Something very cool for you today… the Hanabi light shade by Nendo of Japan.
(Photo credit to Nendo, the pic is from their website)
You can count on the Japanese to come up with clever and innovative solutions to problems you never know you had… :)
The Hanabi shade by Nendo is a perfect example. While most people thing think glass, plastic and paper based materials make the perfect light shade/surround, the creative people of Nendo have decided to try memory metal.
“The heat of the bulb makes this shape-memory alloy lamp ‘bloom’ whenever the light is turned on.”
Very creative, and I imagine it would make a great discussion piece!