Patrick Weder’s Cloud-Like Lamps Are Made from Hand-Formed Chicken Wire and Paper Pulp

Brooklyn-based designer <a href="http://www.patrickweder.com/light/index.html" target="_blank">Patrick Weder</a>’s beautiful new paper lamps, which are on display at <a href="http://inhabitat.com/icff/">ICFF</a> this week, are made from repurposed chicken coop wire and paper pulp, and they resemble delicate pieces of coral. Fitted with energy efficient <a href="http://inhabitat.com/steven-haulenbeeks-minimalist-apoc-led-lamp-is-inspired-by-traditional-craftsmanship/" target="_blank">LED bulbs</a>, the lamps give off a warm glow as light emits through the twisting form. When unlit, the lamps appear to be almost opaque, revealing the bones of the chicken wire only slightly. But when illuminated, the paper pulp material turns a warm and creamy hue, casting a comfortable and relaxing glow.

Each of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/pension-fur-produktes-recycled-paper-honey-lamp-glows-like-a-hive/" target="_blank">delicate lamps</a> is made from hand-formed chicken wire, with its hectagon pattern visible when the lamp is illuminated.

Inspired by materials like wire, paper and sand, Weder’s lamps take on an oceanic feel, appearing as coral from one angle and a blowfish from the other, while still retaining an amorphous cloud-like feeling.

The pieces for his ICFF booth featured both pendant and table lamps.

The oversized pendant has the mass like a chandelier, directing light every which way through out the scattered holes that cover the entire surface of the lamp. Weder has treated the table lamp as if it were a relic to be displayed, resting on a light wooden rectangular frame is if a prized or treasured possession.

When unlit, the lamps appear to be almost opaque, revealing the bones of the chicken wire only slightly. But when illuminated, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-pinecone-inspired-lamps-made-from-paper-pulp/" target="_blank">paper pulp material</a> turns a warm and creamy hue, casting a comfortable and relaxing glow.

Weder’s lamps were appropriately paired with calico’s hand-marbled wallpapers, whose designs are inspired by Japanese and Turkish designs.