It’s not often (like never) that you find this combo of art, home decor, street memorabilia and evidence of a crime. Empty spray paint cans originally used to create street art (graffiti) on, and around, the streets and walls of Los Angeles are now being transformed into useful and unique lamps by graffiti artist Dash 2000 Fidel.
Each lamp is said to be “trackable” to the specific art work that it was used to create, providing each lamp’s provenance and forming a connection with art and artist. The DK series (top pic) features original, upcycled, spray cans in all their paint-drip imbued glory. The DS1 and DS2 series of designs (directly above) feature works deemed the ‘best’ of L.A. in a hand designed collage. The design is directly applied to each can, using an artisan technique, with no application of stickers or paper prints. All lamps guaranteed for life, all electrical connections grounded and sealed via grommet.
$65 to $85 @ dash2000.com
via: recyclart.org
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What a great concept. Should appeal to graffiti enthusiasts as well as those that care about recycling/renewing for the good of the environment.
lot of work went into these i tells ya, hope yall enjoy
have a look at the backend site for one in the series
http://www.dash2000.com/lamp/3308.html
Its a very good concept.More of such lamp designs has to come which uses recyclable materials.So that ultimately we can save lot of energy.