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EDITOR'S CHOICE 3rd PLACE: Pop Pendant Light by Mauricio Affonso

Last but most certainly not least, Mauricio Affonso's incredible Pop pendant lamp took the 3rd place Editor's Choice Award with its mod styling and expert craftsmanship. Composed of hundreds of soda can tabs, this light fixture is a testament to how far from trashy recycled design can be, when it is well-executed.

READER’S CHOICE GRAND PRIZE: Soda Bottle Lamps by Sarah Turner!!!

Sarah Turner’s lamps made from recycled soda bottles received a whopping 3674 votes from our readers, wowing you guys with their dazzling intricacy and poppy modern looks. Sarah will be taking home a sweet $250 gift certificate to the Inhabitatshop for her “enlightening” design!

Metropolis Magazine editor (and one of our esteemed judges) Susan Szenasy said this about Sarah’s lamps: “Sarah Turner has clearly thought about the versatility and beauty of her material. She treats it like a designer treats materials: experimenting with its various possibilities for form making and pattern making.”

EDITOR’S CHOICE GRAND PRIZE: Elasticshelf by SystemDesignStudio

Our readers weren’t the only ones who voted – we had an illustrious panel of judges from prominent design blogs and magazines, and the final tally of their votes gave the prize to the Elasticshelf by SystemDesignStudio. This clever and elegant shelf uses defunct bicycle tires stretched between two used furniture legs to provide fun and easy storage space for books and doodads.

Designboom editor Birgit Lohmann had this to say about the Elasticshelf: “The Elasticshelf brings together an unexpected use of materials, to create a visually interesting shelving system. Its simple design is practical and adaptable and can be executed by just about anyone requiring minimal tooling – it is what a DIY project should be about.”

4 Responses to “ANNOUNCING: The 2010 Inhabitat Spring Greening Contest Winners!”

Join Inhabitat at Dwell on Design 2010! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World says:

June 15, 2010 at 4:46 pm

[...] on the show floor! Don’t miss out on this chance to check out (and purchase) some these amazing examples of recycled design – register today and enter the code dwellinhabitat9 for a $15 discount on tickets purchased [...]
Dwell on Design: Inhabitat Teams up With Touch for Pop-Up Eco Shop! | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World says:

June 24, 2010 at 6:46 pm

[...] at booth 2004! Drop by this weekend to say hi and check out our awesome eco goods along with our Spring Greening Contest [...]
Gorgeous Recycled Globe Chandelier Lights Up Our World | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World says:

October 18, 2010 at 1:42 pm

[...] the beautiful chandelier will add an out-of-this-world ambience to any room – lets see some DIY [...]
Junk to Beautiful DIY products | Computing, Creativity and Design Cognition 2012 says:

April 30, 2012 at 9:12 am

[...] was a Inhabitat Spring Greening Contest was held in 2010, where the designers, artists and crafters were challenged to transform useless [...]

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