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Silicon Switches

By Capree on Nov 10, 2009 under Tags: , ,

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Wall switch design has remained fairly static over the years, with a few exceptions every now and then. This fact may contribute to the seemingly radical nature of these new Silicon Switches from Normal Design. A prefabricated push switch hides beneath a cover of raised silicon. Pushing the raised area activates the switch. Whether you like the design or not, it’s a good sign of things to come. Here’s to mundane objects entering the scope of good design!

What do you think of the Silicon Switch? Space age-y and weird? Ground breaking and fresh? Share your thoughts!

[Currently, the Silicon Switch is available only in Japan.]

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Capree, a photographer by training and a design blogger by passion, was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Peoria, Arizona. She spent a great deal of her youth going to museums and reading through her father’s art and design books.

  • Paul Whiting

    Refreshing and sensual. Should be good for wet areas too. easy to clean. Like them.

  • Lone

    Radical in the sense that flashlight switches have been this way for several decades.
    Would be excellent in a wet (bathroom) or dirty (busy kitchen) environment though.

  • http://www.myadventureisyouradvantage.com CapreeK

    Ah! You both are absolutely right. These would work wonderfully in wet environments and/or kitchens. Genius, you two. :)

  • http://ultra-awesome.blogspot.com Kyle Downes

    I don’t see this as fresh or ground-breaking in the slightest.
    Wall switches have varied immensely over the years, I don’t know why you say they have remained static. You can buy light switches in just about any shape, style or material possible (regular switches, to clapper, levers switches, push buttons, rubber-covered for high voltage areas, slide switches etc. etc.)

    These designs are just another convenient option among the plethora of light switch options and designs already available, not fresh and groundbreaking.

  • http://www.postgreenhomes.com Chad

    I don’t know who spit in Kyle’s cheerios, but these switches are awesomely fresh and delicious looking. Good work as always Japan. Please share more of your awesomeness with us out west.

  • Kyle

    I wasn’t trying to be vicious or anything, it’s just that the author asked us to share our thought on whether we think they are ground-breaking or not.

    I like the designs (especially against the gloss red wall), but they’re totally not ground-breaking at all.
    I also just thought that the author was doing other light switch designs a disservice by passing them off like he does, then making out like these designs solve some sort of problem that other designs haven’t been able to.
    Now the Clapper light switch on the other hand, THAT is a ground breaking concept.

  • Jacob

    Kyle, give us a link to other light switch designs I am curious.

  • http://www.dialectdesign.com Toby Witte

    Very nice. How cool. Will consider them in our next modern house designs.

  • http://www.furniturehub.co.uk/ roheda

    Agree with Jacob, more light switch designs would be great.

  • Florence Carole

    I totally agree with Chad that these switches are fresh looking. Is it still only available in Japan? Would love to use the switch on the first photo in our living room and kitchen.

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