Interactive lighting design

Jali Design Inspiration is a part of our furniture design inspiration series. Jali design inspirational series is a weekly showcase of incredible furniture designs from all around the world.

Ed Heritage’s Roll and Tilt lamps explore a unique interaction. The lamps don’t have switches, but rather ARE switches. Designed with a seesaw-esque base, the lamps literally tilt backwards and forwards. The minute the side with the light on it touches the base, it lights up, indicating that the light has been switched on. In doing so, the lamp removes the switch.

Lighting designs are usually familiar yet an instrumental part of our lifestyle. In fact, according to home stagers and professional interior decorators, the correct lighting setup can take your home from drab and dreary to cozy in an instant! While we all love our easy-to-pick IKEA essential lamps, having an accent piece like the Boolean Lamp adds some fun to the party! VIEW MORE NOW!

the colour of 'air light' is controlled by hand gestures; 'seide' varies in brightness depending on how far a user pushes a finger into its fabric surface; and 'water light' responds to the stirring of a finger in a cup of water.

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LUZ, by Marina Mellado Mendieta, is a global emotional lighting system that’s based on open source technology and programming.

At 42x the size of a traditional ‘Light-Brite’ toy, the Everbright by San Francisco-based Hero Design is a huge grid of adjustable LEDs for drawing with light. But instead of only a limited selection of individual colors, the Everbright relies on 464 dials that change in hue as you twist them, offering almost unlimited color possibilities when creating designs. When you’re done drawing, the entire board resets to a blank canvas with the press of a single button. More

xinyue yang's ‘breeze’ is a lamp that replicates the natural experience of lighting a fire using biomechanics and sensor-enabled LED strips.

The interaction of installations on the wall although looks really interesting I love the simplicity of it with it not taking up masses of space like some pieces.

Mirror of Thoughts is an LED-lit stainless steel sphere composed of laser-cut multi-lingual words, phrases, and symbols representing the diverse demographics of Rockville, Maryland. Located at a busy street corner, the piece acts as a marker drawing passersby to the nearby Town Square.