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if art can predict culture, then design foreshadows technology - the ingo maurer retropective at the cooper-hewitt is an astonishing exhibit. time and time again the genius better know for winged bulbs impresses with his use of technology for design. he was among the first to use low-voltage halogens hung from uninsulated cables suspended wall-to-wall (1984’s YaYaHo is pictured top), and a pioneer in the use of LEDs long before they became trendy flashlight bulbs (2001’s licht.enstein above). 2002’s LED benches featured white lights sandwiched in a tempered glass bench powered with transparent conductive sheet (below) while 2007’s LED wallpaper is a flexible adhesive printed circuit board with colored patterns that change gradually (bottom):
. Leo is a artist, inventor and all around practical person in the Tangible Media Group at the Media Lab. He has a background in sculpture, architecture and industrial design as well as an MS from the Media Lab spent working on the kitchen of the future. He is on a search for truth.
