Fiber optic tablecloth: the new candlelit dinner

We highly doubt LumiGram's Luminous Fiber Optic Tablecloth was designed with power outages in mind, but why hook up a boring string of lamps or fiddle with half melted candles when you can plug this bad boy into the generator? The cloth, which has fiber optics woven throughout, cotton borders, and a Europlug mains adapter, proves most useful when the lights are dimmed, and should prove quite the centerpiece at your next get-together. The illuminating device is available in a trio of sizes, comes in a variety of color schemes, and will cost you a very unappetizing €949 ($1,270) for the privilege.

[Via LuxuryLaunches]

[Alvin @ Jun 24th 2007 12:58AM]

Don't spill.

[Jeremy W @ Jun 24th 2007 1:06AM]

It's just clear plastic. I'm sure the light sources are safely hidden away.

[Peter @ Jun 28th 2007 12:12AM]

It's ok, the link says it can be handwashed with soap.

[Spyvie @ Jun 24th 2007 1:23AM]

I don't throw too many diner partys, but I sure could use some boxers and tube socks made outta this stuff :)

[AKBlade13 @ Jun 24th 2007 1:28AM]

You know what's sad, there's more fiber optics cables on that tablecloth than in my whole entire area.

AKBlade13

[ethana2 @ Jun 24th 2007 4:17AM]

Yeah, wow. That is sad.
I say that by now, they should have had the music and film industries subsidized and provide 12 Mbps to everyone who lives in a civilized area.
Privatizing internet distribution is like privatizing roads... only worse. Last I saw, the internet didn't make us more dependent on foreign oil by the day...

I digress. Just don't say "fiber" or "cable" around me until we've caught up with at least the Japanese broadband market, or I'm liable to get riled up ;)

[ethana2 @ Jun 24th 2007 4:18AM]

Sorry for my off topic-ness. I just read an engadget article about a decorative tablecloth.

[Eric L. @ Jun 24th 2007 12:49PM]

its an easy target to crack jokes about... but does anyone else think this looks pretty cool? kinda like a chandelier on your table or something

[ladyada @ Jun 24th 2007 1:21PM]

This product is just a chunk of luminex fabric http://www.luminex.it/
you can buy it direct from the company, i think its around $150/yd

[DavidGX @ Jun 24th 2007 1:35PM]

That looks awesome. I'd love to see that in person.

(Please visit http://www.savetheinternet.com/ for more information on protecting Net Neutrality!)

[LikesGadgetsWillTravel @ Jun 24th 2007 2:19PM]

Lemme guess? The only action your crotch would be seeing this decade?

[Robert @ Jun 24th 2007 9:00PM]

I'm thinking there will be a LOT of weddings using this sort of thing. The first few will be "classy," then it will just get tacky.

[BHSPitMonkey @ Jun 25th 2007 8:08PM]

Well, that sure was a poorly-executed rebuttal.

[AWC @ Jun 25th 2007 10:53PM]

It looks like a hotel sheet that someone's holding a blacklight to.