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Tangled Wires are Ugly, But What About Tangled Wire Lamps?

Exposed cables can be downright hideous or damn near artistic depending on the situation. Apparently, when South Korean designer Kwangho Lee sees a mess of tangled wires, he thinks "art." The concept behind these "lamp sculptures" was to strip lights down to the bare essentials and weave the exposed cable into intricate designs. Whether the final result can be considered art is a matter of opinion—but I can tell you that I won't be hanging one of these in my apartment anytime soon. [MoCo Loco via Gearfuse]

8:30 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Sean Fallon
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Cide at 08:38 PM on 04/30/08
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Still ugly. That looks horrible
voltron80 at 08:40 PM on 04/30/08
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Ugly-er
TonyTriple at 08:43 PM on 04/30/08
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Fire Hazard Chic.
92BuickLeSabre at 08:48 PM on 04/30/08
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Will fit well with my "couch" made out of dirty laundry and my kitchen "table" made out of cracked china and pizza boxes.
Sheemo44 at 09:03 PM on 04/30/08
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NOOOOO!!! THERES NO ESCAPING THE TANGLED WIRES!! THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!!
carmen89 at 09:37 PM on 04/30/08
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Nope, still ugly.

I have a hard enough time not tripping over my charger for my laptop...i don't need this thing to come loose one day and someone finds me dead in 30 pounds of colorful wire!
Jaymez at 09:39 PM on 04/30/08
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How many extension cords have I thrown out or cut in frustration? I was sitting on a gold mine!
Rususeruru at 09:45 PM on 04/30/08
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Can I swing on it?
strider_mt2k at 09:50 PM on 04/30/08
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I guess he lives in Hazard County.
FIRE Hazard County!
Hyuck hyuck hyuck

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xthemusicmanx at 10:58 PM on 04/30/08
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um... sound guy here...and I would go totally nuts trying to untangle this piece...I can't stand cords that aren't straightened out...Hideous...
Git Em SteveDave at 11:00 PM on 04/30/08
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@92BuickLeSabre: What, no spool?
keehun at 11:24 PM on 04/30/08
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This scared me for a bit. The first picture looks like one of those sentinels from The Matrix.
Zodduska at 11:47 PM on 04/30/08
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Just don't trip near it..
something_unique_and_d... at 12:42 AM on 05/01/08
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Damn you Giz!

I had almost fully repressed the awful memories of the last major network upgrade I did... but this, this, thing... it brings them all back...

The miles of CAT5E, the dozens of Fiber links, the week spent in crawlspaces that had not been seen by human eyes in decades...

The horror, the horror....
FranklinTurtle at 12:50 AM on 05/01/08
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I would actually enjoy that blue mess above my dining room table.
Rabid Penguin at 01:15 AM on 05/01/08
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For some reason this reminds me of The Grudge... only this is scarier.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi at 01:39 AM on 05/01/08
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Ugly²?
Purple Dave at 02:11 AM on 05/01/08
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@TonyTriple:
Indeed. Many people don't realize that when you bunch up long lengths of electrical cable and run power through it, it tends to generate a lot of heat. A _lot_ of heat. As in, if you coil up a 25' extension cord in a box and use it to power something with a moderate draw, you won't want to carry that extension cord around until it has a chance to cool off. Knots and woven designs are even worse than a simple coil. Now, if this is made with thick-gauge electrical cable, and it's only running a single 60-watt bulb, it probably won't even get as hot as the bulb will, but figure you're going to be sucking a minimum of 200 watts to power that 60-watt bulb. Or, to put it another way, if you go out and buy those energy-efficient CFLs, they'll probably use as much energy plugged into this as if they'd been standard incandescents in a standard fixture, only now you just paid $5 for a single light-bulb.
fernsheldon at 02:14 AM on 05/01/08
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still hella ugly
Poon at 02:30 AM on 05/01/08
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Business Idea: Tangled-up garden hose, hose bibs! Think of the impressive statement that would make to those discerning guests with an eye and appreciation for the finer things in life in visiting your beautiful designer landscape. And for only $2,000 each, delivered and sculpted by one of the world's greatest improvisational sculptors- right before your eyes!! Each one positively unique. Three for only $5,000. Now, now, form a line please.
Rustydog at 04:38 AM on 05/01/08
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Stupid and ugly. And wastefull. He should be crapped on and sent away.
ps61318 at 08:47 AM on 05/01/08
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Well, I don't know, somehow they strike a chord with me....
TheCyberBob at 09:21 AM on 05/01/08
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I think a cord Hammock would've been a better product for this knotty person to make... Knotty get it? Cuz it's wires that are like tangled and knotted together and... ok I'm done now.
92BuickLeSabre at 09:31 AM on 05/01/08
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@Git Em SteveDave: Who do you think I am? Richy McRicherton from RichyO'MoneyBanks Road, Apt $$ in RichityRichville?
flyboy at 09:32 AM on 05/01/08
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Blue String Soup

[www.clangers.co.uk]
N@tedog at 09:39 AM on 05/01/08
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Still fugly.
rudeadly at 09:46 AM on 05/01/08
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approval
Gann at 10:28 AM on 05/01/08
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@Purple Dave: My thoughts exactly. If he's pushing current through all of that he's wasting alot of power.
secretmanofagent at 11:06 AM on 05/01/08
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One of them looks like a noose. Suicidal tendencies perhaps?
hooked-on-tronics at 11:08 AM on 05/01/08
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@Gann: I wouldn't say the power is being outright wasted, the dissipated heat will still contribute to the overall warmth of the house. Ugly as sin though, tangled cables hanging all over the house would set me off.
HDC at 11:53 AM on 05/01/08
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Looks like something that would be hanging in Buffalo Bill's dungeon.
sansovino at 12:10 PM on 05/01/08
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No, it isn't just a matter of opinion. That isn't art. It is stupid. It is fugly. It is NOT art.
kalashnikov at 12:28 PM on 05/01/08
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Waste of copper. But you might be able to hang yourself if it came to it. Convenience factor there.
Guy-Fawkes at 01:37 PM on 05/01/08
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Art can be ugly. I have no idea if that crap is art or not, but it's several orders of magnitude past fugly.
berribrand at 01:50 PM on 05/01/08
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Please tell me this person is not using an ancient incandescent bulb to display his piece of "techno-art."
GeekyNerdGuy at 02:12 PM on 05/01/08
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@berribrand: He's a starving artist. He can't afford those expensive swirly bulbs.
Purple Dave at 03:35 PM on 05/01/08
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@hooked-on-tronics:
Yeah, try to figure out a nice way to explain that to someone who has no AC in the dog days of summer.
macserv at 03:50 PM on 05/01/08
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Sean Fallon wrote:
Tangled Wires are Ugly, But What About Tangled Wire Lamps?
@Sean Fallon: Yeah, tangled wire lamps are ugly too.