Days after my last post, I stumbled upon this... well... creative use of lighting. Indeed this is a jump in cross-referenced technical devices, but unlike the last post - this results in huge failure. This fast-food parking-lot-streetlight-turned-lamp is a monstrosity to design. The idea of curling up with a good book to the yellow-brown glow of a streetlight behind me is laughable at best.Streetlights are not a sign of comfort, but that of menace. Granted this viewpoint has grown from film after film of protagonist (damsel in distress) running from the antagonist (huge crazy guy carrying any of various blades/chainsaws/blunt objects/etc) though parking lot, conveniently littered with obstacles to the protagonists demise. The designer missed the point of a household lamp - IT IS IN THE HOUSEHOLD. I must give the designer credit for blurring this line, yet he did not do so successfully. Such implementation in say, a scary basement or gym seems a bit more applicable, though ultimately the error lies in purpose of design.
Some objects can be redefined in interesting ways - a representation of technological advancement and creativity. Yet this lamp represents a digression of such advancements. Street lamps are not hugely energy efficient, the light they cast is harsh - likewise filling a room with harsh shadows. A room is to be filled, to glow of light. And though yes this is truly an assumption on the part of the author, no one can disagree that a parking lot is not an optimal living quarter... so why bring the parking lot to the living quarter?
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