Wireless Flyte lightbulb: Levitating Light by Simon Morris

Flyte is a wirelessly powered light that hovers in the air by way of magnetic levitation. It is also completely contactless and draws power wirelessly from the charger block it hovers above. This bulb is designed for offices and homes. 

Stockholm-based American designer Simon Morris who designed this has combined science with a stroke of design wizardry to create a surreal, gravity-defying light bulb. Right now the device only exists in prototype form, Currently raising funds on Kickstarter, Morris has already collected $440,000 and counting of his $80,000 goal with more than two weeks left to go.


Flyte consists of an LED bulb with a wireless power receiver and electromagnet in its bottom. Inside the wooden base is a wireless power transmitter and another electromagnet. Placing the bulb on the base and releasing it slowly will see it rise and settle into position. The wireless power module is capable of transmitting about 5V, and can also be used to charge up your smartphone or tablet when the bulb isn’t in use.

All you do is align the base of the screw-free bulb with the center of a wooden electromagnetic base—containing sensors and a power adapter—and the bulb will float indefinitely in the air, rotating with almost no friction. The base wirelessly transfers power to the bulb—which is built to last for 50,000 hours, or 12 hours a day for 11 years. 

A touch sensor allows you to turn the hovering bulb on and off.