Would you like more sunshine in your room? Does your room have no windows for the sun to come in? Now there’s a ‘pretend’ window you can just put up on the wall.
Makoto Hirahara designed the Bright Blind, which is a fake window for overworked individuals who are stuck all day long in a windowless room; it creates a clever illusion of sunlight. This window uses electroluminescent sheets to present the appearance of bright light, similar to the sun. If the light gets a bit too bright, simply adjust the blind as you would with a real one.
Although many places claim Bright Blind is just a concept for now, gnr8 mention that these custom-made windows are currently available. Whether it is a finished product or a concept, this is pretty cool, don’t you think?
Nice find, Tal. This would be very cool for a windowless room. I wonder if they generate the kind of full spectrum light that would be good for people as well?
I think that just adding a little light to a windowless room would do good for people. By giving the illusion of it being a window, it could create a good feeling as well.
I believe it is a cool idea if no windows are ready. I guess it could be considered self-deception, since a real window would probably be the best solution. Sometimes though, a window may not be able to be made.
It would be so cool if I simply could create the illusion that I’m not a lemming anymore that plunges to death every single day. Just to make my boss a little richer.
Gee, really thanks for this really cool thing that doesn’t even exit.
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Emmie — November 28th, 2007 @ 11:14 am
Yeah… this idea is really cool and can make the hard working day in a windowless room better. We are always short of day light.
Tal Siach — November 28th, 2007 @ 11:08 pm
Hello Emmie, thank you for visiting.
It would be nice to brighten a room as if it had a window
Neece — November 29th, 2007 @ 5:32 pm
Nice find, Tal. This would be very cool for a windowless room. I wonder if they generate the kind of full spectrum light that would be good for people as well?
Tal Siach — November 29th, 2007 @ 6:52 pm
Hey Neece,
I think that just adding a little light to a windowless room would do good for people. By giving the illusion of it being a window, it could create a good feeling as well.
jasmine — November 30th, 2007 @ 5:37 pm
ya that’s better idea to make room bright.
jamine
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eliena andrews — November 30th, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
yeah ….its pretty good to make room bright n nice…thanx for sharing it
eliena andrews
healthtreatments.blogspot.com
bhaktapurgirl — November 30th, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
yeah…i think its good idea..thanx for sharing it
bhaktapurgirl
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Shandooga — November 30th, 2007 @ 6:13 pm
Such self-deception is expected from Americans.
Tal Siach — November 30th, 2007 @ 6:37 pm
Thank you very much for your comments.
I believe it is a cool idea if no windows are ready. I guess it could be considered self-deception, since a real window would probably be the best solution. Sometimes though, a window may not be able to be made.
Tom Talbot — November 30th, 2007 @ 6:54 pm
Shandooga can eat the big one. Leave and go back to Pakistan or wherever your from if you don’t like it. ESAD.
David Dunn — November 30th, 2007 @ 8:11 pm
Nice idea, could prove difficult in those business meetings when your colleague doesn’t know it isn’t real and tries to have a look out of it
Definitely a great idea for those small, dark, window-less rooms.
Free Tarot — November 30th, 2007 @ 8:26 pm
Dear Shandooga:
> “such self-deception is expected from Americans”
Last time I checked Makoto Hirahara was a Japanese name. But how would you know coming from a place where no foreigners would want to be?
E — December 2nd, 2007 @ 7:50 am
thank you tarot
karl — December 3rd, 2007 @ 3:36 am
that’s actually REALLY clever…
puttputt — December 3rd, 2007 @ 8:12 pm
This has improved the lives of many in dungeons and torture chambers.
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SadPanda — December 6th, 2007 @ 12:45 pm
It would be so cool if I simply could create the illusion that I’m not a lemming anymore that plunges to death every single day. Just to make my boss a little richer.
Gee, really thanks for this really cool thing that doesn’t even exit.
Matematik Özel Ders — December 19th, 2007 @ 10:52 pm
Great..