Take a few PVC siren and connectors, an smoke-stack of aged soft drink bottles and a few pieces from the shelves of the hardware store electrical subdepartment and what do you have? That's right: The Ugly Duckling Lamp, a DIY light-stand that transcends its discard componentry to make a pleasing swan-necked fixture.
The lights, recognised by Hong Kong-based planner Kamric To, are even more clever one you obtain up close. The shades, for example, are chopped-down PET bottles (painted or not), but with the lids seperated to trip over the lightbulb-holder, the "shade" itself can screw on and off, precisely similar to the threaded locking-ring on a store-bought fixture. My preferred part, though, is the power-switch (of course). Tucked in to a T-section on the finish of the lamp's base, the power-switch is hold snugly in one side of the T, whilst the power-cable trails from the other. Neat.
This looks similar to the best tyro project, giving you Ikea-like results at even descend prices (although if you do not revisit the Swedish superstore, you'll skip out on the inexpensive hotdogs and meatballs, themselves necessary tyro fare).
Kamric To Ugly Duckling [Design Boom]
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