Flotsam and Jetsam with a remarkable twist
Contemplating the end of summer and remembering days spent walking in the surf along the beach, I wish that I had had the imagination to create the awe-inspiring designs of Stuart Haygarth turning massive amounts of trash, including clear plastic water bottles and sunglasses into startling light creations.
Stuart Haygarth conceived the idea while collecting debris washed up on the Kent Coastline. The light fitting is composed of debris washed up by the tide which when amassed in large quantities in clever arrangements, takes on a stunning visual effect.
The Tide Chandelier gets its name from its spherical shape, a reference to the moon, whose tidal pull creates the waves that wash up the debris. The mass of plastic objects hangs delicately from monofilament lines suspended from by a wooden 'platform'.
An interesting hobby or lucrative career!
Lynda Moule
Lynda Moule
posted by Light IQ @ Thursday, September 17, 2009 
