This Book Unfolds Into a Lamp

Never judge a book by its cover. Its contents could be invaluable or better yet, illuminating.

One book that's sure to shed some light is Lumio, a multi-purpose foldable lamp disguised as a hardcover. The cordless light source's wooden surface has built-in magnets to attach to most metal surfaces, and its flexible spine allows for brightness control.

Lumio creator Max Gunawan says London's Rolling Bridge, an urban sculpture that unfolds into a bridge, inspired his design.

"At its core, Lumio represents this very same idea but in a much smaller scale: a beautiful object that unexpectedly transforms into a functional device," Gunawan tells Mashable.

The lightweight lamp is an i…
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