Neues Licht offers up fiber optic lighting on UFO Chandelier

We've seen plenty of space-aged (and cosmically-influenced) lighting systems in our day, but a newfangled German operation is melding high-class style, energy efficiency, and whole lot of pizazz into one nifty lighting structure. Neues Licht's UFO Chandelier rocks strands of fiber optics arranged above a floating ring, which give off a colored glow depending on whatever light source you attach to it. The designer, Simon Bruenner, describes his innovative chandelier as "simplicity from another planet," and describes that its origin of light can be from the sun or in a different room altogether. Furthermore, the fixture is reportedly waterproof, making it feasible for use in your new spa / pool room, and considering the potential energy savings from pumping in sunlight, you shouldn't have too much trouble convincing your SO that this thing's worthwhile. Simon's masterpiece was on display lighting things up at last week's Cologne Furniture Fair, and while there's no set date for mass production, we can't imagine Lowe's not jumping all over this one sometime soon.

[Via Inhabitat]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2007 5:02PM]

Fine, but what do you do for light? Or if you want a nite club type near absolute darkness this might be cool, but fiber optics aren't going to be providing much light. I'd rather have an LED based unit.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2007 4:26PM]

this thingy will set you back 1500 €

i wouldn't "rough" it up, then :D

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2007 5:07PM]

I'd roughen the (glass?) ring's bottom surface to get more light out. Only roughening the bottom makes it easier to clean/hold less dust.

[urza9814 Posted Jan 22nd 2007 6:04PM]

UFO light? Looks more like a black hole or something to me.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2007 8:48AM]

Rick

You can hook anything up to it as a light source, the fibre optics channel the light, that's all.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2007 7:31PM]

excellent! does it come with black velvet led zep poster and lava lamp?

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[(Unverified) Posted Jan 22nd 2007 10:36PM]

This could help with global warming indeed!
The "Light Source" could be on a rooftop! thicker fiber optics would bring in more light... You could also use a lense at the top to capture more light and make it brighter before sending it down the line...



:)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2007 12:14AM]

Those are amazing... I want five of them to put around my house!

How much?