Gold-plated wireless lightswitch

Designer Tobias Wong created this gold-plated wireless lightswitch in a Lucite box. The "ON/OFF Switch" is just, er, $250, from Vivre.
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[#1 posted by David Carroll , March 9, 2008 12:01 PM]

Lucite? Ah the good old days when wireless light switches were made with lead crystal and solid gold...

[#2 posted by Santa's Knee , March 9, 2008 12:31 PM]

I want one encased in carbonite...

[#3 posted by the specialist , March 9, 2008 12:50 PM]

Good Luck Tobias!
"art is what you can get away with" - a.w.

[#4 posted by helio , March 9, 2008 1:38 PM]

Pretty sure the "creation" is that he gets attention for this stuff. First he did this with just a $10 light switch and the lucite box. Now he's added a gold plate!

[#5 posted by Takuan , March 9, 2008 3:24 PM]

rather have a Clapper

[#6 posted by tf , March 9, 2008 4:14 PM]

yeah, it's an "as seen on tv" item that's simply been plated.

https://www.besttvbuys.com/handyswitch/?did=978&refcode=ghs2

good luck indeed

[#7 posted by Takuan , March 9, 2008 4:32 PM]

yep,missed it altogether

[#8 posted by Antinous , March 9, 2008 4:51 PM]

Maybe I'm just missing the cute post-modern humour.

Or the scroll bar on your browser.

[#9 posted by Fnarf , March 10, 2008 5:46 AM]

It's not as funny without Billy May yelling.

[#10 posted by the specialist , March 10, 2008 11:29 AM]

i think is posted as a reminder of all the silly meaningless 'arf projects' and 'gadgets' that waste our time and drain the checking accounts of the mindless 'bigger better faster now' crowd. think of it as a way of mentally culling the herd. but if this guy makes a million dollars off it, like, say, other useless over hyped crapgadgets, MORE POWER TO HIM. VIVA LA CAPITALIST PIGS! I SMELL BACON!!!