Swedish engineers and designers at Flyte based in
New York, have created a new dimmable LED bulb, aptly named the ARC. Which
takes inspiration from the retro filament bulbs of the past, providing a more
comfortable environmentally friendly LED bulb, offering a “unique and
beautiful” design. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the
ARC dimmable LED bulb which this month launched via Kickstarter and has already
raised over US$ 58,000 thanks to over 600 backers, with still 26 days remaining on
its campaign.
During the development of ARC the Flyte team tested
the LED bulb in space, providing a fantastic opportunity for taking some
amazing photographs of the ARC bulb with the curvature of the earth in the
background. Testing took place 500 miles from the Arctic Circle using a balloon
flown above the clouds on the shortest day of the year, where temperatures
dropped to bone numbing -76 degrees F.
The ARC lightbulb is equipped with an efficient
light emitting diode offering a life expectancy of 30,000 hours or roughly
translated approximately 14 years at six hours per day. Designed to be used
indoors the range of LED bulbs are available to fit any E27/E26 socket and are
fully dimmable. ARC is available to back from US$ 29 or £ 21 for earlybird
Kickstarter backers with delivery expected to take place during June 2018.
