Knitting Needle Lamp
2023
These works came from an ongoing collection “Living Objects”: a project about giving new life to discarded objects.
This project in part became about developing a practice using pre-existing objects as inspiration for new creations.
It is a method of preserving and prolonging existing artifacts that no longer hold their intended purpose.
The making process was an intuitive combination of material curation and manipulation that comes from an imaginative visualization of how the materials could be used.
By reimplementing care into discarded objects, I aim to challenge our narratives around consumption and mass production and enhance an old object’s perceived value.
Object Type: Lighting
Location Found: Thrift Stores
Price Payed: $0.15/ ea
Original Function: Knitting Needles
New Function: Lamp Shade
Material Added: Acrylic
Processes Added: Laser Cutting, Mold Making, Heat Bending
This project in part became about developing a practice using pre-existing objects as inspiration for new creations.
It is a method of preserving and prolonging existing artifacts that no longer hold their intended purpose.
The making process was an intuitive combination of material curation and manipulation that comes from an imaginative visualization of how the materials could be used.
By reimplementing care into discarded objects, I aim to challenge our narratives around consumption and mass production and enhance an old object’s perceived value.
Object Type: Lighting
Location Found: Thrift Stores
Price Payed: $0.15/ ea
Original Function: Knitting Needles
New Function: Lamp Shade
Material Added: Acrylic
Processes Added: Laser Cutting, Mold Making, Heat Bending
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