I really like this simple accent lamp by designer Richard Lawson. It lights up when placed in the upright position. Consisting of just a couple of LEDs, a tilt switch, and a 9V battery clip encased in a block of tinted resin, it’d be an easy re-make.
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Odd that they don’t have any photographs of the actual product, but are offering it for sale.
(Yes, I’m claiming that the image is computer generated and not a photo.)
Just so everyone knows, you can get these things at any Dollar General store for…$1.
How can one call himself/herself a minimalist and use a battery powered light?
dollar store!!!
they have buckets of these at the dollar tree by my house..
That’s exactly what all of us have done since ever: a battery and a (LED) lamp. Except that today all of us would use rechargeable batteries !