Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 Topic(s): Engineering

Light Things Up with EL Wire

Presenting here:

Light 'N Wire Productions will explore the essence of electroluminescent wire ("lightwire") -- how it works, what it does, and how it's been used as a decorative lighting art resource. As seen in MAKE Volume 21!

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About the Maker(s)

Steve Boverie aka "Dr. Glowire"

Steve Boverie ("Dr. Glowire") has designed and built a multitude of maverick and miscellaneous EL wire projects for costumes, props, and Burning Man theme camps. Known for his deft technique with a soldering iron and intuitive grasp of building custom devices, he's created many an electronic gizmo.

Louis M. Brill aka "Louie Lights"

Louis M. Brill, a.k.a. Louie Lights, is a co-founder of Light 'N Wire Productions and an enthusiast of Light Art who began his quest in NYC in Soho in the early 1970s. He continued onwards working with holography, light show projectors and eventually discovered the path of inner luminance with multi-colored Christmas tree lights. Currently he is an advocate and inspiration for electro-luminescent wire-art and has assisted in the design of multiple costumes and props and other artifacts embellished with the glowing wire.

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