Blow lamp can be inflated like a balloon to provide easily packable lighting

While German designer Theo Möller originally set out to create a flying lamp, he’d be the first to tell you he’s pleased with the end product.

The Blow lamp is stationary; that is, it doesn’t fly (despite Möller’s best efforts). It can, however, be inflated just like a balloon—the user simply blows into a valve at one end of a polyethylene-based tube, and when the tube’s interior pressure reaches maximum capacity, the valve closes off. 

The inside of the tube is lined with aluminum coating and an LED strip that, when plugged in, reflects light off the metal to create an ambient light.

To create the inflatable tubes, Möller coated the polyethylene sheets with aluminum and fused the materials together using pulse welding. He then added an LED strip inside the tunnel, making sure to place it directly on the shiny, translucent bottom part of the tube. He made sure to make everything easily removable, should materials ever need to be fixed.

The Blow lamp offers a level of flexibility not seen with other lighting products on the market today. It can be used as a table lamp or standing lamp. It can also be attached to metal rods by placing magnets inside the tubes themselves. 

For simple hanging, a user needs only to attach a string to it to suspend it from a ceiling or wall. 

Once it has served its purpose, the Blow lamp can be deflated, folded, and packed away. 

The Blow lamp is still in its prototype stages, but Möller hopes to have it to market soon, and make it available at a low cost.

Story via psfk.com