Archive for the 'Own work' Category

Contrast for iPhone

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

As a designer working mainly with on screen design, I have had a few discussions about whether text in a design is readable or not. These discussions have previously resulted in a situation where one party ended up unhappy with the result because this was discussed as a matter of opinion. Fortunately, it’s possible to put [...]

Limited edition Alien Abduction Lamp™

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

We wanted to give those of you who have been following the progress of this lamp from a wild idea to a final product something special, so we made a special limited edition just for you. The limited edition features a laser engraved signature at the bottom of the UFO and a specially printed certificate [...]

One giant leap for me, one small step for alienkind

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The Aliens are Coming! We have now published the new website for The Alien Abduction Lamp, and we are showing a picture of a prototype for the first time! The picture shows the last prototype, and there will only be very small changes (if any) before production starts. If you have been following the progress [...]

A List of 40 Creative Lamp Designs

Friday, November 21st, 2008

  Freshome were among the first to write about the Alien Abduction Lamp back in june 2007, and I have been following them since then. They have now included the Alien Abduction Lamp in their list of 40 of the most creative lamp designs ever. I recommend this article to get a look at the other lamps. [...]

The Alien Abduction Lamp has landed

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Standing before me on my desk at home is a fully functional prototype of the Alien Abduction Lamp – complete with lights and alien pilots. As the designer of this lamp, I am not going to begin to describe the feeling of holding a physical version of the lamp that I have been working with renderings [...]

Alien Abduction Lamp: from concept to prototype

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

I got the idea for the Alien Abduction Lamp late in the summer of 2006, and I finished designing the lamp during a holiday in Italy in May 2007. I published the 3D renderings on June 4. 2007; – with low expectations, and without any plans for taking the project beyond the concept stage. High [...]

A Big Thank You

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

The response to The Alien Abduction Lamp has been overwhelming since I first posted it here two months ago. I have been very busy following up on it since then. Thank you for your comments! I have received more than a thousand emails from people wanting to buy the lamp. I am afraid there is [...]