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Seashell Solar Chandelier, Contemporary Solar-Powered Lighting, Customizable

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Solar chandelier, a customizable solar-powered lighting installation for the off-the-grid living room, comprises photovoltaic modules that power LED bulbs to illuminate translucent seashells to provide ambient lighting. The piece aims to demystify PV technology by exposing its components in a legible manner, so that the electrical boards, wires and batteries of the PV modules are clearly visible and comprehensible. Additionally, with a passing breeze, the chandelier becomes a wind chime. It also functions as a type of solar clock as it illuminates automatically at dusk, highlighting hourly solar and seasonal rhythms. The chandelier must be placed in front of a window to gather solar power. The Solar Chandelier lowers electric bills, eliminates wires and outlets, offers multi-directional ambient light, and casts patterns on surrounding surfaces like wallpaper. It can be customized to each setting.     The solar pieces by nea studio incorporate amorphous thin film photovoltaic panels. The amorphous thin film panels perform better than the more standard crystalline panels under cloudy conditions; unlike the usual crystalline PV technology, amorphous thin film PV technology can produce energy in low light and shaded conditions. The amorphous thin film photovoltaic panels also have the benefit of reflecting the surrounding views in their mirrored surfaces, depending on viewpoint. The visual aspect of the reflective thin-film material thus serves the design aim of the pieces, which is to connect with their exterior environments. Solar Chandelier supports sustainable architecture by introducing the off-the-grid living room concept, where an ample amount of solar lighting Is placed near living room windows to eliminate the need for electric lighting. In current ‘green’ design, solar energy tends to be discussed in technical terms. We hold that for photovoltaic panels to become fully accepted as a design material, they must be designed according to parameters that look beyond cost and energy efficiencies. Through the lens of phenomenological theory, we investigate solar cells as perceptual devices for mediating light into designed spaces. Design by Nina Edwards Anker, nea studio Electrical Engineering by Michael Edwards, Avioworks
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Diameter: 24 in (60.96 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (In the Style Of)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    Contemporary
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Current Production)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    4-5 weeks
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  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2174325687562

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