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PIA Wustenberg's Passion Created Quite The Collection of Eco-Friendly Pendant Lights

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The German-born designer Pia Wustenberg's passion for?transforming piles of waste paper (i.e. magazines and posters) has created quite the collection of eco-friendly pendant lights.

PIA Wustenberg's Passion for Eco-Friendly Lighting

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Her pieces involve wrapping, pressing, and processing each piece in a unique manner with a woodworking lathe and carving tools, similar to how a woodworker creates a turned bowl. How it's done:

First she rolls the waste paper pieces?around a tube Sealing each sheet on top of the other?with a glue-based mixture A woodworking lathe and carving tool is used to shape each lamp shade

The video below will take you through the entire process.

Video: Processed Paper

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