Transforming Recycled Materials

Your challenge:

• Make a lampshade – a piece of functional design

OR• transform materials into a representational

sculpture

Parameters:

• Use only one material (in addition to structural / joining materials – e.g. wire, zip ties

• Elegance of construction and design• No glue gun in lamp project• Minimal glue gun *only invisible* in sculpture• Truly three-dimensional• Transformative (ie. Looks like something else) and

yet clear that it is made of recycled materials (no paint)

1. Sculptures made of recycled materials

Goncalo Mabunda - Mozambique

Goncalo Mabunda

Sayaka Kajita, Animals made from plastic utensils

Rabbit made from cigarette filters

Jean Shin

Krystal Romano – Irony, juxtaposition,

Sean Avery, Hummingbird made of old CDs

Sean Avery, Cat made of Recycled materials

Parrots made of candy wrappers, Barbara Franc

Eagle by Sakaya Ganz

Skull made of cans

Sue Beatrice, Sculpture made of watch parts (too 2-D for this assignment

Yong Ho Ji, Bull made of recycled tires

Option 2:Industrial Design: Design a Lampshade that actually functions

Table Lamp made of Clothespegs

Lamp made of recycled book pages

Natalie Sampson, Lamp made of recycled clothes hanger

) Nick Sayers, Geodesic Sphere made of old transit tickets (British Rail)

Nick Sayers, Geodesic Sphere made of playing cards

Chandelier made of plastic bottles

Chandelier made of Plastic pens

Cascading Chandelier made of plastic bottles

You may:

• Cut up your materials• Use armature / attachments out of other

materials• Look up more designs and draw inspiration

from them

You may not:

• Use more than one main recycled / repurposed material

• Copy someone else’s design• Use glue gun, except minimally in the case of

the sculpture project

I will be looking for:

• Elegance of design• Craftsmanship in construction (professional-

level)• Originality of form / concept• True three-dimensionality• Don’t try to hide materials – make use of their

qualities• Exhibition ready