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240 bottle bases are used to make this beautiful design…………………….
Now this is some beautiful handiwork. UK-based designer Michelle Brand cuts off the bottoms of plastic bottles, sands them, then connects them, turning them into works of art ranging from large-scale lights and room dividers to pieces of jewelry.
Detail photo via her site here. For additional information and photos, check out Michelle’s Tumblr here.
See also:
- Michelle’s work makes me think of this use of bottle bottoms.
- Find earlier Unconsumption plastic-related posts here.
6 ideas for repurposing springs
Into a rustic or industrial look? Consider using springs, from lighter-weight bed springs to more sturdy automotive types, in creative ways like these:
Individual springs enhancing a garden or tabletop. (image above, via Sjarmerende Gjenbruk)
Another tabletop idea. (via the same blog, here)
Set of springs repurposed as vertical storage. (image from Better Homes and Gardens; spotted on Pinterest here)
Springs made into lighting. (featured previously on Unconsumption here)
Truck springs fabricated into stools. (via House Beautiful)
Industrial springs made into sculptural light forms in a garden. (via Paradis Express blog)
DIY inspiration: Vintage kitchen canisters repurposed as pendant lights.
(made by Rodney Trice of T.O.M.T., featured previously here)
This is a great addition to the Unconsumption gallery of items made into lighting.
So, in this house in The Netherlands, a Jaguar, hung vertically, is used as a bookshelf/cabinet.
And skateboard decks serve as stairs, and teapots were made into a chandelier.
Um, wow.
Made this lamp for my music room a few years ago. Used French horn from local antique store, old walnut plank and a shade from an old lamp that I had. Made the base to mirror the size of the shade.
Nice! We at Unconsumption love coming across examples of music-related repurposing.
Scrap Lights are pendant lamps laser-cut from repurposed cardboard boxes, hand assembled in Seattle. Sizes and prices range from $129 for the 8” Moon, to the monstrous room-filling 36” Drum, which sells for $1399. Each one is made to order. Available with a black or white cord.
More at: Graypants Scrap Cardboard Lamps — ACCESSORIES — Better Living Through Design
And (plenty) more Unconsumption lighting posts here.
Portuguese designer Tó Martins makes lamps from old washing machine drums and camera tripods. He covers the drum shades in a variety of materials, including corks and measuring tapes (all of which look new; wouldn’t it be great if used items were applied to the drums?). (via Rewash Lamp | Design Milk)
If you missed the washing machine drum lamps we featured previously (here), check them out. The metal drums are left uncovered so light is able to shine through the perforations — a nice contrast to the lamps pictured above.
Note: Since this post includes a new use for corks, I’m counting it as a “wine o’clock” post!
The “Flamp” lamp is a corrugated box that “comes with a light bulb and hardware inside. You just plug it in and you are good to go.”
(Via Repurposed Packaging — PackagingUniversity.com. Thx, JoAnn, @packagingdiva!)
