In my last post I talked about artist Chris Levine’s portraits of Queen Elizabeth. I should also note that Levine is the creator of the Laserpod, a decorative lighting device using lasers. There are different versions of housings; here is one of them:

Laserpod base station

From the Laserpod website: “The product uses three electronic lasers and three blue and purple LEDs … chosen by the inventor so that the combination of their wavelengths as a background to the red lasers gives a super sensory experience.” The new Laserpod Supernova includes a green laser in addition to the three red lasers.

Laserpod comes with diffusers which go on top of the cylinder, to create an ambient lamp. Of course, most laserists would remove the diffusers to create a mini-lightshow on walls or ceiling:

Laserpod

Laserpod lightshow

Pricing seems reasonable for an artist-created laser lighting device: USD $60 for the least-costly units, and $199 for the Supernova with one green/three red lasers plus 3 LEDs. If you are interested, check out the Laserpod website.

An article in the December 2007 BusinessTodayEgypt quotes ILDA Member Yousri El-Gazar, of Laseronics Middle East, on high-end weddings in Egypt:

Along with the creative decorations and locations come the laser and light shows. El-Gazar explains that laser shows are becoming more popular than ever, used as decorations, part of the zeffa and, later in the night, as dance floor essentials. “Laser graphic shows are the latest trends, accompanied by fireworks and pyrotechnic effects like flames,” he says.

http://www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7795

The Theater Royal Nottingham is presenting a new version of “Peter Pan”, from 7 Dec. 2007 to 20 Jan. 2008, which features a laser Tinkerbell. One reviewer wrote:

Everything about the show is fresh and sparkling, with a feel-good factor that comes from lashings of colour, warmth and energy…. The flying sequences and settings are magic, there are classic sword fights, and a laser Tinkerbell fragments into scatterings of light and sound.

http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19122/peter-pan

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