5.5 designers put eyeball details on lamps, weird us out

It's hard to say what kind of individual seeks out lighting instruments that even look like eyes, let alone lighting instruments with cloned details of their own eyes, but just in case you know one such person, here's the perfect FYI for 'em. Paris-based 5.5 designers are offering a service that enables you to send in images of your eyes (along with a very large sum of money, we presume) in order for the craftspeople to construct eyeball lamps with hints of you splashed all over. Sure gives Rockwell's one and only jam a whole new meaning, yeah?

[Via ShinyShiny]

[Vernon de Thierry @ Jul 29th 2008 9:18PM]

Hmmmm... reminds me of the meat retailing course I failed cos I kept throwing the cows eyes at everyone - and then whoops one hit the teacher

[tom @ Jul 29th 2008 10:46PM]

I wonder when they will come up with a pair of lighted boobs in double-D

[Blackstar @ Jul 29th 2008 11:53PM]

Do these lamps make me look too interested?

[HOOPER @ Jul 29th 2008 9:19PM]

ohmygod they're looking at me

[Frun @ Jul 29th 2008 9:21PM]

Myyyy eyyyes!, the googles do noooting.

[WarMouse @ Jul 30th 2008 1:47PM]

adding extra letters usually serves to imply yelling, or other forms of elongated speech, but you have to be careful, because with some letters, like "O," you just wind up with "the googles do noooting"

[icepop4who @ Jul 29th 2008 9:22PM]

gah.

[Vernon de Thierry @ Jul 29th 2008 9:28PM]

These would look great as headlights on my car

[thinmac @ Jul 29th 2008 9:30PM]

Those look awesome! If they were cheaper I think I'd hook them up to the motion sensor light over my front door. Then when people walked up the lights would turn on, and I'd be staring at them with giant luminescent eyes.

Rad.

[Nick @ Jul 29th 2008 10:13PM]

You've got to do that! Oh, that's hilarious. You've got to do that!

[JustMarci @ Jul 29th 2008 10:54PM]

This would be phenomenal! Do it!

[sw @ Jul 29th 2008 11:26PM]

Add some form of tracking too, winner!

[crabby @ Jul 30th 2008 7:47AM]

That's a great way to get the salespeople to leave you alone! Of course, you might not get anymore mail... LOL

[connerisdabomb @ Jul 29th 2008 9:37PM]

looks like my dead aunts eyes before she got buried

[Rick @ Jul 29th 2008 9:48PM]

There is a giant eyeball! And it is looking at us!

I am drawn to this eyeb*ZAP*

[Nirvana09 @ Jul 29th 2008 9:52PM]

I see what you did there.

[John Doe @ Jul 29th 2008 10:01PM]

what can u expect from "5.5" designers

[Nick @ Jul 29th 2008 10:04PM]

Can I order some that shoot frickin laser beams?

[Jason @ Jul 29th 2008 10:19PM]

designers puts? I'm not the grammar police, but that's your headline, man.

[deyanimay @ Jul 29th 2008 10:44PM]

Poor engadget editors they're probably working overtime since Ryan left.

[NoAndThen @ Jul 29th 2008 10:20PM]

Can someone turn on the light? It can't see.

[Bleck @ Jul 29th 2008 11:36PM]

This will go perfect with my head shaped ATX case :D

[SmartSid @ Jul 30th 2008 4:56AM]

Looks like they're still to implement red-eye reduction.