Friday, October 05, 2007
The Note Lamp!

My girlfriend and I have very different work schedules – she starts early (in winter, before the sun even rises), I tend to stay at the office pretty late. Sometimes, when I get home she’s already in bed.
That’s what led to the Note Lamp. It’s like a nightlight crossed with a Post-It Note. Write your message on transparency paper, slide it into the shade, and the lamp casts your message in a soft shadow on the wall.
So, I could arrive home and find a "There's guacamole in the fridge" from my girlfriend – without my having to turn on the lights and disturb her. Or, I could leave a "I broke a glass, don't walk barefoot" for her to find the next morning, without her having to turn on the lights and disturb me.
Useful? Well... not really. But it seems pretty nice, tchochke-design-wise.