Over the next few weeks we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards 2013. We will be featuring these projects by category, so stay tuned for your favorite categories of design! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com.
- Project Name: M Lamp
- Designers: David Irwin
The M lamp is a wireless task light that can be transported anywhere within the home, office and in between.
It stands at 9″, projects up to 3,000 lux of warm light from its movable head. This is approximately equivalent to a 40W incandescent bulb. In its standard mode the Lamp’s dimmable LED will emit 1,000 lux of light for more than 18 hours on a single charge. And in the case of a power outage, the M Lamp will automatically illuminate with enough power to light up a small room, making it a useful companion in times of need.
– How did you learn that you had been recognized by the jury?
It was a Friday afternoon in the studio with the announcement streaming live in the background. Needless to say not much work was done after hearing the verdict…
– What’s the latest news or development with your project?
The lamp is currently in the final stages of production and will be available from Juniper in October.
– What is one quick anecdote about your project?
Nothing really of note, apart from blowing a few fuses and taking a few electric shocks when I was making the first prototype.
– What was an “a-ha” moment from this project?
There hasn’t really been one defining moment, more a series of small ones. Discovering a new material or component that has solved a problem during the development process. It’s been a hard slog in terms of development but we know the hard work and patience will be worth it come October and receiving this award has really helped to keep the momentum going.
View the full project here.
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