DAMIEN O'SULLIVAN, 2007 FINALIST
SOLAR LAMPION
Not only is the Solar Lampion a beautiful object, it's the first lamp design that makes the solar cells an integral part of the form. It also suggests that solar lighting — that 'alternative' technology typically housed in an ungainly exterior — is starting to be considered a dignified field for cutting-edge designers.
Damien O'Sullivan's website
Article about the Solar Lampion on Bruno Giussani’s weblog
Presentation, 27 September 2007
2009 finalists
- Sanne Castro:
SimGas - Robin Chase:
Open Road - Dean Gregory: Power Collective Limited
- Michael Mathres: Mootral
- Robert Matthams: Shiply.com
- Hjalmar van Raemdonck: Ephicas SideWing
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