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Recycled Vinyl Record Lamps by GIN Art and DesignEver wonder what happens to all the old <a href="http://inhabitat.com/paul-cocksedge-recycles-vinyl-records-into-low-tech-music-amplifiers/">vinyl records</a> that don't make it into the thrift shops to be picked up by the audio-junkie/hipster minority who still spin them? Well, most of them just end up in the trash--no surprise there. But at least a few have found their way into the loving hands of Brooklyn-based Orlando Dominguez of <a href="http://ginartdesign.com/">GIN Art & Design</a>, for a second life brightening up the world--with light, this time, instead of music. These recycled record lamps made their debut during this year's New York Design Week at the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/icff">ICFF</a>.1
Recycled Vinyl Record Lamps by GIN Art and DesignThe vaguely Art Deco/moderne-looking lamps come in either black, red or a multicolor mixture of 45s.2
Recycled Vinyl Record Lamps by GIN Art and DesignThe lamps are a great example of post-consumer <a href="http://inhabitat.com/recycled-materials/">recycling</a> at its finest3
Recycled Vinyl Record Lamps by GIN Art and DesignWe asked if they came with 45s sorted not just by color, but by genre or artist instead (we'd love a dimly glowing stack of slow jams or Barry White, for instance).4
Recycled Vinyl Record Lamps by GIN Art and DesignThe answer was "not yet." But hopefully he'll consider it.5
