Light Beam- From plastic waste to a new life product. Exploring the technique of extruded beam.
The presentation will be focused on explaining the process of making the lamp, going through different shapes, types of plastic, finishing and different colors and textures.
Introduce Precious Plastic original and my time in version 4 developing the light beam. Compare the process there with the new mold. Finishing with the improvements and future applications.
Tom Rider
Freelance maker, Precious plastic machine builder at OPO'Lab.
Nicol Tonello
Product and furniture designer specialized on making Furniture and Jewelry with recycled plastic.
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What inspired you to make this project?
As designers and makers we have a big responsibility, we choose what to create and put out in this world, so by working with recycled plastic I feel I contribute to create something valuable and respectful towards the environment. In addition to the incredible community that has been created behind this project, starting with the Precious Plastic original team. What kept me motivated to go deeper in this project was indeed the creative and positive environment they created and feeling part of something bigger and precious.
What are some of the challenges you have encountered and how did you address them?
Recycled plastic is not perfect, especially with the semi-industrial machines (In my case I’ve been using the extrusion machine) we have available, which from one side are more accessible to small workspaces and easy to reproduce, but on the other hand, the final product sometimes doesn’t come out as nice and shining as you expected.
Hence, the necessity of creating a more professional mould that will reproduce a beam as accurately as possible. Easy to say…
To come to the result I’ve reached today, there were many different experiments, including different moulds, exploring the correct shape and final texture, but also there was teamwork behind it, with many skillful people who believed in the project and contributed to the final result.