About the project
“The whole concept for this lamp was to create a sustainable, valuable and individual designed pieced which also fitted the outline of the brief; to be reproducible, valuable and distributable.
This design is flexible to fit into whatever lighting scenario an individual requires: it can be configured as a desk lamp, a hanging lampshade/wall light- three lamps in one requiring only three materials: wood, dye and a laser-cutter.
I wanted to design and create a flat pack piece which was easy to move around but was sturdy once configured and an interesting sculptural addition to its environment. A core aspect and focus of this and my work is to be sustainable. It is a 0 waste piece which can be cut from recycled plywood/local wood found by an individual and then customised further using dyes from plants or foodstuffs collected locally.
I think it’s really important for people to be able to adapt and adjust a design to suit their needs and community, so though its reproducible by anyone in the world, of any age, it can then be tailored to suit an individual’s taste/scenario. With no fitted light source integrated, it also means it is flexible and reusable with the ability to be changed time and again.”
For this collaboration with Tala, I didn’t want to cover the bulbs, which are beautiful objects
in their own right. So the geometric shapes are softened by the fluid forms of the bulbs.
A combination of materials and manufacturing/local making processes which celebrate individuality and an individual’s power to make – make their own structure and make a difference in the world through conscientious and sustainable practice.
