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Collapsible Cube Lamp Shade Folds Flat in Seconds

by Caleb Johnson on December 6, 2009 at 02:15 PM

Searching for the perfect present for that home design nut on your Christmas list? Well, avoid the jammed aisles of Ikea, and check out this collapsible lamp shade from ultra-hip design studio Dror, which designed a line of home accessories for Target. According to Fast Company, this latticework cube was cut with lasers and uses the same design concept as those Hoberman spheres we used to play with (and inevitably break) as kids. To start, the shade looks like the plastic fencing that surrounds a baby's playpen. Simply grab it and pull your hands apart, and the shade expands into a cube that can be placed over the bulb of your choice. The shade was created for Materialise's .MGX collection, which features products created by the same laser-cutting process.

This isn't the kind of lamp shade you'd want to put on a kid's nightstand (for that, check these out). But that's OK, Dad needs cool lighting, too. Trust us, he'll prefer this cube lamp to a creepy, "Blood Lamp" any day of the week. [From: Fast Company, via: DVICE]



Tags: design, furniture, home, lamp, laser, lighting, top

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