thursday thought by tuiss :: Anyone can upcycle

This is fabulous, the ‘What Watt’ by Tim Fishlock. It took 1243 spent incandescent light bulbs to create a very nice chandelier indeed.

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Making a chandelier is upcycling on quite a grand scale, but anybody can do it, and here’s the proof.

Faced with a snowy drive that we needed to clear but only a narrow shovel to hand we needed to make a wider tool. We had a bit of old plywood but what to use for the handle? Aha, one Christmas tree stalk later and a few nails and we were there!

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Have you upcycled recently? We’d love to hear about it.

tuiss Love :: Designer lighting

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These lights from the Caroline McGrath website touch all three of the tuiss touchstones with their design details, affordability and kindness to the environment.

Which is your favourite? I’m drawn to the Flair but love the shape of the aptly named Calm Drop.

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A warm light emanates from Flair’s balanced, quiet form. The outer petals touch lightly, each supporting the others to form a light canopy, delicately holding still. In this paper option, the designers tried to use as little material and energy as possible, while making the Flair Lampshade tranquil and gentle.

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This intriguing and striking design has been developed by interiors company One Foot Taller in collaboration with textile designer Genevieve Bennett. The paper option gives soft, distinct silhouettes and creates fine shadows around the shade. Produced from high quality recycled paper.

Calm Drop Lampshade in Organic Cotton

The Calm Drop Lampshade is a soothing, gentle design that diffuses the light in a living space or bedroom. In groups, it can produce an exciting centrepiece - perhaps over a dining table. The Calm Drop Lampshade is made from organic cotton and uses minimal energy to produce. Quite simply beautiful.

tuiss Love :: Crystal salt lamp

I have never seen one of these before, but how beautiful. This salt lamp is available from Natural Collection and is handcrafted from the crystalline salt of the Northern Punjab mountains.

The mineral lamp freshens the air around it by neutralising the positively charged ions present in stale air. This can help people with asthma, allergies as well as promoting better sleep. As if that wasn’t enough the lamp can also work to combat lethargy in a similar way to fresh, salty sea air.

For more information see this blog post at Natural Cures.

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