Plastic Bottle Chandelier Proves Trash Can Be Beautiful
October 7, 2008 · Print This Article
We’ve seen a lot of trash recycled into things like furniture, décor and jewelry, but it’s often more of a novelty than something people would actually use. However, designer Michelle Brand has created something simple, innovative and beautiful that one can easily imagine seeing in homes and businesses: a chandelier made entirely from cut-off 2-liter bottle bases. The plastic bases resemble flowers, and strung from a metal hoop with fishing wire, they make a surprisingly lovely chandelier.
From Inhabitat:
Michelle Brand custom builds each chandelier from plastic bottle petal bases, linking their modules together with a simple tag. The original design was launched in 2007, and it seems that the Manchester based designer is developing the design to appeal to the retail & interiors market, although the idea of reutilizing something that has been perfectly designed for one purpose remains intact. Brand states: “Once a plastic drinks bottle is empty, it is perceived as redundant and then thrown away. I wanted to challenge this wasteful paradigm.”
Inhabitat spied the chandeliers at (re)design’s Lighten Up exhibition at this year’s 100% Design event. The exhibition “showcased a selection of innovative lighting designer-makers who are ’switched-on’ when it comes to tackling domestic lighting design solutions.”
Link [Inhabitat] + [100% Design]
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AWESOME!