Fraser Lead is an innovative South African industrial designer who currently lives and works in the UK. He moved to the United Kingdom to continue his education and receive a Bachelor of Science degree. 2015 was a turning point for his work, as many of his projects aroused great interest among Internet observers and media representatives..
Lead is still a student, although several of the young designer’s last presentations were so impressive that you can hardly call him a real professional..
Working on the image of the Kelvin Energy Recovery System (K.E.R.S), Lead aimed to create an object that would demonstrate visual simplicity while being sophisticated and effective..
This table lamp is not only a striking product of industrial design. It is strongly marketed as an inexpensive home appliance that looks amazing when turned off or on..
In the case of K.E.R.S, the interpretation of efficiency goes beyond just saving energy. It is the special materials and technologies used in its production that make it possible to achieve that high level of progressiveness, which is stated in the product release..
The external shade of the lamp is a ring-shaped structure made of painted PVC, inside which is inserted a mesh cylinder made of special black paper. It acts as a heat sink and a diffuser at the same time. Base made of cellular plywood accommodates all functional components.
The peculiarity of the system, which the designer himself called the Kelvin Energy Recovery System, is that in addition to a compact fluorescent lamp, an LED lamp is installed inside the product body.
It only turns on when the main light source (CFL) is inactive, turning the K.E.R.S into a night light. In this case, the LED lamp is supplied with energy from a solar panel installed in the upper part of the cylinder..
The panel, in turn, absorbs the weak UV radiation emitted by the CFL. A battery is located at the base of the luminaire, which accumulates excess electricity for subsequent efficient use.
So the notorious energy efficiency takes on a completely different form and content in the image of a table lamp from the promising designer Fraser Lead.
