Charging your phone with a stained glass window

Current Window by Marjan van Aubel - print design by Marine Duroselle
image from Marjanvanaubel.com, Photograph by Wai Ming Ng

From the designers' website:
"Current Window is a modern version of stained glass — using current technologies. The coloured pieces of glass are generating electricity from daylight, and can even harness diffused sunlight. This electricity can be used to power a whole range of electrical appliances. The glass pieces are made of ‘Dye Sensitised Solar Cells’, which use the properties of colour to create an electrical current — just like photosynthesis in plants. Similarly to the various shades of green chlorophyll absorbing light, the coloured window panes harness energy.
Plug in your devices through integrated USB ports in the window ledge. The greater the surface exposed, the more energy will be collected. Imagine these windows in churches, schools, and workplaces! Current Window offers us an example of energy-harvesting in a natural and aesthetic way, for our future."


Yes please.
I like these photographs from Marjan van Aubels Instagram account even better:

And there's a table too:
Current table by Marjan van Aubel - Graphics by Marine Duroselle
image from Marjanvanaubel.com, photograph by Wai Ming Ng / Mathijs Labadie


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