‘leather lampshade’ by pepe heykoop product photographer: annemarijn bax photography

dutch designer pepe heykoop in collaboration with tiny miracles foundation has launched a line of products called ‘leather lampshade’. resembling old metal industrial lamps, the design of the lampshades put a softer spin on the iconic form with its all leather appearance and construction. available in two shapes, horizontal and vertical, and in two different finishes, grey and beige,  the leather used for the products are only from skins that are byproducts to other manufactured projects.

all the lampshades are handmade by a group of women that heykoop has set up himself in mumbai, india through the tiny miracles foundation, an organization set out to improve the life of street kids. the aim of the project is to engage as many underprivileged people in the process as possible. for every lampshade sold, the equivalent of a month of school fees is donated to the daughters of the twenty mothers who produce the lampshades.

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades vertical in beige 78 x 59 cm

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades horizontal in grey 48 x 80 cm

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades vertical in grey 78 x 59 cm

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades horizontal lampshade from underneath

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades details

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades detail of the inside

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades stitching of the lampshade

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades women constructing the lampshades together

pepe heykoop: leather lampshades pepe heykoop with the women in mumbai, india