Natural sources of light useful to inspire your designs

1. LIGHT

2. LIGHT
GOD
COMMANDED
THE
LIGHT
INTO
BEING

3. LIGHT
INCANDESCEND
LIGHT
SOURCES

4. LIGHT
INCANDESCEND
LIGHT
SOURCES
A
FLAME
ON
THE
HEART
AND
A
FLAME
WITH
0
GRAVITY

5. LIGHT
INFRARED
INFRARED
LIGHT

6. LIGHT
XRAY
Wonsuk
Cho
X-­‐Ray
Light
XRAY

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LIGHT
LUMINESCENT
LIGHT
Bioluminescence
is
light
produced
by
a
chemical
reacKon

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LIGHT
LUMINESCENT
LIGHT
AURORA
BOREALIS

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LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT
LIGHT
ORION
NEBULA

10. link
LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT
LIGHT
BITTER
OYSTER
FUNGUS

11. LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT
LIGHT
FIREFLIES

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LIGHT
CHEMILUMINESCENT
LIGHT
ZOOPLANKTON
BEROIDAE

13. LIGHT
SPHERICAL
NATURE
OF
LIGHT,
CHRISTIAN
HUYGENS
LIGHT
SPREADING
AWAY
FROM
THE
SUN

14. LIGHT
ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM
LIGHT
PROVIDING
ENERGY
TO
THE
PLANTS

15. LIGHT
ALBERTO
T.
ESTÉVEZ
(SPANISH),
GENETIC
BARCELONA
PROJECT
ILLUMINATING
THE
SIDEWALK
IN
FRONT
OF
ANTONI
GAUDI’S
CASA
MILÀ
introducing
the
gene
for
luminescent
protein
producKon

16. LIGHT
ALBERTO
T.
ESTÉVEZ
(SPANISH),
GENETIC
BARCELONA
PROJECT
ROAD
INFRASTRUCTURES
introducing
the
gene
for
luminescent
protein
producKon

17. LIGHT
JACK
MAMA
(BRITISH),
CLIVE
VAN
HEERDAN
(BRITISH),
PHILIPS
DESIGN
BIOLIGHT
array
of
glass
cells
that
can
be
hung
or
wall
mounted,
connected
via
silicon
tubes
to
a
food
reservoir
at
the
base

18. LIGHT
EDUARDO
MAYORAL
GONZÁLEZ
(SPANISH),
UNIVERSITY
OF
SEVILLE
(SPAIN),
PLANNING
AND
PRESERVATION
COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY
BIOLUMINESCENT
DEVICES
Living
lighKng
that
can
be
configured
for
different
public
spaces
(Bacteria:
Vibrio
Fisheri,
PyrocysKs
Fusiformis)

19. LIGHT
BIOLUMINESCENT
BACTERIA
Vibrio
Fisheri
VibRio
produced
light
in
a
circadian
rhythm,
meaning
it
produces
more
light
at
night
Kme
than
during
the
day.
In
the
symbiosis,
vibrio
is
provided
with
food
and
shelter
within
the
squid,
and
in
return,
produces
enough
light
from
the
organ
to
provide
the
squid
with
the
camouflage
of
the
waters
surface,
and
is
also
used
to
aZract
prey.
The
bacterium
emits
a
blue-­‐green
light
at
the
frequency
of
490nm
(nanometers).

20. LIGHT
BIOLUMINESCENT
BACTERIA
PyrocysKs
Fusiformis
It
emits
blue
light
when
excited
by
movement

21. LIGHT
PETIA
MOROZOV,
MADLAB,
USA
BIOLUMINESCENT
PLANKTON
BIOLUMINESCENT
TOYS

22. LIGHT
JORIS
LAARMAN
(DUTCH)
The
Ktanium
ribs
of
the
lampshade
are
visible
between
the
sheets
of
biopolymers
on
which
the
modified
cells
are
grown
and
maintained.
The
cells
in
the
lamp
were
geneKcally
enhanced
by
the
introducKon
of
firefly’s
luciferase
gene.
Under
the
foot
of
the
lamp,
a
small
propeller,
which
circulates
the
liquid
nutrients
in
the
vessel.
HALFLIFE
LAMP

