{"id":1033,"date":"2011-05-19T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T19:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2015-09-03T23:48:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T23:48:19","slug":"rhapsody-lamp-recycles-hundreds-of-plastic-bottles-into-a-spectacular-display-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/rhapsody-lamp-recycles-hundreds-of-plastic-bottles-into-a-spectacular-display-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhapsody Lamp Recycles Hundreds of Plastic Bottles Into a Spectacular Display of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-695x417 wp-image-1034\" src=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody3-695x417.jpg\" alt=\"green lighting competition, green lamps, diy lamps, led lamps, diy lighting, green lighting, eco friendly lamps, energy efficient lamps, eco lamps, energy efficient lighting, recycled material lamps, green lighting designs, eco lighting designs, energy efficient lighting designs, Reta and Vana Howell, rhapsody lamp\" width=\"695\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To create their Rhapsody Lamp, sibling team <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/THISgallery\">Reta and Vana Howell <\/a>rescued a bounty of plastic materials from local businesses, friends and neighbors as the basis for their design. The plastics they collected were put through a special process that results in a glass-like appearance and feel. Depending on size, each light consists of 300 to 800 plastic bottles used in their entirety &#8212; the team made it a point to not return anything to the landfill. When the lamp is illuminated, the result is a truly enlightening display of modern and functional art, highlighting the importance of recycling, reducing and reusing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1033 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/rhapsody-lamp-recycles-hundreds-of-plastic-bottles-into-a-spectacular-display-of-light\/inhabrhapsody2-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"green lighting competition, green lamps, diy lamps, led lamps, diy lighting, green lighting, eco friendly lamps, energy efficient lamps, eco lamps, energy efficient lighting, recycled material lamps, green lighting designs, eco lighting designs, energy efficient lighting designs, Reta and Vana Howell, rhapsody lamp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody2-93x93.jpg 93w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody2-206x206.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/rhapsody-lamp-recycles-hundreds-of-plastic-bottles-into-a-spectacular-display-of-light\/inhabrhapsody1-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"green lighting competition, green lamps, diy lamps, led lamps, diy lighting, green lighting, eco friendly lamps, energy efficient lamps, eco lamps, energy efficient lighting, recycled material lamps, green lighting designs, eco lighting designs, energy efficient lighting designs, Reta and Vana Howell rhapsody lamp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody1-93x93.jpg 93w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody1-206x206.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/rhapsody-lamp-recycles-hundreds-of-plastic-bottles-into-a-spectacular-display-of-light\/inhabrhapsody3-jpg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"green lighting competition, green lamps, diy lamps, led lamps, diy lighting, green lighting, eco friendly lamps, energy efficient lamps, eco lamps, energy efficient lighting, recycled material lamps, green lighting designs, eco lighting designs, energy efficient lighting designs, Reta and Vana Howell, rhapsody lamp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody3-93x93.jpg 93w, https:\/\/inhabitat.com\/bright-ideas-competition\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2011\/05\/InhabRhapsody3-206x206.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To create their Rhapsody Lamp, sibling team Reta and Vana Howell rescued a bounty of plastic materials from local businesses, friends and neighbors as the basis for their design. The plastics they collected were put through a special process that results in a glass-like appearance and feel. 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