LED lighting

1962

The first Light Emitting Diode (LED) debuting in red was developed by Nick Holonyak Jr., for the General Electric Company.






1992 L.A. Gear was one of the first companies to use LED in non-lighting consumer goods. They put LEDs in the heels of their high-top shoe, so that when you would take a step the shoe would light up








2008 Frog Designs wanted to come up with an efficient alternate to compact florescent bulbs. Their solution was to use the shape of an incandescent bulb, powered by an LED. This combination is supposed to make an easier transition for the consumer, by using a familiar shape.











2008 LumiGram uses a mixture of LEDs and fiber optics to create a flexable wareable textile.













2008 The Phlips Light Company is using LED in a soft to the touch textile. This technologhy alowes for consumers to interact in a new way with their enviroment, and pushes the envlope on what lighting in the home can be.











In the Last 40 years LED technology has come a long way. It has only been in the last 20 years that their placement has grown to the design culture The key features of LED are their small size, minimal parts and the low amount of energy that they require to run. There size makes it possible for the placement in areas that conventional lighting cannot go. the fact that they are very durable and have a enormous life span allow them to be implanted in sealed devices that experience shock, like shoes. The most interesting fact is that they are so small, where will they go next.