Silicon Switches

10Nov09

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Wall switch design has remained fairly static over the years, with a few exceptions every now and then. This fact may contribute to the seemingly radical nature of these new Silicon Switches from Normal Design. A prefabricated push switch hides beneath a cover of raised silicon. Pushing the raised area activates the switch. Whether you like the design or not, it’s a good sign of things to come. Here’s to mundane objects entering the scope of good design!

What do you think of the Silicon Switch? Space age-y and weird? Ground breaking and fresh? Share your thoughts!

[Currently, the Silicon Switch is available only in Japan.]

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8 Responses to “Silicon Switches”

  1. Paul Whiting on November 10th, 2009 10:21 pm

    Refreshing and sensual. Should be good for wet areas too. easy to clean. Like them.

  2. Lone on November 10th, 2009 11:05 pm

    Radical in the sense that flashlight switches have been this way for several decades.
    Would be excellent in a wet (bathroom) or dirty (busy kitchen) environment though.

  3. CapreeK on November 11th, 2009 2:01 pm

    Ah! You both are absolutely right. These would work wonderfully in wet environments and/or kitchens. Genius, you two. :)

  4. Kyle Downes on November 11th, 2009 4:46 pm

    I don’t see this as fresh or ground-breaking in the slightest.
    Wall switches have varied immensely over the years, I don’t know why you say they have remained static. You can buy light switches in just about any shape, style or material possible (regular switches, to clapper, levers switches, push buttons, rubber-covered for high voltage areas, slide switches etc. etc.)

    These designs are just another convenient option among the plethora of light switch options and designs already available, not fresh and groundbreaking.

  5. Chad on November 13th, 2009 4:42 pm

    I don’t know who spit in Kyle’s cheerios, but these switches are awesomely fresh and delicious looking. Good work as always Japan. Please share more of your awesomeness with us out west.

  6. Kyle on November 13th, 2009 10:18 pm

    I wasn’t trying to be vicious or anything, it’s just that the author asked us to share our thought on whether we think they are ground-breaking or not.

    I like the designs (especially against the gloss red wall), but they’re totally not ground-breaking at all.
    I also just thought that the author was doing other light switch designs a disservice by passing them off like he does, then making out like these designs solve some sort of problem that other designs haven’t been able to.
    Now the Clapper light switch on the other hand, THAT is a ground breaking concept.

  7. Jacob on November 16th, 2009 9:51 pm

    Kyle, give us a link to other light switch designs I am curious.

  8. Toby Witte on November 27th, 2009 8:04 am

    Very nice. How cool. Will consider them in our next modern house designs.

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