lamps made from recycled spray paint cans by matias pigni weaselwrks from usa

it all started as an experiment in art. i was curious about what art
was and where the lines are drawn. i had the idea to buy some blank
skateboards and i tried some abstract paintings on them. none of them
satisfied me and i kept sanding them back to blank and re trying
(that’s the beauty of working on wood, you can always sand it back to
the original). naturally i ended up with an excess of empty spray
paint canisters, and no idea what to do with them. always being
resourceful and not wanting to waste anything, i wanted to do
something meaningful with them. revelation came when one of my shop
lights broke and i was left with the socket and the clamp, but no
tulip. i looked around and saw the canisters, piled on a corner, and
wondered... how difficult could it be? the end result pleased me so
much that i immediately started sending the photos of the new lamp to
my friends, and the more i sent, the more they would tell me that they
also wanted one. next thing I know I am hacking away old lamps and
creating new ones that overflow with character, making candle holders
from branches found at a farm and making tables from left over
construction material. the more i made, the more i enjoyed the
process. and here we are today, with the end result: www.weaselwrks.com