SHADE-001

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jsboden

Product Design Studdent, Currently On placement. Interested in Music, Mechanics and Products.

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Readymade Cost

£98.8

Upcycled Materials

Metal

Food Cans (Lg)

SHADE-001 is a reused lampshade made from large food cans. It has an industrial aesthetic. It could also be adopted to form a ceiling light or standing lamp.

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Clean any glue and dirt from the outside of the cans using brasso or paint thinners.

Cut down the side of the tin using tin snips. At this point you may want to use safety gloves to prevent cuts and afford better grip.

Sand away any sharp edges on the outside and the newly cut sides of the can using emery paper

Twist the can around itself and bend it in to shape, use a c-clamp to hold it in place.

After marking where to drill using the marker pen, drill 4mm holes to rivet the can together.

Now using the rivet gun and the pop rivets, fix the can together (I used 4mm rivets)

Repeat the clamping and drilling process, this time to attach the two cans together, and as before
pop rivet this.

This time use the 8mm drill bit and drill the holes for the lamp attachment.

Now bend the lamp attachment in to place and around itself to secure it.

Once finished, mask off the outside of the lamp with masking tape and newspaper and spray the inside of the SHADE-001 with satin finish spray paint, make sure to use in a well ventilated area.

Once the paint has dried attach the SHADE-001 to the light fitting of your choice and use to create interesting lighting within your house.

Materials and Equipment List

safety gloves, 2 c-clamps, electric hand drill, 4mm and 8mm drill bit, rivet gun and 4mm pop rivets, tin snips, satin finish spray paint, 2 large tin cans, part of a lamp shade. A marker pen, ruler, masking tape, newspaper, brasso/thinners, a cloth/old duster, emery paper,

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Comments (7)

byBen Swain

June 21, 2012

Love it

This is well up my street, nicely made.
It would be quite cool to maybe try and keep the labels intact....like a Campbells soup lamp, or Heinz Beans...but only if they were like the original kinda vintage labels

byRenouf28

November 17, 2011

Review

Really interesting and clean light! It does not even look like a reused material, and Disperses the light dramatically!

bytanveerm

November 17, 2011

Clean design

I love the shape of the light. Nice curves, great use of materials and ended up with a really clean design with a good finish.

byHUNAH

November 17, 2011

nice bending

I quite like the form of lighting. Is this material really flexible?and cut easily? If yes, you can cut other different pattern on the metal sheet and bend it. ^^

byThomasJGlover

November 17, 2011

Fantastic use of material!!

Really liked this. The way that the light breaks out of the product is very atmospheric. The materials used give a high quality finish and it's hard to imagine that your final product came from just simple tin cans.

bys.p.wilsher

November 17, 2011

industrial feel

I think the industrial feel of the can works well with the exposed fixtures (the rivets) and creates an interesting overall form. Would possibly be nice to see a stand for the lamp that was also made from re-used materials.

bylouise lucas

November 17, 2011

Lovely living room light

I like the shape and simplicity of this design. It is simple, modernist and beautiful.

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