lighting product that brings the sun into your arms
Boulder, Colorado (March 2007) – The first product launched by Diana Lin Design LLC is REi Huggable™ – a huggable lighting pillow. It won the bronze prize for the 18th Koizumi International Lighting design competition in 2005. REi Huggable™ has also been published in numerous international magazines and design blogs.
The inspiration of the REi Huggable™ design is of sunlight. The comforting rays of the sun are shared by people around the world. It is the essence of people’s everyday lives. Sunlight not only represents warmth and light, it also creates happiness, joyfulness, playfulness, intimacy and life. However, people often take this for granted, missing the sunlight only when it is unavailable. The concept is to create a light that captures the essences of sunlight as a reminder, condensing it into something that people can create a close relationship with. The word REi, of REi Huggable™, comes from the sound of the word ray as the ray of sunlight. The word also promotes RE-inspiration from the sun.
REi Huggable™ is constructed of a furry pillow cover wrapped around a series of LED lights embedded within silicone bubbles. The idea is to use the properties of the silicone material to act as a diffuser for the LED lights. The silicone’s natural material color is translucent white and when lit with warm white LED lamp, it creates a very warm and comforting glow that represents the sunlight. The tactic material of silicone mimics that of a living creature that almost hugs back at you as you hold it; as well as its ability to absorb body heat, allowing it to be warm to the touch. The shape and material for the lighting pillow cover encourages people to touch, hold and bond with REi Huggable™.
REi Huggable™ is a great product for everyday use. It provides a great sense of warmth and security when held. REi Huggable™ can be used as an accent ambient lighting and also as a comforting cushion. It can also be a great night light for those who likes a warm light for a good night of sleep. In addition, it is also a great sunshine alternative that will uplift people’s mood year round for those suffering from S.A.D (seasonal affective disorder), which comes from the lack of exposure to natural sunlight. The usages of REi Huggable™ are only limited by people’s imaginations.
Diana Lin Design LLC is a newly formed design firm that designs and manufactures a wide range of products. The mission of Diana Lin Design, LLC is to bring unique and memorable experiences to people with design through physical and emotional experiences. Diana Lin Design, LLC produces innovative products that aim to bring happiness and joyfulness to people and provide companionship. Diana Lin Design, LLC hopes to create products that people will cherish for a live time. [ read more ] »

Born on August 18, 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan
Family:
Father was a bridge engineer, Mother a stock broker, but really a designer at heart, sister a talented artist and designer.
Education:
From pre-school to elementary school, she studied in Taipei, Taiwan. At the age of thirteen she moved to the United States with her family. She attended Sunset middle school and then Niwot high school in a charming little town in Colorado named Niwot. She had a passion for art and music. She have been studying piano since she was three years old and also picked up erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument with bow in between two strings, in elementary school and cello in high school.
At the University of Colorado in Boulder, she began a music major in cello. However, her passion for art kept her wanting more. After two years of studying music, she transferred to the Architecture and planning school, in following my father's footsteps, but with a little twist. There are many musical influences in my architecture design works. She also managed to obtain a minor in Japanese while at CU, "Just for fun!"
After she graduated from University of Colorado in 2002 she worked for a year and a half as an architecture intern at Stephen Sparns and Associates in Boulder, Colorado. Those one and a half years made me realize that she wanted to have more variation in her life and studies. She decided to go to graduate school and pursue Industrial Design, something different but still closely related to her passion for art.
At Rochester Institute of Technology she fell in love with design. At first she was skeptical, but after diving in head first, she will never get out. "I love solving problems, making things with my hands, looking at ordinary things with a different eye and just about everything that I do at RIT," She said. Working together with professors, David Morgan, Stan Rickel and many classmates, she have found my direction in design. Also, through her thesis project she had a chance to work with Dave Warner, who opened her eyes to new possibilities. [ read more ] »

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submission date: March 18, 2007