Therapie lamp soothes soul, not wallet

by Donald Melanson, posted Nov 27th 2006 at 11:02PM

It's not the most expensive mood-related gadget we've seen, but the Therapie lamp designed by Andre Keilani can certainly contend for your hard-earned money with the best of 'em. Costing between $1,099 and $1,299 depending on size, the Therapie promises to not only create a peaceful mood (that's easy) but to reduce "everyday spleen," which we definitely have too much of here around Engadget HQ. While it may look like an LCD or plasma TV -- which would help justify the price -- the Therapie actually consists of an aluminum frame and a stretched PVC canvas illuminated by a fluorescent 120V tube. A tad expensive for some parts readily available at the local hardware store perhaps, but if you're looking to get rid of that spleen without getting your hands dirty, it doesn't look like you have too many options.

[Via The Red Ferret]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Tags: lamp, mood, spleen, therapie

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Matt @ Nov 27th 2006 11:14PM

woah it does look like a tv and costs as much if not more than one

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snoozy @ Nov 27th 2006 11:35PM

Haha one of the colour options is "tobacco".

How's that gonna help your spleen?

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humpty @ Nov 27th 2006 11:35PM

I'll wait for the LED version, thanks.

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JBDragon @ Nov 27th 2006 11:35PM

WOW if people are spending all that money on that junk, I should make my own version for Half the cost.

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Nizam Rahman @ Nov 28th 2006 12:24AM

Always welcome the 'removal-of-spleen' feature in my therapeutic devices.

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Tom Gabriele @ Nov 28th 2006 12:35AM

my dad had his spleen taken out, compliments of the ER and the tackler on the other football team. if i am not mistaken, it was all covered by his health care. this seems like a viable alternative, but is it covered? de-spleening, the olsen twins told me, is the newest way to drop dead weight.

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Matt Hadder @ Nov 28th 2006 4:49AM

Nice light.
I'd buy one or two if it were under $70.

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Joel miller @ Nov 28th 2006 9:34AM

Seems to me a 42" plasma and a years worth of Netflix comedies would do more to keep the spleen at bay.

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Sean Hattaway @ Nov 28th 2006 9:50AM

I think I'll just sleep away those "everyday spleen" instead... it's free!

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Jesse @ Nov 28th 2006 4:52PM

This has been around for a while, my parents got one maybe 2 years ago

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