The practicality and innovative design attracted the attention of famous museums. Lighting home moma design store museum of modern art. Sep 29, 2015 5 success lessons from a shark tank superstar and lumio inventor. At first glance the lamp looks like a simple hardbound book or journal, but once. Its contents could be invaluable or better yet, illuminating. When open, it looks like a book and the light switches on. The lumio lamp looks like the most beautiful book youve. In many ways it is an outstanding piece of lighting. The pages of the book lights up in variety of colours. A transportable, welldesigned lamp that improves the feel of a space. Why we chose this lumio was born from san franciscobased designer max gunawans fascination with the functional potential of origami and his desire to create a flexible, adaptable lighting solution. And because lumio only weighs about a pound, its claimed to be a portable, rechargeable option that can be used just about anywhere. Kickstarter favorite lumio lamp gets picked up by moma store. From shark tank to moma lumios book light goes from reality.
He is the american artist most associated with the art nouveau and aesthetic movements. From shark tank to moma lumios book light goes from reality tv to. Longlasting led modules emit 500 lumen, which is slightly brighter than a 40w bulb. The original lumio book lamp is available on amazon too 27 favorite shark tank products at amazon new 2017 list like a laptop computer, you can plug in lumio and use it as a.
Louis comfort tiffany february 18, 1848 january 17, 1933 was an american artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. Lumio is a dynamic, multifunctional lamp that conceals itself in. We met up with max at the techshop in san francisco, ca to see the lumio first hand. Lumio before shark tank lumio founder max gunawan, from san francisco, was an exarchitect with an inventive streak and a big project in mind. When closed, it looks like a book with wooden covers.
When shut lumio masquerades as an elegant hardcover book bound in lasercut wood. The lumio book lamp is designed to be used indoors and is therefore unsuitable for outdoor use. Make life better by making simple, beautiful, and functional products. The lumio was designed by max gunawan, a jakartaborn designer now living in san francisco, with a penchant for multifaceted, multifunctional products. A modern lamp with infinite possibilities kickstarter. Lumio opens to 360 degrees and comes with a custom orange microusb charger, magnetic wooden pegs for mounting, and a beautiful leather strap for hanging. Although it quickly became one of the stores topsellers, placing a bet on lumio was something of a risk. Lumio looks like a normal book when its shut, but once opened, it transforms into a highperforming led lamp. Instead of working with major retailers, you will find lumio lights. A wide variety of lumio book lamp options are available to you, such as color, type, and battery type. Louis comfort tiffany moma the museum of modern art.
Find it here when shut, lumio masquerades as an elegant hardcover book bound in lasercut wood. The are 5 staticsolid colours white, red, green, blue, pink, white to toggle through by reopening the book within 3 seconds being closed. Instead of working with major retailers, you will find lumio lights in new york city moma, and centre pompidou in paris. The lamp is water resistant, and it could last for 8 hours with one full charge. A modern lamp with infinite possibilities on kickstarter. Apr 10, 2018 another early success is the lumio book lamp, designed by max gunawan, which the moma team spotted in 20 after its wildly successful kickstarter campaign, raising over half a million dollars. A modern lamp that unfolds from a book and gives you the freedom to experience beautiful lighting wherever you are. Portable origami lights in folding book format lumio is a portable folding book lamp with an origami fan shape reminiscent of traditional chinese lanterns.
Transform lumio into many shapes to meet your needs. Since the show is publicized in almost every corner of the world, by the time the show ended, he had received 3,000 orders. Produced in a limited edition of 1,000 exclusively for moma design store, this lumio book lamp features a boldly colored woodgrain patterna motif that richard woods, an artist in momas collection, is known for. Lumio book lamp classic dark walnut the conran shop. When opened it magically transforms into a sculptural light illuminated. The bookshaped light, whose first production run was paid for. One book thats sure to shed some light is lumio, a multipurpose foldable lamp. Brighter than a 40w bulb, and with a battery that recharges for 8 hours of wireless light, the alluring light is perfect for patio, bedside, kitchen, even outdoors. Mar 06, 2014 kickstarter favorite lumio lamp gets picked up by moma store the book shaped lamp, whose first production run was paid for through crowdsourced funding, can be unfolded and used in many different ways. Cooper hewitt museum in manhattan and centre pompidou in paris, smaller design. A multifunctional modern lamp that unfolds from a book. Each portable book lamp is assembled by hand and has a battery life of up to eight hours. When opened, it magically transforms into a sculptural light illuminated by a.
The possibilities are endless for the strikingly minimal and fabulously portable lumio lamp. Created by max gunawan, lumio is a oneofakind light that looks like a book when closed, but opens to reveal opaque pages featuring embedded leds that create a modern, minimalist aesthetic. Shop more products from moma design store on wanelo. Created for indoor or outdoor use, the hay pc portable lamp is made from robust abs plastic with.
Its unique design allows you to transform its shape to meet your needs. Find stores near you that sell lumio led book lamp. Offer excludes fixed priced and discount items the offer cannot be used in conjunction with other offers. Lumio is a beautiful and functional lamp that conceals itself in the form of a hardcover book. Apr 15, 2015 from envisioning a world of living large with less, max gunawan, the founder of lumio, created lumio book lamp that allows the users to carry ambient, task, and table lamp conveniently wherever. Lumio is now considered among the most successful products on shark tank, and max focuses on having the product in highend stores such as design with reach, fondation louis vuitton and moma store. At moma design store, you will find classics of yesterday and today, from humble masterpieces to transformative technologies. Lumio is a dynamic, multifunctional lamp that conceals itself in the form of a hardcover book. The san francisco museum of modern art sfmomas building may be temporarily closed for expansion construction, but the museumstore is ready for the holidays with a newly renovated space at 51 yerba buena lane stocked with an array of contemporary jewelry and accessories, housewares, and childrens gifts, in addition to a wide collection of art and design books.
There is a staticsolid and cyclical lighting modes. The micro usb charging port is positioned discreetly on the inside edge of the book. Its unique design allows you to transform its shape to meet. May 11, 2017 lumio looks like a normal book when its shut, but once opened, it transforms into a highperforming led lamp. The light it gives out is diffused by the translucent tyvek material which makes up the pages of the book. From shark tank to moma lumios book light goes from. It is elegant, portable, flexible, hardwearing and affordable. This freestanding, rechargeable lamp offers light wherever you need it, with both downlight and ambient light options through its polycarbonate diffuser.
Lumio is a lamp that opens like a book and adjusts to the way you want your light, even if it doesnt run for as long as advertised. At work with moma design stores merchandising team adobe 99u. Tonight, join new yorkbased filmmaker akosua adoma owusu for a modern mondays evening, during which shell discuss the making of black sunshine, her first featurelength fiction film. Discover our lighting selection, from statementmaking pieces to problemsolving task lamps. Lumio is a lamp masquerading as a beautiful hardcover book with a wooden finish.