Look!: Latex Glove Lamp

Glowing gloves. Designed by student Katarina Britse at Stockholm's Beckmans College of Design, this lamp transcends the mundane rubber gloves it's made of to become a thing of beauty.

Without being told, we wouldn't instantly think "rubber gloves" when viewing this. We just think soft, glowing, airy light. (via Crib Candy.)

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Very creative -- and it looks like it was A LOT of work!

posted by robyn on July 10th 2007 at 4:27am
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This is very scary. I will put this on my list right under my fear of the band KISS.

posted by Kah on July 10th 2007 at 4:39am
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I wonder if the heat of the lamp underneath enhances the latex-y smell. Sort of like a Glade plug-in. Except yucky.

posted by JV on July 10th 2007 at 4:42am
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Beautiful, but I'm wondering how she keeps the gloves inflated, and whether they will wilt over time, because of the heat from the bulb.

I also wonder if this will show up at IKEA.

posted by GothamTomato on July 10th 2007 at 5:02am
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It looks like something is coming for me.

posted by Alana in Canada on July 10th 2007 at 5:07am
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GothamTomato, not sure about Beckmans' School, but there is a similar project as part of my design school program and the light fixture only needs to survive the class -- its more about creativity than durability.

posted by robyn on July 10th 2007 at 5:08am
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Trojan anyone? I bet the light would be sublime if you used the French tickler style.

posted by Kurt on July 10th 2007 at 5:58am
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Around 1989, the French edition of Marie Claire did a photo spread of exotic cousins to the Trojan. It looked like a convention of high-end jelly fish with the most fascinating heads and antennae. So one could, with some planning and creativity (along with shopping a bit more specialized than the local Walgreen's) come up with quite an aquatic theme, geared to whatever color scheme one liked.

posted by wende in the twin cities on July 10th 2007 at 6:13am
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creative and creepy.

posted by becky on July 10th 2007 at 6:13am
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I shivered at the feeling that multiple hands were reaching for me - even before I knew what it was made of. This is scarier than those padded elevators...

perhaps if there were a way to deconstruct the gloves to vary the distinct/subliminal line the four fingers make?

posted by anastasia on July 10th 2007 at 7:29am
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Kurt-

I had the same naughty thought! LOL

posted by Maureen on July 10th 2007 at 2:49pm
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