相比起發育時期喜愛大吃大喝，在吃到飽餐廳大快朵頤的少男少女們，大人們吃的通常不是量，而是吃食物的精緻、餐廳的氛圍。注重細節和品味，正是年輕人跟大人之間的差異，而這個道理放諸其他生活層面，應該都還是說得通的。
小夜燈在許多家庭看來，總是一個可有可無的電器，它既不能把客廳照得燈火通明，就連擺進書房的辦公桌，用作照亮書籍和文件的字裡行間，也略嫌不稱職，唯有真的放在床鋪前，趁著入睡的短短三十分鐘，捻亮小夜燈，為即將進入的夢鄉添加溫暖的作用。你可能會問，只為睡著以前的三十分鐘的光陰，而特意添置一盞小夜燈，不是有點太奢侈了嗎？但是大人啊，就是需要這麼一點的奢侈，去撫平我們日益勞累的心神。
這一盞來自德國柏林Hayo Gebauer Studio的小夜燈「Hollow Light」，弧形的底座上，平躺著一個圓椎形的燈罩，燈罩的兩端中空著，又隱約地漏出輕柔的光暈，如像一座發光的雕塑般，點亮著人們的夢鄉。在經歷一整天的疲憊，準備上床入睡之際，如果有這麼一盞的小夜燈，讓我們期望著每次捻亮它的時刻，伴隨著溫暖入睡，並會期待著這盞小夜燈，將會在夢中把我們引領到何處去。
Compared to teenagers who often pig out at all-you-can-eat restaurants, grown-ups usually opt for quality over quantity. They value not just the exquisite food experience, but also the restaurant’s atmosphere. Such attention to detail and personal taste define the coming of age; and I reckon it is not only about food, but can also be related to other aspects of life.
For many families, a nightlight is a rather dispensable item in the household. It is not bright enough for the living room, nor is it a good choice for lighting up the reading room. The best and probably only place that it fits would be at the bedside where it can create a cozy atmosphere in the room to prepare you for a good night of sleep. Some might wonder, is it worth it to spend money on a nightlight for that mere 30 minutes before bedtime? But hey grown-ups! We surely do need that little luxury to pamper our tired souls.
Designed by Berlin-based Hayo Gebauer Studio, Hollow Light is a small-sized nightlight that has a glass cylinder top and a solid base where a recessed light source is housed. The glass cylinder is in fact hollow and acts as a diffuser for the light coming from the base, casting soft atmospheric light and bringing a sense of comfort into the room. I imagine switching on this cozy little nightlight next to my bedside after a long day, and wondering where it will lead me to in my dream.
