Tokyo-based design studio We+ has released a portable table lamp made from a material that it has developed, which contains rubble and debris from building sites.
The lamp's name, Remli, comes from a combination of the words 'remains' and 'light', in reference to a previous project by We+, named Remains, in which it pioneered the material.
Remli contains lumps of waste glass, ceramics and concrete
The studio used Remains to manufacture a table lamp that sports the material's gritty texture. According to the brand, Remains has a tactile finish that is similar to concrete, but warmer and earthier.
"Remli is made with a technology that We+ developed that allows for the recycling of hardly recyclable waste that goes to create a composite material," said We+. "Remli reimagines waste materials from Tokyo as new vernacular materials." The lamp has a gritty surface texture
The studio visited construction sites throughout Tokyo to select and collect rubble and debris based on its reusability and recyclability.
These waste materials were then ground into a powder, with the molten glass acting as a binder.
"We picked up several types of waste such as glass, ceramics, concrete and debris that are challenging to sort by material type," We+ told Dezeen.
"These materials are further milled, crushed, mixed with soil and applied to the surface of the product."
Remli is made from Remains, a material developed by We+
The lamp has a gently tapered, stur...