Update: The Light Photon is made by Blackbody, using a single 47cmx37cm OLED device. See below for more infromation.
The Light Photon is a new OLED lamp, designed by Philippe Starck. It is made by Blackbody for Flos, and hand-made pre-production prototypes are now available for $5900. The lamp’s light source is a 47cm x 37cm single evaporation OLED device, with an active area of 1001cm², a color temperature of 2800K and a CRI above 80.
Light Photon OLED lamp
The small cross on the metal base allows the light to be turned on and off (by placing the finger completely over the cross) or dimmed (by holding the finger slightly above the cross for several seconds).
Posted: May 18,2010 by Ron Mertens
BLACKBODY and FLOS announce the first commercialization of “LIGHT PHOTON”.
“LIGHT PHOTON” is an OLED table lamp developed by BLACKBODY for FLOS. This unique design by Philippe Starck, has been presented in parallel, at the Light and Building, in Frankfurt and at the “Salone del mobile” in Milan in April 2010. The lamp’s light source is a 47cm x 37cm single evaporation OLED device, with an active area of 1001cm², a color temperature of 2800K and a CRI above 80. The “LIGHT PHOTON” perfectly demonstrates a new possible design balance, where the OLED as a source of light is an integral part of the design.
The first products is available for sale at MOSS (150 Greene Street New York, NY 10012).
BLACKBODY (www.blackbody-oled.com) is a developer and manufacturer of lighting OLED panels. BLACKBODY strong technical and technological expertise allows the company to cover all the aspects from design study to mass production constraint and to offer all customers a final product fitting perfectly all their needs.
The high flexibility of BLACKBODY production lines can answer any project, going from mass production to one-off monumental projects.