# Light Luminaid: The Revolutionary Solar-Rechargeable Lamp

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/11/light-luminaid-the-revolutionary-solar-rechargeable-lamp/
- Published: 2011-11-01T20:09:52-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

## Light LuminAID solar rechargeable lamp

It’s the LuminAID, which is a solar-rechargeable, inflatable lamp. It’s one that
packs flat and inflates to create a lightweight waterproof lantern. In addition,
it’s safe, sustainable, portable, and it provides up to six hours of LED light. 
That’s clearly perfect not only for disaster relief situations.

In addition, it’s great for camping, first aid kits, or even as eco-friendly party
lanterns. It was developed by two architecture students as a solution for tent cities
in post-quake Haiti. Thereby afterwards receiving academic acclaim. 

#### Food. Water. Shelter.

When we think of our basic human needs, this triumvirate reigns supreme.

![Forbes has called it: “a possible alternative to Thomas Edison’s 1879 electric
discovery that has the potential to change, not only the light bulb, but also the
world.”
But when architecture graduate students Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta were
asked to design a product to assist post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, they
considered the dangerous conditions at night in the tent cities and turned their
attention to another critical need: Light.
It’s the LuminAID: a solar-rechargeable,
inflatable lamp that packs flat and inflates to create a lightweight, waterproof
lantern. It’s safe, sustainable, portable, and it provides up to six hours
of LED light perfect not only for disaster relief situations, but also camping, 
first aid kits, or even as eco-friendly party lanterns. It was developed by two 
architecture students as a solution for tent cities in post-quake Haiti, receiving
academic acclaim.
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[LuminAID: Give Light, Get Light](https://vimeo.com/31208357) from [LuminAID Lab](https://vimeo.com/user9054661)
on Vimeo.

Over 1.6 billion people lack [access to a stable source of electricity and light](https://greenlivingguy.com/2014/03/ikea-light-at-refugee-camp-illuminating-lives-in-darkness/)—
that’s nearly one-in-four people forced to rely upon dangerous, toxic options like
kerosene lamps or candles. Existing sustainable lighting solutions are too expensive
and bulky to distribute in the quantities needed after a natural disaster or emergency
situation.

### LuminAID light 

Stork and Sreshta designed the LuminAID, a product Forbes has called “a possible
alternative to Thomas Edison’s 1879 electric discovery that has the potential to
change, not only the light bulb, but also the world.” It is a solar-rechargeable,
inflatable lamp that packs flat and inflates to create a lightweight, waterproof
lantern (images attached). Safe, sustainable and portable, the LuminAID provides
up to six hours of LED light ideal for disaster relief situations or recreational
use outdoors or in the home.  The LuminAID has been evolved and prototyped to reduce
the cost, make it brighter, more durable, and easier to use.

### Give Light, Get Light LuminAID

Today through December 3rd, the LuminAID is available to the public in the “Give
Light, Get Light” campaign at [www.indiegogo.com/LuminAID](https://web.archive.org/web/20130205024624/http://www.indiegogo.com:80/LuminAID).
The goal: raise funds for a first round of production – 1,000 lights – for distribution
in January 2012. For every light purchased, one or more lights will be sent to community
projects, primarily schools and orphanages in India lacking electricity. Pledge 
packages range from $10 to $1,000 (to receive 5 personal lights and outfit an orphanage
with lights donated in the name of the buyer or his/her company or organization,
custom printed with the logo of choice).

### **Specifications:**

Waterproof design can float

Press-button for OFF, HIGH, and LOW light settings

Super bright LEDs

Simple to use (comes with picture instructions)

4 hours of 35 lumens on HIGH for reading, task work

6 hours of 20 lumens on LOW for safety, night light

Fully charges in 5-6 hours of sunlight

Semi-transparent inflatable casing to diffuse LEDs

Weight: ~90 grams

Source: LuminAid

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