A pair of designers by the names of Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim has come up with a blind that features a solar panel on the outside and lighting on the other side. During the day, the lighting charges up via the solar panels. At night, the room glows using arrays of LED lights in the shape of conventional-looking lightings, such as lampshades and bed-side lamps.
Thankfully the lighting comes with switches, so you don’t have the lights on all the time. The lighting is perfect for romantic or party atmospheres. If you don’t need bright light, the idea works well to provide lighting using free energy. I wonder when we’ll see displays where you’ll be able to dynamically configure the pattern?
Source: Yanko Design
