LED flat goes under spotlight
A
consultancy claimed this week to have designed the
world’s first apartment solely lit by LEDs (light
emitting diodes) – and said that it could change
your sex life.
Vos
International Design will soon be exhibiting the Vos
Pad, a one bedroom flat in Fulham, south west London,
which uses more than 120 LED fittings embedded in
the apartment’s floor and fittings.
Hundreds…
of tiny energy-saving lights have been embedded into
perspex kitchen counters and the shower cubicle, and
have been integrated into the limestone floor so overhead
lighting and standard lamps are not required. Lightness
and colour can be controlled by a custom-built computerised
system developed by US firm Lutron technology.
Marcel
Jean Vos, designer and chief executive of Vos International
Design, who has been designing with LEDs for some
time, said that in spite of LEDs being on the market
for 40 years it has only been in the last few years
that the lights have really taken off in the UK.
He
added that he hoped that architects would now take
notice of what can be done with LEDs.
“
The Vos Pad has been done out of frustration; a lot
of designers don’t have a clue about lighting
and how to design with it” said Vos. “LEDs
can change your sex life, the colours created are
so different. They also have a long lifespan, between
20,000 and 100,000 hours, when compared with the average
lightbulb. They are fantastic for integrating into
furniture as LEDs don’t get hot.” Vos
predicts that within the next two years that “LEDs
will be everywhere”.
The
apartment is being exhibited to developers and architects
on May 29th.
To
view the £750 000 flat, which will be on sale
soon after its launch, telephone Passion PR on 0207
384 0714.
