Prisma Light by Agustin Otegui

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Published on: August 12, 2009

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Agustin Otegui is a young designer who’s diverse and innovative work hasn’t gone unnoticed. In this case he is offering a different view on street lighting. Prisma Light was awarded with Red Dot Award for the design.

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PRISMA Street light.

The current relationship between street light and its environment is static and one-dimensional. Similarly, the user/service relationship is characterised by a lack of interaction and imagination.

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By releasing street lights from their rigid position, they are given the freedom and flexibility to interact with their surroundings and users in new ways.

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The Prisma street light projects three light beams in different directions. The orientation of these beams can be manipulated and personalized by tilting the head 30 degrees in either direction.

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The source of illumination is a dynamic LED sphere which generates up to 360 degrees of light of various colours and intensities.

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By breaking the rigidity of the light’s position through customization, a living and playful relationship between the object and its environment is created.

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Each street light is connected to a main server that can be wirelessly accessed through web-based software. The local authorities can lease the use of the lights for special events (festivals, public ceremonies etc.). In these cases, a temporary password may be granted to community members so that they can programmed and interact with the lights during the event.

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This feature allows for enhanced interaction between community members and existing municipal services.
Some of it´s possibilities are:
-    Lights can be rotated to highlight buildings or billboards where needed.
-    Corporate logos can also be projected onto the building’s facades, helping to fund the street lights.
-    Users can interact with the lights in real time for special events. This way any street becomes alive.
-    The range of colors can be gradually changed to give different moods.
-    By having an LED sphere as a source of light, the user can change the colour of different sections of the sphere depending on their needs.

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The street lights are powered by local electricity supply. Solar Panels on the sides of the head help powering the rotating mechanism of the lamp.

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Please note the copyright of these images is retained by Agustin Otegui. Use of those images is subject to them being used for this article only. Publication of any image in any form or fashion must include a credit for Agustin Otegui.

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