Lucy Norman of Lula Dot is the designer behind these chandeliers made from old books.
Book recycling is often problematic; glue and low-grade paper used in book manufacturing make their recycling difficult.
So, Lucy got the idea and reinvent the term ‘light read’.
Discarded tomes were folded and hung around a ceiling light in a circular form.
Another great example of creative recycling.
(via: inhabitat)
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