a: Unit 2 Belleknowes Industrial Estate, Inverkeithing, Fife, KY11 1HY, Scotland
e: bluegreenandco@aol.com
Design
by: John D. O'Leary
2007
"Designers should not only create things that are meaningful, but things in which meaning is firmly anchored in their materiality." Ed van Hinte
Stressing
the importance of 'traditional design' as a means of helping to re-position
the focus of design on individual, socio-cultural and environmental well-being,
this experimental work looks at traditional eel hive fish traps as inspiration
for a range of sustainable indoor floor lamps.
Dimensions [mm]: 2,200(h) x 520 (max diameter)
Materials:
Eco-rods made from 98% recycled polypropylene copolymer. Are themselves
fully recyclable.
Natural hemp and sisal rope.
Locally-sourced larch wood.
Low power LED spotlight, 21 Watts, 50,000 hours life.
Benefits:
Hand-made, low-energy production.
Retention of craft skills.
Easy disassembly of component parts for recycling.
Designed for, and exhibited at DelicioUS, (Design that is Good for Us)
as part of the Six Cities Design Festival, Edinburgh,
2007.