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Ross Lovegrove's Solar Tree solar-powered street lighting system was designed for the Museum for Angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Vienna to showcase the crossbreeding of nature, art, and design. Engineered by Artemide in collaboration with solar cell producer Sharp Solar, the Solar Tree aims to apply advanced technology without compromising beauty. The plant-like form mimics our natural environment in an attempt to bring light and life to urban ones.
The SOLAR TREES communicate more than light...they communicate the trust of placing beautifully made, complex natural forms outside for the benefit of all of society becoming a museum that if folded inside out, the museum as an incubator of change in society...and with this the promotion of environmental science and the joy of the new aesthetics made possible by the digital process.
Solar Tree will makes its debut appearance in front of the MAK on October 8th, in conjunction with Vienna Design Week.
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Solar trees :) Nice idea.
Has he taken light pollution into account?
It might be environmentally friendly with solar panels but if it's beaming extra light into the sky then sort of defeats the object.
Light pollution doesn't just prevent us city dwellers from seeing the stars. It's messing up the way animals behave. The extra light being flung out by lighting has interfered with their body clocks. There is no night any-more for them.
Light pollution is a serious problem.
If we want a more natural environment in towns then lets plant real trees and by all means power street lights with solar panels but sheild them so light goes only where it's needed.
That way the natural beauty of the night sky would be seen once more from our cities. Much better than any sculpture.