Cloud Lamp Thunderstorm - Build a Cloud Lamp • Interactive Led Cloud Lamp

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Cloud lamp/speaker combo brings thunder into your living room
Richard Clarkson, a multi-disciplinary interior designer, owns a design studio in New York and New Zealand where he experiments with different products, lights, and furniture. One of his most elegant creations is Cloud, an interactive light shaped like a cumulus cloud lamp that simulates a thunderstorm both in light and sound.

As described on their website, the Cloud is an interactive lamp and speaker system, designed to mimic a thundercloud. Using motion sensors the cloud detects a users presence and creates a unique lightning and thunder show dictated by their movement. The system features a powerful speaker system from which the user can stream music via any Bluetooth compatible device. Using color-changing lights the cloud is able to adapt to the desired lighting color and brightness. The cloud also has alternative modes such as a nightlight and music reactive mode.

This smart creative lamp/cloud is filled with lights, motion sensors, microphones, and a powerful speaker system. A remote control allows users to set it to different modes, getting it to act like a simple thunder cloud, to respond to movements in its surroundings, or to respond to sounds or music that it hears around it. The cloud-like outer layer definitely completes the illusion giving it the the perfect look. It would make for a fun accessory, just don’t expect to read comfortably under its light.

Check out this awesome GIF of The Cloud showing off its capabilities.

You can check out Clarkson’s page to learn more about the Cloud, or even purchase your own for a few thousand dollars. You’ll also find cheaper versions with less functionality on the site, too.

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DIY Cloud Lighting Tutorial
Now we have something really fun and really interesting for all DIY lovers. One unique and very simple DIY project but with stunning result. A homemade cloud light that lights up, glows, and looks amazing graced on a wall or hung from a ceiling.

For this lovely DIY project you will need: cotton batting (found at craft stores), paper lanterns, a wooden dowel, fishing wire or string, a hot glue gun, and battery-powered LED lights. Now while you can use those non-flame candles, LED’s are actually considered safer.
The first step is to expand the paper lanterns while gluing batting to the outside the size lantern is your wish, and as you will see, the video below uses various shapes.
The second step is to tie the string to the wooden dowel and fasten the dowel to the ceiling with screw hooks so it’s nice and secure.
Next you should place clear string on each edge of the lanterns.
Finally, you can pull lights through the cloud base. You can let some hang lower than others.
So easy and cheap but looks amazing isn’t it? So enjoy in the video!

 

[Marc 10]

LED Cloud Sculpture Glows from Facebook & Twitter
The LED Listening Cloud sculpture merges two great mediums, art and social media. Created specifically for the office space of the RPA ad agency. This LED enhanced fluffy cumulus light & social media sculpture helps office visitors get a colorful visual perspective of the ad company’s social media traffic.

The LED Listening Cloud blinks in a sequencing colors depending upon the social media messages that are received. The cloud uses feeds from Twitter (blue lights), Instagram (purple lights), and Facebook (red lights). For example if a post on Twitter gets a sudden avalanche of “Tweets” the cloud starts flashing its blue LED lights.
Social media platforms can be very exciting, now this light influenced sculpture will allow for average spectators to feel the excitement too. Watch the video below to see the light cloud in action.

 

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DIY Cloud Lamp ☁

✅ LED lights: Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip HERE
✅ LED lights: LED Strip Music HERE

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Paper Cloud Installation
Documentation of the fabrication and installation of 144 paper clouds for the annual AIA San Antonio Beaux Arts Ball. Project coordinated and executed by Cade Bradshaw and Stuart Allen of Bridge Projects. Clouds built by over 70 volunteers. Installation sponsored by AIA San Antonio and Lake Flato Architects, with substantial in-kind support from Gray St. Partners.

✅ LED lights: LED Strip White HERE