Solar Vertical Lamp: one more reason to close the blinds

Could everyone just dole out a round of golf claps for Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim? Swell, thanks. These two designers have conjured up something that any second-rate hotelier (we kid... kind of) would love, as the Solar Vertical Lamp provides an eco-friendly (and eye-catching) alternative to those drab lamps from the 1980s. With the blinds open, you'll hardly notice anything unusual, but all the while tiny solar pads are being charged up; when time comes to shut these very blinds, a lighting instrument appears to brighten the otherwise darkened room. Brilliant, right?

[Via Inhabitat]

[thethirdmoose @ Nov 21st 2008 10:01AM]

I love how they couldn't find an actual woman to pose as a model...

[High Ranks make you sterile @ Nov 21st 2008 10:09AM]

Isn't this entire thing just a drawing... a concept piece....?

[Unique Gift Ideas @ Nov 21st 2008 11:15AM]

Uh, not to mention the fact that the lamp shown in the photo probably isn't the actual lamp that they are writing about.

[Dave @ Nov 21st 2008 11:20AM]

People are asking just how you shut these things off. Here's an idea...

Flip the vertical blinds so that the side with the lights is now facing toward the window. Doing this may look strange however from the outside. Perhaps no lamp design is necessary and they should just evenly distribute the lights over the entire surface of the blinds.

[Freakin Ijit @ Nov 21st 2008 11:34AM]

The original drawing didn't have the lines at arm, waist, and ankle, I'd bet.

[Flashpoint @ Nov 21st 2008 10:02AM]

Frankly, the hovering lampshade looks wierd, but, if someone rushes to integrate smaller design patterns, this would make a fantastic eco-friendly nightlight for children's rooms.

I just hope their is a switch to turn them on and off.

Could you imagine waking up at night and walking into your living room to this?

[pavlindrom @ Nov 21st 2008 10:32AM]

Just as your spelling is "wierd." You know, "their" are teachers...

[Brazell @ Nov 21st 2008 10:42AM]

THanks Pavlindrom, everybody was really confused by the original comment... we couldn't figure it out without you.

I capitalized the H in "thanks" as well... hopefully that won't throw off the delicate balance of the universe.

[iEye @ Nov 21st 2008 10:04AM]

"something that any second-rate hotelier (we kid... kind of) would love..."

People will steal anything that is not bolted down...

[Erb @ Nov 21st 2008 10:07AM]

They should make it into an entire screen you can draw on. Touch one cube, it turns on, touch it again off. It would cost a HELL of a lot, but would be awesome.

I can see this in hotels and kid's rooms.

[Ken Laninga @ Nov 21st 2008 10:26AM]

I do something like that already; I hang some solar yard lights in the south-facing window all day and at night set them where they will be handy as "night-lights."

[Mark @ Nov 21st 2008 10:37AM]

So what happens when you turn them off and need to turn them back on again? Do they keep their charg?

Good idea and concept. Would save a lot on the ever increasing electricity charges.

Or perhaps I should just bite the bullet and have some solar panels fitted to my roof and an artesian well in the garden, only problem is how to pay for it:)

http://www.lcdtv-reviews.co.uk/

[Brazell @ Nov 21st 2008 10:43AM]

I'm too lazy to follow links, how do you turn them on/off?

[SewerShark @ Nov 21st 2008 10:45AM]

I'm too lazy to answer you.

[bob sakamano @ Nov 21st 2008 11:02AM]

i would

[Mona. @ Nov 21st 2008 11:10AM]

Next step would be attaching an alarm clock system to the whole thing. Thus, whenever I want to wake up, those tiny light dots shine upon my face :)

[fraz @ Nov 21st 2008 11:12AM]

er.. not being funny but who puts their bed/bedside table against a window/blinds anyway? surely they'd be against the wall? I'll admit until I went through to the read link i assumed that was a wall behind the bed, but now I'm not really convinced it's that practical unless your entire wall is a blind.

Maybe I've just never seen them in the houses/flats/hotels i've seen. Cool idea though, didn't see anything on their site regarding turning it on and off but I may have missed that one.

[lanoitarus @ Nov 21st 2008 11:42AM]

I never understand why engadget reports so much crap from yankodesign.com. NONE of their "products" are even close to real-- they are whipped up by someone with either photoshop or cad. Its a DESIGN site.

If i send in a crayon drawing of my idea for a nuclear powered cell phone that is water proof and unbreakable and weighs 2 ounces while being 2mm thin, will engadget publish that as a "story" too?

STOP IT.

[Nihility @ Nov 22nd 2008 12:46PM]

It all depends, does it have a capacitive touchscreen? eh?

[akirem @ Nov 21st 2008 12:41PM]

apparently you can either open the blinds to turn them off, or there is a switch on the wall. the switch also allows you to choose the lamp shape as well: floor, chandelier, table or wall sconce I think.

they're cool either way.

[johnzilla @ Nov 21st 2008 1:33PM]

I'd hit that.

[Sanskrit @ Nov 21st 2008 2:12PM]

Did someone design a way to turn it off?

[PyRo1509 @ Nov 21st 2008 2:19PM]

It turns off at night when you don't need any light..

wait a minute...

[Ethan @ Nov 21st 2008 2:20PM]

I wonder if the glow is just on the inside, hope so. I'd buy ones with a soft glow on the whole of each blind.

[Chimei @ Nov 21st 2008 5:21PM]

Um couldn't you just paint your blinds with glow in the dark stuff that will charge during the day and glow at night, limitless design as well.

[Shane @ Nov 21st 2008 5:50PM]

@ Freakin Ijit:

Hey! You were right. It's much hotter this way.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10575872@N00/3048290313/

[Freakin Ijit @ Nov 23rd 2008 7:09AM]

Lol!

[JOCOMAN @ Nov 22nd 2008 5:53AM]

Is that the invisible woman from the fantastic 4?