As the climate change debate rages on and the world scrambles for clean, alternative energy solutions, the products and methods that can make life easier, more productive, and even more beautiful will propel us into the future.
Lumir C is one such product that harnesses clean, thermal energy produced from tealight candles and converts it into a light. Lumir was founded as a social venture to provide a physical and technological solution to tackle one of the world’s most pressing issues, from rolling blackouts, to electricity failures, to the use of destructive fossil fuels. After travels and research in developing nations where they witnessed the popular use of candlelight to provide illumination, the company dared to ask if they could light an entire room with a single candle in the developed world.
Combining the words “lumi” for light and “mir” for world, the Lumir C lamp was designed in this aim, to provide cord and electricity-free lighting to homes and other dwellings. The innovative technology of the lamp takes the light of a small, tealight candle and intensifies it up to 60 times to provide light without the use of electricity or even a battery. Though the sleek, modern, hourglass casing of the Lumir C is delicate and discreet, it provides the soft ambiance of a much less environmentally friendly apparatus.
When set in a room, the Lumir C takes on the impact of a lighthouse, standing stoically in the dark to light the way with its omnidirectional, light diffusing brilliance. The Lumir C is available in either matte black or matte white.