The Strix is an emergency flashlight. Its functions are concealed as a simplistic desk lamp, allowing users easy access to the tool in case of a crisis such as a blackout or an evacuation. It uses integrated sensors to provide building occupants with the safest evacuation route during emergency situations.
Strix is ideal for high-rise offices, public buildings, and condominiums. These places are most susceptible to mass evacuations. Hanyoung Lee designed the Stix desk lamp to provide users with a means to evacuate buildings safely. The transforming flashlight device boasts LED light indicators to guide the user to the best way out. By removing the minimalist shade on the desk lamp, Strix transforms into an emergency device.
Emergency Evacuation Desk Lamps
Th Strix is an Emergency Desk Lamp that Doubles as a Flashlight
Trend Themes
1. Emergency Flashlight Desk Lamps - The integration of emergency flashlight functions into everyday objects like desk lamps presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in both the lighting and emergency preparedness industries.
2. Sensor-enabled Evacuation Tools - Tools that use integrated sensors to provide users with the safest evacuation routes during emergency situations represent a disruptive innovation opportunity for the emergency preparedness industry.
3. Transforming Emergency Devices - Creating objects that can transform from everyday items into emergency devices, like the Strix desk lamp, is a trend that presents disruptive innovation opportunities for both the product design and emergency preparedness industries.
Industry Implications
1. Lighting - The integration of emergency flashlight functions into everyday objects like desk lamps represents an opportunity for disruptive innovation within the lighting industry.
2. Emergency Preparedness - Tools and devices designed to aid in emergency preparedness, such as the Strix desk lamp, present disruptive innovation opportunities within the emergency preparedness industry.
3. Product Design - The trend of creating everyday objects that can transform into emergency devices provides innovative opportunities for product designers.