MAKDESIGNNITE Wien in neuem Licht! SOLAR TREE designed by Ross Lovegrove developed and produced by Artemide polycrystalline photovoltaic solar cells by SHARP initiated by Peter Noever, MAK To be seen till October 28, 2007 in front of the MAK    |
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| The SOLAR TREE, the extraordinary symbiosis of pioneering design and cutting-edge solar technology, did have its world premiere at the MAK DESIGN NITE on Monday, October 8, 2007: a prototype of this urban design project, which was developed by Ross Lovegrove at a suggestion of Peter Noever, Director MAK, was presented to the public for the first time in Vienna. Cooperating with ARTEMIDE, the leading Italian specialist for innovation in lighting, and SHARP SOLAR, a high-tech company and the global market leader for solar cells, Ross Lovegrove developed a lighting unit that indicates new perspectives in urban design with consideration to social, cultural, and changing ecological needs. SOLAR TREE is a sinuous tree made of steel pipes each one supporting a light bubble, to which there are 38 sophisticated solar cells connected to a battery system and to an electronic device hidden in its base. The lighting is guaranteed by Led which is the most advanced technology in lighting today. |
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The MAK DESIGN NITE took place in the course of the [VIENNA DESIGN WEEKs] and was the highpoint of the VIENNA DESIGN WEEKs program at the MAK. |
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