Tim Fishlock
DCL
It's time to say goodbye to those incandescent bulbs. They've had a slow death, but more and more, the energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs have replaced them. London designer Tim Fishlock had the illuminating idea of creating a chandelier using 1243 spent incandescent light bulbs. He calls his shrine: The What Watt Chandelier.
Before we get to all that fun, let's sing the praises of CFL's one more time. And, while we're at it, we can see how much we're saving each year just by making the switch from incandescent to CFL's with this Energy Calculator.
"Simply replacing your incandescent with energy - saving compact fluorescent lamps (CFL's) can significantly reduce the cost of your energy bills. That's because CFL's give off the same amount of light, but use fewer watts. They also last up to 10 times longer, which means you don't have to replace them as often." ~ Westinghouse
Why What Watt?
"What Watt is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent light bulb. What Watt? is a memorial to the incandescent light bulb. It's a spherical chandelier made up of 1243 suspended bulbs of various shape and size, illuminated by a single low-energy light source. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will have been phased out in favour of greener alternatives. What Watt? marks the passing of a design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago." ~ Tim Fishlock
Worried that there must be some mega bulb inside illuminating this baby? Don't be fooled by the enormous amount of bulbs, the chandelier is lit by a single low-energy bulb. Tim is only producing a limited edition of ten of these inspiring shrines to the incandescent.
Interested? Contact Tim, but first check out this time-lapse video of his chandelier construction:
What Watt? from Tim Fishlock on Vimeo.
