大千世界:13款讓人驚豔的創意LED燈具

The LED bulb has been with us for decades, but it's been on a long journey from humble, utilitarian origins as automotive and gadget light to sophisticated lighting fixtures in high-end design. With lower prices and higher efficiency than before, LEDs are looking like the wave of the future for general lighting. They're not there quite yet. But that's about to change.

LED已經問世十幾年了，但這種燈泡一開始只是作爲一種實用性工具，比如汽車和電器的燈泡，過了很久才用來做爲高端設計的複雜照明設備。隨着LED燈具價格的降低，發光效率的提高，它已經被視爲未來照明的主流設備。雖然目前這一幕還沒有變成現實，但這一切或許即將發生改變。

The market for LEDs for general purposes is expected to quadruple in the next five years according to McKinsey and Company. While for many that will mean simply replacing incandescent bulbs in existing lamps, designers showing at New York's recent Design Week have different ideas. Taking advantage of new possibilities provided by LEDs' compact size, low heat, range of color temperatures, and flexibility, as well as lower pricing and standardization in manufacturing, designers are exploring new territory beyond the traditional bulb-and-shade format and redefining what it means to be a lamp.

據麥肯錫公司（McKinsey）預計，未來五年，LED普通照明市場的規模將達到現在的四倍。雖然對於大部分人來說，這一點僅僅意味着把家裏的白熾燈泡換成LED燈泡，但是在最近紐約設計週上，設計師們卻向人們展示了更多別具一格的創意。LED燈有着體積緊湊、發熱少、色溫範圍廣、功能豐富以及價格便宜和便於標準化生產的特點，因而設計師可以利用這些特點突破傳統燈泡的光影模式，重新闡釋燈具的意義。

Here are some of the coolest ideas and what their designers have to say about them.

本文將爲您介紹其中最令人驚豔的一些奇思妙想，以及設計師本人對設計理念的闡釋。

Seed Lamp by Nervous System. "Working with LEDs feels like working directly with light."

Nervous System設計的“萌芽燈具”系列：“用LED設計燈具就如同直接用光進行設計”

Seed Lamp by Nervous System. "3D printing allows us to create a complex organic form and the compact size of LEDs was key."

Nervous System設計的“萌芽燈具”系列：“三維打印技術能令我們創造出複雜的有機體造型，而LED緊湊的體積是這一切的關鍵所在。”

Owl Lamp by Fishtnk. "Owl is an LED pendant light manufactured with a plywood frame that displays full spectrum from dawn to dusk light."

Fishtnk設計的貓頭鷹燈具：“這款貓頭鷹燈具是一個LED吊燈，用膠合板打造而成。它能夠表現出從黎明到黃昏的全部光線變化。”

Owl Lamp by Fishtnk. "The graphic interface of the Owl technology is intuitive and allows full control of this LED-based lighting device with an App on your smartphone or on any personal computer device."

Fishtnk設計的貓頭鷹燈具：“燈具的圖形界面是完全是直觀的，可以用智能手機上的APP應用或是任何電腦設備來控制這款LED照明設備。”

Amparo by Tenndo. "Amparo is a handcrafted light object made of recycled laser-cut cardboard, LED tape and a colored electric cable, which can hang, lie flat or standing on edge"

Tenndo設計的Amparo系列：“Amparo是一款手工打造的燈具，它使用可回收利用的激光切割紙板、LED光條和彩色電纜製成。這個燈可以懸掛、平放，也可以架在桌子邊緣。”

Stickbulb by RUX. "Each StickBulb is a LED strip housed within a sleek wooden beam. With narrow strips of wood we are able to use what would be, for most people, unusable scraps"

RUX設計的Stickbulb：“每個Stickbulb就是一個LED光條，置於光滑的木杆上。大多數人都可以用一些廢棄的材料來和窄木帶來進行搭配。”

MOODBROOM lamp by Peteris Zilbers and Mārtiņš Straupe. Image by Maris Locmelis."Remote controlled digital LED light technology turns what appears to be a broom into a fully functioning lamp."

Peteris Zilbers和 Mārtiņš Straupe設計的掃帚燈。“遙控數字LED照明技術令一把掃帚變成了一盞功能完備的LED燈。”

Aurelia Lamp by Qis Design. "It has two knobs on the main body, the front one for adjusting brightness and the back for adjusting lighting angles, imitating a seagull flapping wings to soar into the sky."
Qis Design設計的水母燈：“這款的的兩端各有一個旋鈕，前面那個可以調節燈光亮度，後面那個可以調節照明角度，外形則模仿了一隻振翅衝向天空的海鷗。”

Aurelia Lamp by Qis Design. "A three-way "touch ring" dimmer enables easy luminosity adjustment. Thanks to LED's small size it is possible to hide the bulb in the center and avoid glare."

Qis Design設計的水母燈：“三向觸環式調節器可以輕鬆調節燈光亮度。由於LED體積很小，因此就能把燈泡藏於燈具中央，同時卻又不至於刺眼。”

newGROWTH by CP Lighting. "LEDs seemed like a great solution for years now except for the wild west character of their early development. Now I can create lighting with a component system that can be replaced if needed, while satisfying the sustainability and eco responsibility my customers value."

CP Lighting設計的newGROWTH系列：“除了早期發展時那種狂野的西部風格外，LED燈這些年來似乎已經成爲一個完美的解決方案。如今我可以設計各部分都能替換的照明系統，滿足客戶的可持續發展以及生態環保的價值觀。”

newGROWTH by CP Lighting. "The outdoor post and path lamps make use of a waterproof LED strip that is fit within an aluminum housing in our fixtures, in the unlikely event that it fails, the LED strip can simply be pulled out and replaced."

CP Lighting設計的newGROWTH系列：“戶外路燈將防水LED燈條置於鋁合金支架內。雖然發生的機率很小，但萬一發生脫落現象，簡單地將LED取出更換即可”

Folded Wood Lamps from Vahakn. "The super thin nature of the LED tape itself allows me to use 1mm thin wood to create strong yet flexible and delicate forms"

Vahakn設計的摺疊木燈：“超薄的LED燈條可以讓我用1毫米厚的木板設計出既結實、又美觀多樣的燈具。”

CSYS LED task light from Jake Dyson. "Constant acceleration in LED development poses a real challenge for manufactures to keep up and best implement these new technologies. The fully dimmable CSYS LED task light adjusts along three axes for a directional light source that can last 37 years and is free of mercury."

賈克戴森設計的“座標”LED作業燈：LED技術的持續發展對生產商來說是一個挑戰，既要跟上技術發展的步伐，又要把新技術加以利用。這些可完全調光的“座標系列”LED作業燈可以沿三個軸心調節，從而獲得定向光源。這些光源可以持續37年，並且完全不含水銀。