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| Bottled Brilliance: DIY Plastic Bulbs for Hanging LED Lights Posted: 07 Nov 2010 07:00 AM PST [ Filed under Lamps & Lights or in the Furnishings category ]
Hand-crafted takes on a whole new meaning in these creative table lamp and pendant lighting designs. Instead of an artisan working hard to make a unique light, you become the creator each time you crush a used bottle and screw it into the fixture.
The resulting ‘bulb’ then reflects and refracts light according to the way it is bent and twisted, filtered through clear or colored plastic and/or obscured by labels or markings. In short: each one is original and different from the next.
The housing is a simple aluminum frame with a fixed LED light inside, either hanging by a cord from the ceiling or attached to a table lamp stem. Not yet being manufactured, the idea was designed and developed by YaRan Chang, Hsin Chou Liao, Chung en Lee & Simon Shih. Keep Going - Check out this Great Related Dornob Design: Bright (DIY Project) Idea: Coiled-Cord Lamp Shade & StandThe cord that plugs it into the wall - an inconvenient-but-essential element in nearly any lamp or lighting fixture. Sometimes you can hide the power source by covering the wall sockets and snaking cords with furniture, or you can embrace the cord and make it into the core concept of the design. During the day the bright orange speaks for itself, and at night the rhythm of light passing throug... Click Here to Read More »» |
