Comments on: Film Roll Lamp

By: A Lampshade Full of Life Made from Old Film | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:31:27 +0000

[...] is light, so what better way to express that notion than with a lampshade made from old film stills of your most beloved moments. One of our fabulous Spring Greening finalists, designer Nidhi [...]

By: balu menon

balu menon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:53:35 +0000

Love the concept – the projected stills would be a delight to watch

By: balu menon

balu menon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:03:04 +0000

beauitful design

By: Anu Soni

Anu Soni — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:33:40 +0000

Wow,its really interesting……..something new….keep up the hard work..love it.

By: Nidhi Gupta

Nidhi Gupta — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:01:30 +0000

Fingers Crossed !!

By: macrumpton

macrumpton — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:31:42 +0000

I made a bunch of these in 1984 out of discarded 35mm motion picture footage. Mine were sewn together in a spiral cylinder using a sewing machine, and I used 3 dowels wired to the cylinder for legs. I also made some similar ones out of strips of watercolor paintings that I was throwing away.

By: niccolom

niccolom — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:52:52 +0000

Hmmm… Looks like the first book I would recommend that such avid voters read along side this lamp might be “The Prince”. It is near and dear to my heart and apparently to some hear as well.

By: Nidhi Gupta

Nidhi Gupta — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:52:17 +0000

@ Vultic: My intensions was never to defend. It was just my personal expression… as like everyone else, the collection is close to my heart. I am a recent graduate, it feels great to see my work along with other twenty most inspirational ideas developed and projected in this contest. Hats off to them !!
Moreover, I agree with your words that majority of the voters might have little design knowledge and voted me based on many reasons.
I aplogise if ever my words sounded rude or disrespectful.
Thanks for your feedback.
Cheers !!

By: vultic

vultic — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:30:35 +0000

Nidhi, there is no need to try and defend your IDEA. Ideas are part of the design process and they drive development. The lamp simply IS what it IS and apparently from the voting lots and lots of individual persons, each voting on the “design” merits (one must agree that the majority of the voters have little design experience) or support and friendship, have seen what you have made and cast a vote for your IDEA. I personally don’t have any old film rolls lying around my house or large plexiglass cylinders to attach the film to either. I do have plenty of lights so I didn’t feel like another one would help my environmental footprint.

By: Nidhi Gupta

Nidhi Gupta — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:40:06 +0000

There is lot more to what is seen in this lamp. Its the IDEA that makes it worth. Not very complicated, took me just one day to make it ( Do it Yourself )but the thought of making a lamp from discarded film rolls in this shape and pattern gives a great satisfaction to my conscience.