It is hard to resist the urge of picking up a dandelion along the side of the road and blowing on it, sending its hundreds of seed scattering in the wind. Studio Drift, based in The Netherlands, combine the soft romantic characteristics of the dandelion into their innovative lighting creations. 

One collection, called Fragile Future, Studio Drift fuses nature and technology in a fairytale like light sculpture, combining LED lights with real dandelions. The dandelion seeds are picked by hand and connected to LED lights piece-by-piece. 

Close up of the dandelion LED light sculpture. (photo courtesy of Studio Drift)

The light sculpture is a clear statement against mass production and throwaway culture, says Studio Drift. The studio believes that light functions as a symbolic and emotional ingredient rather than a tool to simply illuminate the dark, as light lies at the basis of all life. 

Studio Drift team attaching the dandelion seeds by hand, one by one. (photo courtesy of Studio Drift)

Each sculpture has a unique design. It consists of a visible circuit cast in bronze and three dandelights. Each segment can be attached to another, allowing for a wide range of design possibilities. 

Examples of the many different design possibilities of the Fragile Future light sculpture. (photos courtesy of Studio Drift)

In addition to Fragile Future, the studio also designed the Dandelight, a simple yet beautiful combination of real dandelion seeds with LEDs. A spin off of Fragile Future, the Dandelight is a real dandelion seed attached one by one to a LED light, creating a light-emitting dandelion growing out of its energy source. 

Simple and beautiful, the Dandelight uses actual dandelion seeds attached to an LED light source to create a fairytale like lighting fixture. (photos courtesy of Studio Drift)

The LED light is attached to a battery through a little copper stem, uniquely visible and not hidden away as with most light fixtures. The fixtures are handmade with no two are alike.  

The LED light source is attached to a battery through a copper stem and visible circuit. (photos courtesy of Studio Drift)