Light Reading by Lula Dot
Lula Dot, the design studio of British designer Lucy Norman, which “aims to upcycle London’s waste into lasting beauty,” has created the Light Reading chandelier.
From the designer:
More books are printed every year, read and discarded. Even though many are taken to charity shops, they mostly go unsold and the charities have to pay for the books to be sent to landfill. For example 10,000 books a week from one charity will go to waste. There is currently no infrastructure set up to recycle the paper from books because the paper is low grade and the glue on the spine must be removed. These wasted books are used to create a beautiful chandelier. Every page is folded in half, producing a circular arrangement which hangs around a ceiling light.
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Visit the Lula Dot website – here.
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Christine on 12 Mar 2010 at 6:03 pm #
As a librarian I love this idea! We often talk about waste- the fact is not all books can be saved, some are in bad condition etc. I love that something as beautiful as this came out of material that would otherwise have been discarded!
ThePointlessPoint on 12 Mar 2010 at 11:09 pm #
Short Circuit = ¡Pouf! … and fire.
this light?safe
kim at allconsuming on 13 Mar 2010 at 4:16 am #
I look at this and swoon. But then my hayfever looks at this and thinks, ‘oh my god the dust’. Growing older sucks. Why is it that you stop seeing something just for the beauty of it and start questioning the practicalities?
Lea on 16 Mar 2010 at 10:37 am #
I love it! This is an artistic response to the waste created by these archaic books. I got pretty peeved about all these books lying around and decided to find out why it was so hard to opt out. As more companies allow for opt out, furniture and lighting pieces made from the books will become more nostalgic. http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/08/11/green-rant-stop-sending-me-phone-books/
John Blunt on 25 Apr 2010 at 8:54 pm #
I am weary of the overwhelming abundance of “gimmick” lighting in the blog sphere. These are an exception to me in that they use a very human material and they are pleasing to the eye, instead of simply startling. I think this is a good idea, and a good use of salvaged materials.