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Posted by Creative Review, 17 December 2009, 16:31    Permalink    Comments (5)

Graphics and lighting combine in this installation at the University of London campus's Darwin Walk

The installation is part of an ongoing project by Max Fordham Consulting Engineers to create innovating lighting across the campus. Darwin Walk runs along the side of the Darwin Building. To illuminate it, Nick Cramp, an engineer at Max Fordham, used Light Tape to spell out Darwin's name in Morse Code.

Light Tape is an electroluminescent material that can be used as an energy efficient alternative light source. It's just 6mm thick and can be cut to shape.

Images courtesy Light Tape

5 Comments

I want some Light Tape
Andy Carne
2009-12-18 11:31:35


What an interesting material - how do they look in daylight?
Chloe
2009-12-18 12:19:58


The Light Tape® is less than 1mm in thickness at Darwin Walk it is covered with a protective sheet of Polycarbonate which is 5mm thick.
Mike Hardcastle
2009-12-18 13:23:53


That stuff would be pretty cool as a lamp shade material - the lamp shade that lights up!
Adam Smith
2009-12-21 18:30:09


they are also used in the Netherlands (red light). its look like a fashion store:)
oyunlar
2009-12-23 16:31:15


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