Recycled Plastic Bag Lamp

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann in Home+Decor

Oscar Lhermitte is a designer who works towards “Resolving issues with simple eco-friendly solutions.” The Atesko uses a plastic shopping bag stretched over a wire frame to create a similar effect to the Japanese Shoji lantern or Korean Hanji lamp.

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Oscar Lhermitte’s process is fairly simple and perhaps reproducible with a little elbow grease and wit.

Instead of using rice paper, it uses plastic bags. An ecological lamp that is personal and different due to the large range of shape and colours plastic bags can have.

Both the Shoji and Hanji styles typically use a paper stretched over a variety of frames ranging in shape and size. The plastic bag could offer the same possibilities (within the limits of its heat resistance). While a brown plastic bag may look drab there are some fairly beautiful (if not harmful and wasteful!) bags to be found out there. Check out the diagram for some design ideas.

Check out the gallery on the next page for more ideas.

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bags, Design, lamp, Plastic bags, recycle

8 Responses to “ Recycled Plastic Bag Lamp ”

crackgerbal

08. Jan, 2009

well i think that there are better ways to take care of the excessive plastic bag problem. For instance large scale recycling of them would be better, or just banning them all together.

I personally think this lamp is kind of ugly. who wants a piece of trash to light their living room with anyways?

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graglem

23. Jun, 2009

Go-Green is the way to live nowadays. Not only we help our environment but we create opportunities to make money out of scrap things. Bravo, bravo! It’s amazing that people really come up with a great design like this one. Please also check eco-friendly laptop bags, MP3 cases and Solio solar mobile charger.

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wallets bags

01. Jul, 2009

good idea………

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