Pacific Rim 3

Historically, sources of light have been inextricably linked to their own energy supplies, in a singular object (such as the torch, candle, oil lamp, etc.) with tangible waste of soot, carbon, or ash. Today, man made lighting is often powered by distant, abstract sources of energy, always available and disassociated from the waste it produces. This studio explores the power of connecting light to the energy it consumes, the waste it creates, and the activities that it illuminates.

How can the design of an illuminated object or space inspire people to act and think about the environment in more responsible ways?

Image credits (from L to R): NASA image of the earth at night from space; loop.ph; Mighty Light - Fast Company magazine - 9/01/2006; Materialise.MGX; Jim Campbell.