Designer Upcycles Plastic Film Waste into Jellyfish-Like Lamps
By
Kaia Wang
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Designer Xuanhao Li transforms discarded polyethylene packaging into marine-inspired lighting through the Polycycle Illumination collection, creating jellyfish-shaped table lamps from industrial plastic waste.
Key quotes
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"The Polycycle Illumination collection repurposes disposable plastic film – a material that causes issues in recycling systems – into translucent, jellyfish-shaped table lamps."
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