Wow.....Truly amazing wallpaper

The luminescent wallpaper is the brainchild of Jonas Samson, who designed and submitted it as part of his final-year postgraduate degree.

Explanation

So how does it work? Well, speaking exclusively to TechRadar, Samson explained that the wallpaper actually uses existing technology, but applies it in a different way:

"The base material is made from a commercially available product that’s manufactured by a number of companies. What I have done, though, is to apply that technology in a different way."

Delving deeper, Samson revealed that the wallpaper is constructed by "sandwiching" a number of layers together that combine to produce light:

"The back layer is a silver-based solution that conducts electricity, while the layer above this contains phosphorous pigments that light up. On top of this is a flexible, transparent ITO conductor layer, with regular wallpaper placed on top to act as the final, outwardly visual layer," he explained.

Off the wall

The result, when it’s switched on, is a visually stunning wall-of-light that can be turned off and on, just like a regular light.

Although Samson first revealed his creation to the public last year, this year’s upcoming Salone Internazionale del Mobile interior design show in Milan, where he is exhibiting, looks set to make his creation a must-have for those who can afford it.

Ah yes, the price… Well, given that everything is designed from scratch and made to order, there are no set costs for installation of Samson’s light-emitting wallpaper. That said, Samson told us that 6,000 euros could be considered a basic "starting price".

Light emitting wallpaper is a type of wallpaper developed by Jonas Samson, a Dutch designer, as a concept piece, although the immense interest may be lead to a commercial release of light emitting wallpaper. As you might imagine from the name, light emitting wallpaper is designed with a backing of light emitting diodes (LEDs), which can be used to create illuminated patterns on the wall paper, turning the flat surface of the wall into a vibrant source of light. Should the product be released commercially, it has a great deal of potential.

I suspect you could do this pretty easily yourself, your just paying what I class as appletax for someone else having thought of it first

Imagine a black wall with a decal of a moon that actually glows... maybe some clouds that also faintly glow, could be seriously cool.