At the recently concluded Salone Internazionale del Mobile (or Milan Furniture Fair) this year, which ran from 16-21 April, one exhibit literally ‘stole’ the limelight. It’s the eco-friendly Project OR, a gigantic vortex-shaped photovoltaic chandelier that stands in the courtyard in the center of Milano.

Developed as a group project by Ran Ankori, Francesco Brenta, Maya Carni, Chrisoph Klemmt, Laura Micalizzi and Elisa Oddone, the OR chandelier essentially captures sunlight and stores it as electricity to light up its LED-embedded surface at night.

What is truly fascinating is that the OR chandelier also emits a kaleidoscope of colors in the day as ultra-violet light from the sun reacts with the polygonal segments to produce different colored hues. Besides serving as an outdoor lighting fixture, it can tell you when it’s about to rain. Just follow the light.

www.orproject.com