A landmark for Flemingsberg.
A LED lit 16 meter dandelion gracefully swings in the wind.
The Crown changes its colours. This is done dynamically through a live database contact.
The shape of the structure is fiberglass and its shape gives a strong resemblance to a dandelion (maskros in swedish). It has a kinship to the way braincells are depicted. This shape is also used in the way we describe diagrams and thought processes as networking. Its form cannot but be inspiring. LED technique used is used in the most advanced technological applications and can easily controlled to give any colour light.
A kind of thermometer.
The slogan “From brain to business” suits the project perfectly.
The structure is connected to a database. The data of the database is significant and to illustrate we give here a few examples: The colour of the crown changes depending on the amount of children born in the community, or the telephone calls done from the area, or the business transactions of the day, Nasdac course, the price of gold, the CO2 emissions in the area. The dandelion has also anothe r function: it generates electricity. Using piezoelectric technology the structure can in slight winds produce with each straw small electrical charges. Added together it can be a electricity generator.
The “dandelion” measures. What it measures can be decided specifically to a moment or a topic of interest. The structure is a suffice to say a way for the community to voice a thought.
It makes good sense to choose LED technique and piezoelectric technology. Its embodies technology and has a low cost for maintenance.
The technique
Wikipedia has some
useful information of the uses of LED Light-emitting diode.
The Dandelion at night
The Dandelion during daylight
The Dandelion view from the bridge
The Dandelion detail
The Dandelion base, made with mosaic