Lamp A in felt and recycled material | Judith Byberg

Bioworks intend to re-discover an essential element of our culture, taking a step back in the attempt to break the negative trend of consumerism and waste. The most appropriate material for this was found to be felt, due both to its ancient origins and to the purity of the textile itself, and to the fact that its production does not involve any polluting industrial processes. I experimented with textures and languages, with different modes of utilisation, which will inevitably be transferred to the user, who will control the processes of self-construction, re-utilisation and re-cycling. Led lights, a new low-consumption luminous source, is a low heat light. This feature allowed me to break away of the usual pattern: base, stem, warm light source, lampshade, and to envisage new typologies: carpet-lamps, windbreak-lamps, tapestry-lamps. My concept was aimed at issues of ecology and self-production. The lamp consists of a simple frame which anyone can put together. In this case, the felt textile is the only part delivered, together with instructions on how to make the frame.