Sardine tin lamps for Pilar Garcia
Design and production consultancy
Education and research
Lamps and light fittings
Printing
Metal, Acrylic, Plastics and resins
The project
As part of her Fine Arts doctorate, Pilar Garcia was researching how manufacturing processes could give used objects a new life. In this context, Archicercle advised her on making small lamps from sardine tins and opal acrylic.
The collaboration focused on advice to help realise the lamps as part of her research into reuse. The starting point was an everyday object that appeared to have served its purpose once used: a sardine tin.
The pieces combined reused tins with opal acrylic. The documented components have oval outlines, with a metal piece and several white or translucent pieces of a similar shape. This combination turned the used container into a new lighting object.
The proposed next stage was to incorporate acetate sheets printed in black to explore lighting effects. This finish was presented as a later development; the documented stage covers the pieces before that final outcome.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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