“Frozen Trees” Made of 1000s of Ikea Plastic Bag Dispensers Light Up Lisbon

These amazing "Frozen Trees" made up of thousands of <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80010222/">IKEA plastic bag dispensers</a> were originally designed as a Christmas installation for the D. Pedro IV square in Lisbon, Portugal. <a href="http://www.likearchitects.com/">LIKE Architects</a> turned the ordinary objects made of recyclable polypropylene plastic into 30 ethereal, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light">LED-illuminated street lights</a>, transforming downtown Lisbon into a veritable fantasy land in the process.

LIKE Architects converted 2400 IKEA plastic bag dispensers into a towering light exhibition

Originally designed to light up D. Petdro IV Square in Lisbon, Portugal last Christmas, Frozen Trees is seeking a new home

The plastic pieces were connected to a wire frame

And the white monochromatic LED lights were attached to triangular rings

The modular structure was put together in the designer's studio

The designers transported the already constructed pieces to the square and secured them to the ground

There are 30 trees in total

Each tree is 3.6 meters tall

The structures come in three different diameters

An ordinary object is transformed into ethereal street lights! How cool is that?

The plastic pieces are fully recyclable

Since the exhibit packs up and down in a jiffy, it has virtually no environmental impact.

LIKE Architects is currently seeking a new home for this wondrous fantasyland.