My favorite designer these days is Ross Lovegrove who blends his love of high tech with the belief that nature had the right idea all along.
I’m a huge admirer of his plant-like solar trees that had their first test run in Vienna and Milan last year. The solar streetlights are a collaboration between Ross Lovegrove, solar cell producers Sharp Solar and lighting specialist Artemide. 
They absorb solar energy during the day and emit light in the nighttime. But not only are these solar trees environmentally friendly and economical but even visually they explore a new way of bringing nature into an urban environment.
And then there’s the designer’s more recent concept for a solar powered bubble-shaped car on a stick. The car on a stick can be stored atop telescopic poles at night – where it then acts as a streetlight and keeps the ground free of parked vehicles.
I mean who wouldn’t like the idea that a parked car could turn into a streetlight at night? It sounds crazy now, but might be a reality sooner than we think.
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