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A Light That Could Ease Seasonal Affective Disorder

03.30.15

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A Light That Could Ease Seasonal Affective Disorder

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The Day and Night Light by Éléonore Delisse is not only a beautiful, richly hued lamp, it also has a psychological benefit. The way the colors oscillate within the lamp is coordinated with the body’s circadian rhythm, and can help rebalance our internal cycles.

Set to cycle every 24 hours, the light changes due to a slowly rotating dichroic glass. In the morning, it casts a cool blue light to stimulate wakefulness. In the evening, it shines a warm amber, resulting in increased melatonin production to aid with sleep.

By mimicking natural daylight, it helps stop the negative affects of winter. For those who may suffer from seasonal affective disorder, the Day and Night Light might be the perfect alternative remedy.

After surviving a quarter life crisis, Nanette went from working in healthcare to pursuing her loves of design, food and writing. During the day she works in social media marketing, by night she writes for Design Milk. You can find more of her work at nanettewong.com.

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Ellen on 03.30.2015 at 23:32 PM

These are so beautiful that I wouldn’t be disappointed if they didn’t help with SAD. Art pieces

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Claire on 03.31.2015 at 03:39 AM

These are so gorgeous. Wish I can buy it RIGHT NOW! need it in my apartment : (

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Melanie on 03.31.2015 at 09:10 AM

These will not help with seasonal affectiveness disorder. To have any effect on the circadian rhythms you need a gazillion total footcandles per day, usually obtained via broad spectrum illumination providing high lumen output for X amount of hours to achieve the cumulative effect. But they are pretty.

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JoeSponge on 04.01.2015 at 15:31 PM

@Melanie, Really? Souces? And, can you plot a gazilion total ftC on regular log paper?
But they ARE pretty. Too bad there’s no manuf/name/source info.
MUCH prettier than my $10 RGB LED light!

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JoeSponge on 04.01.2015 at 15:34 PM

Aaaaannnddd then, when he’s NOT overcome by the sheer beauty of the lamp, he notices the designer, name, and link.
Sigh.
I could always claim “APRIL FOOLS! “

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