POETICS OF DESIGN
RELUMINE
Design research goes well beyond the functional aspects of repairability, suggesting a new aesthetic of imperfection, or actively involving users in the production, repair and modification of objects.
Relumine
Katharina Mischer, Thomas Traxler, mischer’traxler studio
Austria, 2010
To respond to the need to replace old light bulbs with new energy-saving light sources, this limited edition redesigns common objects, improving their efficacy through a process of repair. Every lamp uses two old fixtures that have been dismantled, repainted, rewired and connected by a glass tube that contains a low-energy fluorescent linear source.
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