Ugly Duckling Lamp Uses Crappy Materials to seem Great [Design]

PVC piping and split soda bottles don’t exactly connote beauty and style. But inside the hands of a wise designer, they’re changed into striking table lamps- the Ugly Duckling lamp project . Each even has a swanlike form. Clever!

Each ugly duckling lamp, made in multiple colors, is an exercise in both recycling and engaging design-and we definitely dig the minimal look too. Plastic bottle ” shades” of varying thickness and opacity may be swapped inside and out too, changing the lamp’s brightness. As far as stories about lamps go, this can be a very touching one. [ designboom ]

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