Students at Appalachian State University Shine a Light on Plastic Utensils

Each year New York holds the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), a tradeshow that lets people from around the world display their functional, affordable and sustainable furniture. Well this year was a great year for the fair because a group of design students from Appalachian State University showcased some very cool recycled lamps…made from plastic utensils!

This group of design students, known as the BVD Collective, decided to create a “Waste Not” line of lamps made from 100% post-consumer plastic utensils. They realized that too many plastic utensils were being thrown away every day, especially at lunch time, so instead of creating waste with the forks, knives and spoons, they decided to create some amazing-looking lamps.

Take a look at this lamp called the Go Go Ghost Table Lamp. It’s made from 121 recycled plastic knives that were collected from eating at a fried chicken restaurant:

Here’s another cool chandelier made from a conglomeration of forks, knives and spoons:

Finally, here’s my favorite retro plastic ball of light:

These are some very cool lamps that really do prove just how creative people can be when it comes to recycled material. Maybe next year at the ICFF someone will make awesome outdoor lamps from plastic Chinese food containers!

Source: Inhabitat

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