Egg cartons turned into pendant light shade
If you celebrate Easter by coloring eggs, you’ve probably tossed a decent amount of egg cartons. Which means it’s a perfect time to try out creating this light. Although, those that don’t use this specific type of carton won’t be able to pull off the same effect. The egg cartons are also great for musicians trying to keep their practice sessions quiet, but for those that aren’t so musically inclined this works too.
It was originally created by Federico Otero. They don’t exactly give a tutorial on how to do it yourself, it’s probably fairly basic though. Even if you didn’t dye eggs for Easter, it wouldn’t take long to acquire enough cartons to create the light diffuser. The only down side to these type things is that it makes you wonder how it would look within your own home. With the proper lighting and camera, you can make any DIY project appear chic. In this case though, the simple coloring and interesting texture would make it unique.
Source: Inhabitat
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Going Green this Easter Says: April 13, 2009 at 6:38 am
[...] Going Green this Easter Eggs and gadgets have a long and varied history dating back to the first electric egg beater. Ever since then the two have been inseparable. And so Easter is a very special time of year, combining the fun of eggs with the awesomeness of gadgets. But it’s also an excellent time to introduce some green resolutions. We’re just coming off Earth Hour and we’re rapidly approaching Earth Day. So here’s some food for thought on going green this Easter Egg Carton Chandelier: Households the world over will be emptying out egg cartons in preparing those ornately decorated shells. But what about all those leftover cartons? Sure you can recycle them, but whenever possible it’s better to reuse. And so we have the egg carton light shade. The original design was put forth by Federico Otero and it’s really rather simple, if a little forced. Eitherway, it’s the perfect make-work project while you’re avoiding your in-laws. Just don’t let your grandpa get the new eco lamp shade confused with a paper wasp nest.Source [...]