<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407</id><updated>2011-04-21T19:47:28.460-07:00</updated><category term='lamp'/><title type='text'>design from the lighter side of the brain</title><subtitle type='html'>exploration of ideas keeping fun and light in mind.
i am trying to give form to light-humor(literally).</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407.post-916379125048103000</id><published>2009-01-25T06:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-25T06:59:03.315-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lamp'/><title type='text'>Tathasu: you are blessed</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx8w3s6yMI/AAAAAAAAACw/kUwQVGDBFbA/s1600-h/tathastu+2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx8w3s6yMI/AAAAAAAAACw/kUwQVGDBFbA/s320/tathastu+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295244440908777666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx8IM_SD7I/AAAAAAAAACo/jU7Om2BMwaA/s1600-h/tathastu+1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx8IM_SD7I/AAAAAAAAACo/jU7Om2BMwaA/s320/tathastu+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295243742248308658" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx9Oybh8PI/AAAAAAAAAC4/JKEder6t6MA/s1600-h/tathastu+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx9Oybh8PI/AAAAAAAAAC4/JKEder6t6MA/s320/tathastu+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295244954889744626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Tathastu is a small lamp with huge message. Tathastu (translation:as you wish)  is a Sanskrit word used (mainly in Hindu mythology) by Gods to grant wishes to a devotee.&lt;br /&gt;In a typical representation of receiving a Gods blessings a cone of light emitting from gods hand is shown in mythological paintings.&lt;br /&gt;Tathastu- the lamp, is the manifestation of similar phenomenon in a product form.&lt;br /&gt;as  the threat of global warming looms on entire humanity use of solar power is nothing less than God's bliss.&lt;br /&gt;thus by using Tathastu we can all remember the bliss that we daily receive and through wich we can save the earth.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5997436859130979407-916379125048103000?l=design2smile.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/916379125048103000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2009/01/tathasu-you-are-blessed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/916379125048103000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/916379125048103000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2009/01/tathasu-you-are-blessed.html' title='Tathasu: you are blessed'/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXx8w3s6yMI/AAAAAAAAACw/kUwQVGDBFbA/s72-c/tathastu+2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407.post-3832393603808324285</id><published>2008-11-15T00:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T01:03:57.630-08:00</updated><title type='text'>GlowBALLS-warming light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6P9_03M4I/AAAAAAAAAB0/t374-XTS5ww/s1600-h/43523_lHkgW2em0ZruorZFNPGJ51hX2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268806909338006402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6P9_03M4I/AAAAAAAAAB0/t374-XTS5ww/s320/43523_lHkgW2em0ZruorZFNPGJ51hX2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;glob is warming , balls r the reasion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5997436859130979407-3832393603808324285?l=design2smile.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/3832393603808324285/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/11/glowballs-warming-light.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/3832393603808324285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/3832393603808324285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/11/glowballs-warming-light.html' title='GlowBALLS-warming light'/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6P9_03M4I/AAAAAAAAAB0/t374-XTS5ww/s72-c/43523_lHkgW2em0ZruorZFNPGJ51hX2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407.post-2512630944996059726</id><published>2008-11-03T08:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T01:05:57.066-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ligh-weight</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6Q1opya2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/D87_wvUqU4w/s1600-h/43523_0bB0jPPlNQi6siuXix5dl1d1k.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268807865190214498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6Q1opya2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/D87_wvUqU4w/s320/43523_0bB0jPPlNQi6siuXix5dl1d1k.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQ8jPgeeUvI/AAAAAAAAABs/MCuCgNN1a-U/s1600-h/original_43523_qH1_FoNRa2IA9LfL2jcMcOdcE.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264465238742160114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQ8jPgeeUvI/AAAAAAAAABs/MCuCgNN1a-U/s320/original_43523_qH1_FoNRa2IA9LfL2jcMcOdcE.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;a floor lamp based on commenly used weight in indian shops. now you can by light by weight, available in 3 sizes 100g-small, 500g-medium, and 1Kg-large.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5997436859130979407-2512630944996059726?l=design2smile.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/2512630944996059726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/11/ligh-weight.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/2512630944996059726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/2512630944996059726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/11/ligh-weight.html' title='ligh-weight'/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SR6Q1opya2I/AAAAAAAAAB8/D87_wvUqU4w/s72-c/43523_0bB0jPPlNQi6siuXix5dl1d1k.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407.post-9109384011765424942</id><published>2008-10-23T07:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T07:53:00.493-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQCOImyJqgI/AAAAAAAAABU/uxG_ns8rq2w/s1600-h/BUTTON.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260360643269732866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQCOImyJqgI/AAAAAAAAABU/uxG_ns8rq2w/s320/BUTTON.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Button is a fun filled way to look at (so-called)zero watt night lamps. Butt-On is a low wattage  night lamp with integrated switch.So when you pinch the Butt(on) it turns the light on and can be turned off by pinching it again ;).The lamp is directly plugged on to the socket. The material is soft translucent silicon based rubberfor better(sensuas) tactile feel.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5997436859130979407-9109384011765424942?l=design2smile.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/9109384011765424942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/10/button-is-fun-filled-way-to-look-at-so.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/9109384011765424942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/9109384011765424942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/10/button-is-fun-filled-way-to-look-at-so.html' title=''/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQCOImyJqgI/AAAAAAAAABU/uxG_ns8rq2w/s72-c/BUTTON.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5997436859130979407.post-7891512110391406525</id><published>2008-10-23T07:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T19:39:46.588-07:00</updated><title type='text'>lighTIT</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQptcy3st5I/AAAAAAAAABk/UyzH399u3HY/s1600-h/lighTIT.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263139455995000722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQptcy3st5I/AAAAAAAAABk/UyzH399u3HY/s320/lighTIT.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQptcwoW_LI/AAAAAAAAABc/XxfE3g1vvEE/s1600-h/lighTIT2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263139455393791154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQptcwoW_LI/AAAAAAAAABc/XxfE3g1vvEE/s320/lighTIT2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQCMPvLtsxI/AAAAAAAAABM/lYHkEWN8OJg/s1600-h/lighTIT.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260358566760264466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQCMPvLtsxI/AAAAAAAAABM/lYHkEWN8OJg/s320/lighTIT.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;lighTIT is my second exploration to theme "design from the lighter side of the brain", exploring light and fun together. the lighTIT takes a humorous approach to some basic instincts we(mostly e) have and intigrates it with product . the lighTIT is a table top lamp with switch shaped as TIT(Yes!). so one needs to press(gently;)) the tit to turn the light on .&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;concept credit: Rajeev Sah &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5997436859130979407-7891512110391406525?l=design2smile.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/feeds/7891512110391406525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/10/butt-on.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/7891512110391406525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5997436859130979407/posts/default/7891512110391406525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://design2smile.blogspot.com/2008/10/butt-on.html' title='lighTIT'/><author><name>ashish chaudhary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04598870727891946802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='31' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SXiQ8OnTxCI/AAAAAAAAACI/jYLOxOmInIw/S220/self+photo+small.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFtxYFa3D6U/SQptcy3st5I/AAAAAAAAABk/UyzH399u3HY/s72-c/lighTIT.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
