heath nash studio visit
heath nash in his studio image © designboom designboom recently got a personal look at south african designer heath nash’s cape town studio. the unassuming black and white building sits on a steep hill above the emerging woodstock area in east cape town. inside, the studio is filled with scrap materials of all kinds, which nash converts into his recycled creations. floors are covered in plastic bottles and finished lamps hang from the ceiling. nash showed us some of his new projects including a weaving project done with a group of craftswoman in zimbabwe and the metallic material he will be converting into a series of dresses.
outside the studio image © designboom 
workspace image © designboom 
storage area image © designboom 
nash’s desk and past projects image © designboom 
spare room image © designboom 
storage room image © designboom 
storage room floor filled with plastic bottles image © designboom 
basket weaving project image © designboom 
lamps from weaving collaboration image © designboom 
shooting ‘anemone’ lamp by heath nash for artecnica
‘anemone’ lamp by heath nash for artecnica
the ‘anemone’ lamp is packaged flat and expands into a flexible three-dimensional structure composed of connected four-wall cells. anemone unzips to accommodate a protective metal sphere that serves as the lamp’s structural core. this safety feature turns the lampshade into a malleable, interactive piece that can be
moved and manipulated. this is heath’s most industrial product so far, distributed by american company artecnica.
heath nash pointing out some new materials he found for free image © designboom
nash discovered a series of off cuts from a sail factory which he plans to use on a new project image © designboom
hath nash lamps image © designboom
colourful lamps image © designboom
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more shapes for table lamps image © designboom
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more commentsThis is what designer should be. Turn ugly to be beauty.
Heath is a real talent with awards to back it up. I think his work should be owned by as many people as possible. It’s not often you find socially and environmentally minded product designed and produced so beautifully… some of his work is available in North America at foundation4.com. [url=http://www.foundation4.com] foundation4 [/url]
Heath’s work is soooooo LOVELY. It combines purpose, beauty and craft.
Design needs to continue moving in this direction. WELL DONE!
jess is jealous – no blog article about jess the architect’s crap.