Michelle Brand's ingenious creations are the very definition of "trash to treasure": The Manchester, England eco-designer repurposes the bottoms of discarded plastic soda bottles to create breathtakingly beautiful and ethereal light fixtures, ambient lighting, window screens, and room dividers.
Take a look:
Cascade light fixtures, $3,250 for a 6-foot fixture and $7,600 for a 14-foot fixture; custom sizes available as well
Blossom LED ambient lighting
Flowerfall window screen or room dividers, $350 per square foot
For purchasing info, contact Brand's U.S. rep, Lisa Fontanarosa.
Or, since the basic concept for the designs is strikingly simple -- and most of the materials are readily available via your kitchen recycling bin and neighborhood hardware store -- I smell a DIY coming on ...
(Via Sparkle Thots.)
3 comments:
Oh that's brilliant. It looks like she uses a clothing tag ticker for connecting the pieces, which would be a million times easier than punching individual holes and threading the bottoms with fishing line...
Olivia - I think you are right about the clothing tag ticker - such a smart idea. Plus, it would help to evenly space the bottles. These are great pieces of art - thanks!
I was thinking the same thing (the DIY thing).
Wonder where I can buy the tag puncher...
I think the lights are so elegant.
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