Turn On Lamp Wants to Be Consumer Electronics

The circle-and-line symbol above is usually understood as “press this to make power,” but that won’t work with Lana Savettiere’s Turn On Lamp. It plays on the familiar power button of consumer electronics devices, but acts like a conventional lamp switch, requiring you to turn it over to the opposite side. Finished in opal plexiglass, the front and rear of Turn On are identical, so you could place this anywhere in a room, or even outside, as the lamp’s internal LED lights run on rechargeable power. And don’t be intimidated by the photos: Turn On’s not as huge as it looks, measuring roughly a foot in diameter. [100 Percent Design via The Design Blog]