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Reusing Glass Bottles to Make Lamps: UTREM LUX by Degross Design

09.26.12

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Reusing Glass Bottles to Make Lamps: UTREM LUX by Degross Design

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UTREM LUX is the name of a sustainable design project by Degross Design & Innovation that takes old glass bottles and reuses them to make lamps.

The bottles, which had been discarded behind their studio have been individually handcrafted into something entirely new. They even used wood offcuts given to them by our next-door neighbors W. Hanson wood merchants and used them in the designs as well.

UTREM LUX was presented at Designersblock during the London Design Festival.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk, is a Jersey girl living the laid back life in SoCal. She dreams about architectural jewelry + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, and drawing.

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ArtsyDesigny on 10.03.2012 at 12:39 PM

Just think of the old stuff we can turn into lamps. Ashtrays, mugs, toilets.

These are great and could be an awesome project for myself. Thanks for the post!

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Chris on 10.20.2012 at 14:25 PM

Match the mission of the shade with the bulb – get some LED’s

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Hughesy on 07.23.2018 at 08:26 AM

What lamp holder fittings do you use for these? B22?

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