Light will guide you…

Light is unbelievably versatile. No, I’m not drunk… I’m making quite a revelatory point. It’s used to help our most powerful sense operate. We use it to illuminate, to highlight, to give signals, to guide, to warn. Light is one of the most instinctive things we respond to… and the absence of it can be very discomforting. The Smartflare, LED Combo light puts as much meaning into its lamp as possible. The lamp gives off 360° ambient light, a directional light, and warning lights. This small handheld device comes with white and red LEDs, allowing you to choose which way you want to use it. It even comes with a magnet at the base, which means you can easily mount it on your car while travelling, or maybe on your tent pole so you have a makeshift lighting device on the inside. And you get two in a kit, which just makes things easier when you’re out of batteries!

Designer: Marche Design Studio

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Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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