23. LIGHT
PETIA
MOROZOV,
MADLAB,
USA
MICROBIAL
ENVIRONMENT,
A
LIVING
ENTITY
IN
THE
HOME.
IT’S
ADAPTIVE
BY
DESIGN,
NEVER
STATIC,
THE
MODULARITY
CAN
ACCOMMODATE
MORE
THAN
100
SAMPLES
BACTERIOPTICA

24. LIGHT
LINK
MIKE
THOMPSON
(BRITISH)
ARISE
THE
AWARENESS
ABOUT
THE
TRUE
COST
OF
ENERGY,
DIRECTING
THE
IMPACT
ON
THE
USER.
THE
USER
IS
REQUIRED
TO
BREAK
OFF
THE
TOP
OF
A
GLASS
BULB
CONTAINING
LUMINOL.
THIS
CHEMICAL
GLOWS
BRIGHT
WHEN
REACHT
WITH
THE
IRON
IN
THE
BLOOD.
BLOOD
LAMP

25. LIGHT
MIKE
THOMPSON
(BRITISH)
BY
INSERTING
NANOSIZED
GOLD
ELECTRODES,
INTO
P H O T O S Y N T H E S I Z I N G
CHLOROPLASTS
OF
THESE
PLANTS,
SCIENTISTS
HAVE
BEEN
ABLE
TO
MAKE
RUN
CURRENT.
EXHALING
INTO
THE
VESSEL
PROVIDES
A
SUPPLY
OF
C A R B O N
D I O X I D E
F O R
P H O T O S Y N T H E S I S .
I N
R E T U R N
T H E
A L G A E
GENERATE
ENERGY
TO
LIGHT
THE
LAMP.
LATRO

26. LIGHT
B I O L U M I N E S C E N C E
I L L U M I N A T E S
T H E
EVERYDAY.
T H I S
P R O J E C T
W A S
EXECUTED
WITH
BIOLOGIST
SIMON
PARK,
IN
ORDER
TO
E X P L O R E
T H E
L I G H T
PRODUCING
PROPRERTIES
O F
B I O L U M I N E S C E N T
BACTERIA
OUTSIDE
THE
U S U A L
C O N F I N E S
O F
SCIENCE.
Q U E S T I O N I N G
T H E
IMPORTANCE
OF
SOME
ITEMS
IN
OUR
DAILY
LIFE,
F O R
M A G N I F Y
T H E
P R E C A R I O U S N E S S
O F
FASHION
AND
HABITS.
ANNE
BRODIE
(BRITISH),
INSTALLATION
IN
THE
HERB
GARRETT
IN
LONDON
EXPLORING
THE
INVISIBLE

27. LIGHT
ANNE
BRODIE
(BRITISH),
INSTALLATION
IN
THE
BRITISH
SCIENCE
FESTIVAL
IN
LONDON
B I O L U M I N E S C E N C E
I L L U M I N A T E S
T H E
EVERYDAY.
PACKING
HUNDRED
OF
PHOTOBATERIA
IN
THE
P E T R I
D I S H E S
F O R
EMITTING
NATURAL
LIGHT,
TO
TAKE
PICTURES
BY
MEANS
OF
THE
REFLECTED
LIGHT
AND
LONG
EXPOSURE
OF
THE
CAMERA’S
LENS,
U S I N G
T H E
BIOLUMINESCENCE
THAT
GRADUALLY
FADED
AS
THE
BACTERIA
DIED.
EXPLORING
THE
INVISIBLE

28. LIGHT
MICHAEL
OECHSLE
for
Electrolux
Design
Lab
2012
Living
Light
is
a
self-­‐
sustained
suspended
garden
for
beauKful
indoor
living
spaces.
This
product
was
designed
by
Michael
Oechsle
for
Electrolux
Design
Lab
2012
and
allows
fresh
plants
to
grow
while
the
moist
soil
is
used
as
an
“earth
baZery”
to
power
OLED
lighKng.
LIVING
LIGHT

29. LIGHT
MICHAEL
OECHSLE
for
Electrolux
Design
Lab
2012
LIVING
LIGHT

30. MATERIAL..
DigitalDawn,
by
Future
Physical
and
the
Royal
College
of
Art's
InnovaKon
Unit
Digital
Dawn