article "dreary, though, if it they weren’t straight up".
-Matt
It's brilliant. I'd love one of those.
In a way, it looks like a refined pegboard.
I work in a call center and I don't want the sun in there. It hurts my delicate and sensitive eyes. Save all that fiberoptic money and get me one of these:
http://www.futurememories.com/sunpen-a9788.html
will i have to wear sunblock when using this table? or does it filter out the uva/b/etc?