Swing Lamp, Good For Dead Ones Too!

Swing Lamp should be voted the spookiest invention of the year. In fact, this item looks like taken straight from the Blair Witch village. Just imagine walking down the alley in total darkness and see one of these illuminated.

Even if the fellows from BCXSY claim they've invented the lamp to help users get rid of the feeling of being alone in the dark, I don't really see this happening. It does create a"comfortable ambiance through lighting and movement", but looks too scary to pass as a relaxing lighting device.

The lamp is made of acryl-glass, rope and SMD LED lighting with press-switch mechanism. Nothing complicated or extra high tech about that, huh? You might want to know the Swing Lamp is part of BCXSY's Play! project.

The same projects consists of "a collection of products that was conceived out of a desire to bring a sense of nostalgia and playfulness into the grown-up environment. Recognizable childhood motifs and patterns are reborn and remolded into new designs for furniture, lighting, and home ware."

Besides that, they also say that the project features some cool hand-crafted products, for which they've used "advanced materials and techniques in combination with traditional craft and high-quality elements." The BCXSY is a studio run by Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto. Other art pieces include the Play!Coffee table with a slide-puzzle top, the noisy furniture modular system or the See-Saw Bookshelf.

However, that's just about everything we know about the Play! project and the Swing Lamp, which seems to be the only item to have its own website. (under construction) Now, if you're anxious to get one of those mysteriously swinging devices just make sure you don't scare the beejesus out of an eight year old neighbor.

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