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BRC Designs’ Wingin’ It LED Floor Lamp is Made From Recycled Piano Keys

Helen Morgan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:30:58 +0000

BRC Designs has a knack for creating furniture from recycled materials – and the studio’s latest project is a lamp made almost entirely from repurposed piano keys! The Wingin’ It Floor Lamp is made from an assortment of wood pieces salvaged from a dusty piano keyboard. The lamp is held together using nuts and bolts, and it lights up with 15 LED bulbs that consume less energy than a single 70 watt incandescent.

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Barbara Franc Transforms Recycled Objects Into Amazing Animal Sculptures

Helen Morgan — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:47:34 +0000

Artist Barbara Franc transforms recycled materials and bits of wire into elaborate sculptures of living creatures from every branch of the animal kingdom. Her three-dimensional works range from a woodpeckers and kingfishers to horses, fish, and dogs. Each recycled work of art is a one-off that calls attention to found objects while incorporating them into a greater whole.

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