david graas: save our soup recycled plastic hanging lamp

‘save our soup’ by david graas image © tim stet

dutch designer david graas has explored the concepts surrounding recycling with his recent lighting design entitled ‘save our soup’. the name for the hanging ceiling lamp is informed by the melange of plastic debris that ends up in the ocean – these ingredients deciding the material used to fabricate the design. ‘save our soup’ is made up of triangular modules composed of recycled plastic soap bottles – creating a surface of vivid speckled color and texture.

graas says of the work:

‘eaten by smaller species of marine life, this plastic is slowly but steadily passed up the food chain and eventually will find its way into your own bowl of soup…but reshaped as a lamp the plastic is saved from our soup. instead it has found a new use that is more fitting to its durability.’

a detail of the recycled material image © tim stet

the name for the hanging ceiling lamp is informed by the melange of plastic debris that ends up in the ocean image © tim stet

the design is made up of triangular panels allowing the shade to be manipulated image © tim stet

the surface is composed of recycled plastic soap bottles image © tim stet

detail image of lamp shade

the panels individually