Designer Transforms Marble Waste into Mesmerizing Eclipse-Inspired Wall Lamps | Sole Lamps

FDT Bureau

When we think of waste, we often picture discarded items like food scraps or plastic bags. However, waste materials also come from various production processes including marble production. While marble is highly prized for its luxurious appeal, not all parts of the marble block are used, thereby resulting in significant waste that can harm the environment. In a creative approach, unused marble waste is repurposed to create stunning wall lamp clusters that bring an otherworldly ambiance to your space. Know more about designer Hadiye Ozdemir’s Sole Lamps made out of marble waste on FURNITURE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FDT).

This combination serves as a covering for a circular LED lamp underneath, resulting in a visual effect reminiscent of a solar eclipse’s corona.

Marble, despite its beauty, poses challenges in terms of sustainability. The extraction and processing of marble require substantial energy and water resources. Although marble is not readily renewable, it can be recycled and reused by grinding it and incorporating it into concrete or other durable materials. However, repurposing polished marble remnants as they are presents a more significant difficulty, one that the innovative Sole Lamp concept successfully addresses.

The design involves combining thin marble pieces, commonly used in tiles, with translucent resin in square or circular molds, depending on the shape of the discarded marble fragments.

The design involves combining thin marble pieces, commonly used in tiles, with translucent resin in square or circular molds, depending on the shape of the discarded marble fragments. This combination serves as a covering for a circular LED lamp underneath, resulting in a visual effect reminiscent of a solar eclipse’s corona. While the lamp design itself is striking, its impact multiplies when multiple pieces are combined.

Horizontal and vertical wall fixing bars are used to connect the lamps, either directly or with intermediary pieces in between.

Horizontal and vertical wall fixing bars are used to connect the lamps, either directly or with intermediary pieces in between. These bars can also be created from recycled marble fragments, often taking the shape of discs with minimal or no damage. Unlike the lamp components, these discs are mixed with opaque resin, creating unlit segments that break the monotony of the illuminated sequence.

The circular LEDs diffuse light through the resin and onto the wall, creating a soft and enchanting glow that complements the lamp’s focal light.

The Sole Lamp not only provides illumination but also serves as an artistic decoration for your wall. The circular LEDs diffuse light through the resin and onto the wall, creating a soft and enchanting glow that complements the lamp’s focal light. Furthermore, this design concept introduces an innovative approach to utilizing marble waste, potentially offering a way to recover economic value from these beautiful yet underutilized pieces.

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