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Courtesy Muuto<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After founding his studio in 2016, the first thing designer Tom Chung<\/a> did was pull together a collection for the 2017 Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. The event proved lucky for Chung when Christian Grosen, Muuto\u2019s design director, stopped by the booth on opening day. \u201cChristian was adamant about licensing this light on the spot,\u201d recalls Chung.<\/p>\n

Last October, Muuto<\/a> unveiled the light, called the Beam Lamp, a desk light of anodized aluminum fashioned after an old-style car\u2019s headlight. Unusually, it shines from LEDs at both ends, one side dimming as the other brightens. Achieving this effect proved challenging: \u201cMost of the time, you\u2019re buying an LED with a preprogrammed chip,\u201d says Chung. \u201cBecause of the unique function the light has, we had to build it from scratch.\u201d Chung asked a friend to help craft the LED\u2019s code in Arduino (a popular electronic proto-typing platform), which laid the groundwork for Muuto\u2019s team. Says Chung: \u201cWhen I\u2019m thinking of ideas, I want to do something that hasn\u2019t been done before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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