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Lamps made of duckweed
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nlImages, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A row of cylindrical lamps on thin legs, from dark brown to pale speckled white, each glowing differentlyPhoto: Saniya ChandMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- One pale lamp of pressed speckled material, glowing on thin metal legs against dark clothPhoto: Saniya ChandMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Diagram of four steps: duckweed grows fast, mats block sunlight, harvested and bound, more biomass gives less lightImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Nitzan Toren, press kit 2709
- Slide 4
- Three lamps glowing on legs, one almost opaque and dark, one pale, one amberPhoto: Saniya ChandMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- Five rough cylindrical lamps of different heights on a pale backdrop, two of them litPhoto: Saniya ChandMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Toverlantaarn, zwart verlaktFrame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record