Coffee ground table lamps |
Spanish designer Raul Lauri created these lights with recycled coffee ground through a unique technique that recycle it into a composite solid material. This is an interesting way to gives a second life to coffee grounds, it’s 100% natural, biodegradable and renewable and are still conserving its color and texture !
++ More information at Raul Lauri website !
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This is a GREAT idea…wish I knew how to replicate it. I use Nespresso capsules for jewelry, and never know what to do with all the coffee grounds I have to clean out of them!!!
Absolutely genius and amazing! Great share.
i wonder if it would smell like coffee…….
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[...] Using a patented process that utilizes a special binder and the correct amount of heat and pressure, Raul Lauri has created “decafé”, a new material made from coffee grounds. The resulting products are lampshades that are not only functional, but preserve the color and texture of the coffee. From Raul’s site (translated): Raul Lauri reflects on everyday debris of everyday life and seek new forms of exploitation. In this case, chose coffee as a product near known and consumed worldwide, given that the latter is traded commodity in the world. In addition, coffee is a carrier of experiences happening every day — thousands of stories over a cup of coffee, then why get rid of a product as valuable if we can harness their emotional bonds? [via Recyclart] [...]
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Coffee grounds are a very plentiful material in urban citiies. This is a great demonstration application. I am very interested in using this material as structural panels in a coffee roaster I am working on. Contact me if interested
I used to make jewelery years ago by mixing dry peat moss or potting with carpenters glue to make a “clay”that air dried solid. I imagine you could do the same with coffee grounds.