The TLO (Triangle Light Object, or Transparent Light Origami), is made from 16 triangular, transparent, glass OLED panels. When turned off, the panels are clear; when on, they glow either red, blue, or green but remain transparent. Each panel is connected to the next via a friction hinge, which is similar to the hinge on a laptop screen. This allows the structure to be folded and bent into an endless variety of shapes.
The design of the TLO was inspired by the observation that colors emitted by overlapping transparent OLED panels combine in an additive way. Red and green produces yellow, red and blue produces magenta, etc. All three colors overlapping produce white. Aside from being an interesting object to look at, the TLO is also an intuitive demonstration of how a white OLED lighting panel is created: overlapping layers of red, green and blue OLED materials are sandwiched within a single panel, which therefore emits white light.
The TLO has been featured on Gizmodo and Inhabitat, the March/April 2011 issue of Frame Magazine, and the August 2011 issue of Wired UK.







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