Wood Offcuts Lamp
This project explores the potential of materials often overlooked. Wood offcuts, commonly discarded in workshops, become the foundation for a desk lamp, a functional object born from recovery, intuition, and hands-on making. The process is intentionally unplanned and responsive, allowing the natural irregularities of the recovered wood to shape the final form. The result is a lamp that is uneven yet compelling, revealing the history and character of its materials.
Functionality is paired with simplicity: the lamp’s upper surface opens and closes according to the user’s needs, modulating light while celebrating the tactility of wood. Every component is produced with a mindful economy of labor, combining basic craftsmanship with thoughtful design.
Through this work, the everyday act of making becomes an encounter with care, sustainability, and the quiet beauty embedded in overlooked materials.
Year produced: 2011.
Material: Wood off cuts.
Dimensions: 400 x 150 x 350 mm (width x depth x height).
Photo credits: Jose Gomez.
© Constantinos Economides 2004 - 2025.
