Sometimes we share ourfavorite , tantalizingnew ignition concepts . But strip away the curvy shades , the metallic rods — the publicity . What ’s left ? The shine itself . Dwellreflects on the farsighted , bright history of luminousness , and where it ’s headed .
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For its“Bright Ideas ” issue , Dwell sweep our exertion to push back the dark , from Egyptian beeswax taper of 5,000 years ago , to radioactive thorium - burn throttle lamp , to pick ( and pricy ) organic light-emitting diode still on the verge of ubiquity . And go ahead , express joy all you want at the humble candle — perhaps loved only by luddites and brownout victims — but “ light intensity ” is still the unit of selection for many measures of smartness .
We ’ve stop — to the chagrin of purists and pyromaniacs — burning things to light our elbow room , for the most part , with the plosion of indoor electrical lighting in the 1880s . But scientists , architects , and designers still make do with the poise act between luminance , cost , and efficiency ( Dwell point out that artists frequently choose out of the debate , preferring steady natural light from the direction of the earth ’s cheeseparing perch ) . The still - debated American Clean Energy and Security Act could mandate a bulb efficiency of 80 lumen per watt ( a lm being the beat of light perceived by the human eye , as opposed to full tycoon — always good to keep your terms straight ! ) . If this passes , prepare for a swift new wave in lighting tech , from memory shelves to your office , as the common incandescent bulb wo n’t come anywhere near a passing efficiency ground level .
But some would like to see the glare taken off the quest for the shiny bulb , and an emphasis placed on wasting less light , not generating more . Dwell highlights Bob Parks , director of the International Dark - Sky Association , who think light has cope to creep into place it does n’t belong — particularly the evening . “ The point of in effect lighting , ” Parks argues , “ is to use only the brightness level you ask , when you need it and to shield it so the light does n’t go where it ’s not want . ”
The question of where igniter belong will only become weightier with the spread of OLED technology , which curb the potential for beam piece of furniture , clothing , paper — even buildings themselves , with the program program of a sprayable emissive layer . When lights are n’t something we switch on , but something we live in , perhaps we ’ll need to verify we wait back past the skepticism of human body like Park , and to the pure functionality of the dim-witted taper .
Dwell ’s “ Bright Ideas ” issue is on newsstand now .
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