Alis - A Light In Space - by Potemine
The lighting industry has experienced an extraordinary change in the last decade… Here is a brand new creation by Potemine for the next one.
I met Ilia Potemine back in 2014 during one edition of Design Days Dubai. His work was presented by Bensimon Gallery in Paris. The following year I bought a prototype of his ISP table lamp.
The Italian/Russian designer loves machineries and craft… He went quiet silent for the past four years and he had a good reason for it: the creation of ALIS, A Light In Space.
Photography: Philipp Berezin; Music: Matteo Romano (Romanovf)
Alis is a lighting device that is portable, multifunctional and interconnected. It introduces a completely new way of living with light, thanks to the IOT technology and its intuitive design the user is able to create flexible lighting systems in places where it wasn’t possible before.
Alis is a powerful portable lighting device.
The user can control its functionality with simple gestures. The right side of the lamp increases the brightness the left side simply decreases it. A series of accessories and a patented mechanism turns Alis into a wall lamp a floor lamp or a desk lamp, reducing the number of devices in your environment.
It’s a “one light fits all” system. The three different bases also work as USB-C fast chargers.
The Alis application unlocks new features, allowing the customer to create a network of lights where every Alis becomes controller of all other devices. It is also compatible with the latest home assistants.
“Alis is a magical device, it includes technologies that you won’t find in any other lamp on the high end market” says Ilia. “Good design is where something that doesn’t exist encounters something that has existed forever”.
Alis employs an advanced accelerometer that transforms movements into signals that adjust the brightness of one device or the whole system. A built-in Wi-Fi module creates a decentralised mesh and allows communications between the devices. If one lamp is not working the others will still be able to communicate between them. Special firmware filters were designed in order to avoid accidental moves and control mistakes.
Alis comes from the art of sculpting. The design team inspired by Brancusi and Sabattini created a symmetric balance between hundred years old shapes and a breakthrough technology.
Alis is the perfect combination between great design and awesome technology. It is conceived for people who love unique silhouettes but want more from their lamps, and for those who love technologies but wish to have more sophisticated looking products. It is suitable for any kind of interior residential, commercial or exterior.
Alis is a light module with its own charger that can be placed almost anywhere. Three different accessories can be added separately. The wall, floor and desk mounts work as usb-c fast chargers with a detachable cable.
Be the first to purchase ALIS
As a start up, Potemine is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pre sell at least 200 lamps before the launch. If you are interested in the product, you can reserve the lamp with a very special price of 350€ for just 1 euro. Click here.
When the campaign will be launched, the retail price will be at EUR 400, then at EUR 500 (prices exclude vat and shipping).
Technical specs
Brightness: 1700 lumen Colour - Temperature: 3000 K - Endurance :12 hrs @ full power - Charge cycle: 60 minutes
