“SO WATT!” An exhibition about the electricity
From 15th to 30th November 2008, “SO WATT!” exhibition will bring today’s energy issues, how can we adopt a more economical, sensible attitude when electricity is something totally intangible, invisible and impalpable in our homes.
As part of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, this is an exhibition where designers (Bless, Solarlab, 5.5 designers, Positive Flow, Radi designers, etc.) are attempting to answer through forty or so international projects.
Solar paper lantern, Damien 0’Sullivan, 2004
This luminaire is made of 36 miniature solar panels, each connected to an electroluminescent diode.
The circular layout of the panels and their optimal angle of inclination ensure that they will capture a maximum amount of sunlight in order to charge the lantern’s battery. The overall graphic design is a direct celebration of solar technology.
Electrical Semaphore, EDF Design & Gilles Belley, 2005
National energy production varies according to the time of day and the degree of intensity of our activities. It is during peak periods, with high energy requirements, that the impact on the environment is greatest.
The ‘Electrical Semaphore’ provides realtime information on production variations by changing colour: green during off-peak hours, blue during peak hours, and orange for local production peak hours. This allows everyone to reduce consumption for a moment and so contribute to collective good energy management.
Projet ‘In Luce’, Positiveflow, 2006 – Italy
In the ‘In Luce’ project, the collective energy consumption rate is displayed in realtime in public places in such a way as to raise awareness in each citizen of his her own consumption. This information will be projected by means of artistically creative luminous installations placed on architecturally striking buildings.
This innovative communication technique from energy suppliers to consumers is combined with various services that facilitate and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle and smarter consumption habits.
STATIC! Power-Aware Cord, 2005 – Sweden
As far as the Swedish artist Group Static is concerned, energy is a creative material in the same way as wood and metal. The ‘Power-Aware Cord’ shows the energy consumption of the devices to which it is feeding power.
It takes the form of a blue light along the power cord, with luminosity directly proportional to the watts consumed. Initially this item can be used as an experimental tool to show the power consumption of the various appliances in the house. In the long term, it can be used as a decorative display of daily electricity consumption.
“SO WATT!” exhibition curated by Stéphane Villard, is being put on in partnership with the Cité du Design and EDF (one of the Cité du Design’s founding partners). Curator in Chief of the Musée d’Art et d’Industrie (Museum of Art and Industry) Nadine Besse.
SO WATT!
15th – 30th November 2008
Exhibition by the Fondation EDF Diversiterre in partnership with EDF R&D
Commissaring : Stéphane Villard
Designer at EDF Research and Development Management
Stage Design: Gaëlle Gabillet
Stage Design Graphics: Tiphaine Massari
Stage Design Photos: Paul Tahon
Communication Graphics (posters): La bonne merveille
Opens to public: Saturday 15th November 2008
Days for professionals: Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th, and Wednesday 19th November 2008
Days for school groups: From 24th to 28th November 2008
Late evening sessions: Friday 21st and Friday 28th of November 2008
cité du design, Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2008
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