Earlier this summer, we took a look at recycling, the good ol' fashioned way, as well as a couple variations on upcycled lamps. This is precisely the obsession of Italian designer Matteo de Colle, who crafts lamps from discarded plastic bottles of every shape and size:
Opening a recycling bin for plastic reminds me of a soap opera: familiar characters, different combinations each day. In fact, most of the plastic bottles you see in a bin are very common: you are well acquainted with them from countless occasional encounters. Seeing them down there, in the dark, still beautiful and ripe with possibilities...
It certainly isn't rocket science—frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if these were the result of a school project gone wild—and some are certainly more successful than others, though credit to de Colle for conceiving some truly elegant forms.
