One of the biggest trends we’re seeing emerge after the Milan Furniture Fair last week is the mimicry of nature and the environment in all aspects of interior design. It seems with the more we learn about the fragility of our surroundings, the more designers are finding ways to bring the outdoors in. This is definitely the case with Drift’s Fragile Future II lighting installation: a modular lighting system designed to look like a field of dandelions. A commentary on survival tactic, it essentially “protects” itself by turning out sections of the lights when it senses movement nearby. While I’m not sure what they mean when claiming the original version (made from actual dandelion seeds, phosphorusbronze and LEDs) is an “exclusive”, they do have a version that’s less fragile and “easy to install” yourself. And if commiting to such a large-scale installation doesn’t float your boat, their Dandelight is a smaller, more portable version of Fragile Future. Delicately crafted from dandelions and powered by their individual 9V batteries, they’re a perfect reminder we should all tread gently on the world around us.
Via Dezeen