A paper lightbulb?
Designer Tien-Ho Hsu has come up with a concept idea to reduce the amount of waste created by lightbulbs and their packaging. The solution, as this design presents, is emulsion-covered paper that glows when hooked up to an electricity source…
Could paper possibly glow bright enough to replace a 60 watt bulb? A 40 watt bulb? And, um, isn’t paper kind of a fire hazard? I’m not even sure how a paper covered in an emulsion would even create a noticeable glow.
So the pros on this idea are definitely all around how the packaging waste is eliminated. I do love the design on this aspect — the packaging literally is the product.
But the rest of it, I’m not so sure. And considering we now have lightbulbs that will last between 10 and 40 years depending on if they’re CFLs or LEDs and so on, is cardboard lighbulb packaging really an issue that needs tackling?
Minimizing packaging and making the packaging part of the product is something I encourage.The functional design must not be too far off because according to Yanko Design, Eco Light is a 2011 Liteon Awards winning entry.
© Tien-Ho Hsu via Yanko Design
