| ANNOUNCEMENT DATE | 2010.07.13 |
| RELEASE DATE | 2010.07.30 |
| Brand | iida |
| Type | Production Model |
| Designer | Product: Hironao Tsuboi Sound & Illumination: Masakatsu Takagi |
| Producer | Satoshi Sunahara |
| Manufacturer | TOSHIBA |
| Size ( W x H x D ) / Weight | 50 × 110 × 17.8 mm / 132g |
| Materials | Plastic, electronic components |
COLOR VARIATIONS
WHITE / PINK / BLACK
AWARDS
- 2010年度グッドデザイン賞 / Good Design Award 2010
ABOUT
建築・光・音楽
LIGHT POOL のデザイナー坪井浩尚さんは1980 年生まれ。PLYと同じくLIGHT POOLも30代前後の若手デザイナーによる新しい表現の可能性を追い求めた携帯電話でした。建築のトラス構造から着想を得た三角形の窓が印象的な造形です。この窓には22 個ものLEDが備えられており、音楽家・映像作家である高木正勝さんが光の演出と楽曲を手がけた美しいイルミネーションが煌めきます。着信時・開閉時の点灯パターンは60 種類以上。また「ロングプレイモード」では、オリジナル楽曲10 種類に合わせてイルミネーションを長時間楽しむことができます。「ロングプレイモード」用に制作された高木さんの楽曲は「Music for iida“Light Pool”」というアルバムにまとめられ、iTunes Storeを始め各種音楽サービスで配信されています。周りの環境や人と作用することによって新たな景色を作り出す携帯電話です。
Architecture, Light, and Music
LIGHT POOL was designed by Hironao Tsuboi, who was born in 1980. Like PLY, LIGHT POOL was a mobile phone that explored new possibilities of expression through the work of a young designer then around the age of thirty.
Its distinctive form is defined by triangular windows inspired by the truss structures used in architecture. Behind these windows are no fewer than 22 LEDs, producing beautiful illuminations created by musician and visual artist Masakatsu Takagi, who designed both the lighting sequences and the music.
More than 60 lighting patterns appear for incoming calls and when the phone is opened or closed. In “Long Play Mode,” the illuminations can be enjoyed for extended periods in synchronization with 10 original pieces of music.
Takagi’s compositions created for Long Play Mode were compiled into an album titled Music for iida “Light Pool” and made available through the iTunes Store and other music services.
LIGHT POOL is a mobile phone that creates new scenes through its interaction with the surrounding environment and the people around it.
Music for iida “Light Pool”
Masakatsu Takagi
「ロングプレイモード」用に制作された楽曲をまとめたアルバム。Apple Music, Spotifyなど各種音楽サービスで配信されています。
An album compiling the music created for “Long Play Mode.” Available on the iTunes Store and other music services.