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An Industrial Designer's First Pet?

By Ray Hu - July 16, 2012

in Object Culture | Lighting

Israeli industrial designer Omer Inbar recently sent us details about his latest project, the "Bug Light." The insect-inspired desk lamp comes in three models: a spider, ant and praying mantis. Simple though they may be, each one seems to have a surprising amount of personality for inanimate (and entomologically inaccurate) objects.

The light bulb itself might be considered as the 'customizable' component of the "Bug Light," though I'd hesitate to stick anything stronger than 40W in an unshaded fixture...

Still, I can't help but think that "Bug Light" would be a near-perfect example of a DIY project for less than $10 worth of parts, with bent clotheshangers or pipe cleaners for legs (or, if you're slightly more refined, a wire bender). Hell, even the packaging—which has holes punched in it, so that its contents might 'breathe'—could be made from a small shoebox. Which is not a criticism so much as a suggestion to sell it as a kit for tinker-inclined tots... for whom the parts are not a choking hazard, of course.

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Oli

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Seems reminiscent of the Black and Blum climbing lamp

http://www.black-blum.com/products/climbing-light/

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dosn

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sorry but thats just a bad copy of madame filou...
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