Kölle Alaaf: Becherlicht by Martin Neuhaus

It’s not often a product impresses us so much it causes us to swear; but Becherlicht by Martin Neuhaus had such an affect on us we spent our first four hours at Designers Fair cursing like trawlermen who had just hauled a case of whisky on board.

Honestly the looks we got.

But it was worth it.

Because Becherlicht is already well on its way to being our product of the year.

Light shining though a plastic beaker throws a coloured shadow onto a surface.

The idea is so simple, yet only works because of Martin Neuhaus’ faultlessly perfect execution of the design.

Sadly, in away, this perfectness is perhaps the products greatest weakness.

For us Becherlicht is not a product for the home; it’s not an everyday product – exactly because it relies on the “wow”, “a-ha” or “f************” effect.

And good as it is, if you see it everyday, the magic will fade, and it’ll be like having a Barry Manilow record on your wall.
Yeah you can still remember how you felt when you first bought it, but now it’s just the guy with the big nose who sings about how you used to feel….

However, if you own some sort of location where lots of people come, but each person only very occasionally – so a room where weddings or exhibitions are held – then Becherlicht is perfect.

Because you will improve the day of every single visitor.

The beaker itself comes in four colours and the illumination is supplied by a low voltage halogen bulb.

Kölle Alaaf: Becherlicht by Martin Neuhaus