One man's throw away is another man's inspiration.Nothing could be more true of Vienna designers Mischer'sTraxler,who have created a series of lights where two found lamps share one fluorescent bulb.Called Relumine,the project involves sourcing discarded lamps then applying fresh finishes,a glass tube and low-energy light fittings to the new compositions.
The project was first exhibited as part of an exhibition called Bulb Fiction at Gallery Klaus Engelhorn during Vienna Design Week 2010.The start of this project was a focus on light sources.Instead of completely designing a newly shaped lamp,Relumine plays on the fact that we have to switch from old light bulbs to new energy saving light sources.
Each'Relumine'uses two,discarded lamps,which are disassembled,sanded,newly lacquered and adapted with newer technology,before they are connected by a glass tube which holds a fluorescent tube.The lamps use T5 fluorescent tubes with 21 or 28 Watts as a light source.This generation of fluorescent tubes needs less energy,is available in a few light colours and just requires an electronic ballast and no additional starter.
Katharina Mischer(1982)and Thomas Traxler(1981)form Studio mischer'traxler.
Based in Vienna they develop and design products,furniture,installations and more,with a focus on experiments,context and conceptual thinking.