“For years, objects have been bought because we were attracted by their design and we liked something we saw. With the opportunities offered by distributed manufacturing and digital processes we can reverse that act: what if the starting point was the inherent quality and the positive impact of the material that the objects are made from?

For the design of this lamp, I was driven by the use of a reclaimed and recycled plastic sheet, which offers a wide range of patterns and colours and can be manufactured by a CNC router. I wanted to explore the intrinsic quality of the material : by playing with stripes and different thicknesses, it creates a transparent effect, allowing a slight graduation of the light, revealing the depth and the visual quality of the material itself.

More than a visual effect, the pattern also allows the material to bend more easily
and create the lamp shade, moving from a 2D sheet to a 3D volume. The shade and components exist as a digital file, downloadable to be made locally on a CNC router. This allows the design to be editable : the length can vary, and adding some striped parts will allow to create a customisable shape, from a triangle to a polygon. The inside and outside components of the lamp are assembled with zip ties, avoiding any glue or nails. The lamp can be hooked anywhere in the house, as a portable companion or it can stand on its own.

By using waste material and open manufacturing processes, this lamps aims to change the perception of recycled plastics, as valuable and sustainable materials to be integrated into our home and domestic environments.”