Leaf Ball
Monochrome - Yellow - 40 cm diameter
Hundreds of hand-cut and creased recycled plastic leave shapes on handmade wire structure.
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.
Coulours available: white, red, pink, yellow, green
On stock: Yellow Leaf Ball
Size available: 40 cm diameter
Bottle Cap Ball
Small light made from wired together bottletops. Great in a bunch!
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Available in white, red, green, blue or multicolour
Sizes available: 14 cm diameter
Bottleform Ball
Multicolour - 50 cm diameter .. NEW: now also available in all-white!
Beautiful light object made from parts of various bottles (and even some whole bottles) on handmade wire structure.
Each one is different with somewhat varying colours.From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Colours available: multicolour and all-white
Sizes available: 50 cm diameter
A real conversation piece!
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Lilly Ball
White with white centre in each flower - 40 cm diameter
Made from 31 hand-cut and creased drinking yoghurt bottles, cut into funky flower shapes and attached together with wire components, by design studio Heath Nash.
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.
Colours available: white and can have red, yellow or white flower centres.
Sizes available: 40 cm diameter.
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Send enquiryMilkhandle Form Ball
Beautiful light object made from many handles from many 3 liter milk bottle handles cable tied & knotted together into this form.
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Colours available: white
Sizes available: 400 mm diameter
Send enquiryFlower Ball
Monochrome - White- Medium - 50 cm diameter
Single colour flower and butterfly shapes attached to handmade wire
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Colours available: white
Other sizes available:
Small - 40 cm diameter
Large - 60 cm diameter
Extra Large - 80 cm diameter
Send enquirySquid Light
Natural grass - 600 mm length
Beautifully woven grass lights, handmade by a rural women cooperation from Zimbabwe in cooperation with Heath Nash Studio. Use with an energy saving bulb and add a warm natural glow to your home. The squids look even better when swimming in groups.
Colour: natural grass on small wire frame (excl lightbulb).
Sizes available:
Small: 600 mm length
Medium: 800 mm length
The Squid Light (on the right) featured on VT Wonen Television 4 Sept 2016:
Bird Nest
White recycled metal and natural cane.
Spring is in the air with this beautiful and highly original Bird Nest Lamp by South African brand Abode. Designer Michelle Petrie creates fun, quirky yet functional homeware with a unique edge. All products are made locally using recycled mild steel and natural cane, a sustainable material.
All products are locally crafted by previously disadvantaged individuals or small businesses and manufactured using re-cycled and/or sustainable materials.
Size: 1.90 m h x 52 cm diameter nest
Also in our collection by Abode: Coffee Table and Organic Stool
Lite
Porky Hefer of Animal Farm has produced a range of fully recyclable lights called 'Lite'. The turned wooden bulbs in indigenous African hardwoods function as lampshades and house an eco friendly CFL bulb or LED light.
Can be hung from the ceiling in groups or individually. Can only use an energy saver bulb so it's lite on electricity. Is spun from wood rather than mass manufactured from steel, so it's lite on our environment.
Colour range: no stains are used, all the woods are their natural colour (there might be a light colour shift):
Obeche, Meranti, Mahogany, Kiaat, Walnut, Panga PangaAlso available: blackLite, whiteLite, and work Lite
Size 240 mm x 180 mm.
Featured in: VT Wonen magazine Nov 2011
Beautiful CANdeliers
Beautiful and original handmade chan .. eh candeliers by Magpie, a socially conscious art collective, founded in 1998 by designer Scott Hart and social entrepreneur Shane Petzer. It produces ornate light fittings, home décor and jewelry crafted from, among other things, recycled glass bottles, yoghurt containers, plastic, dog food cans, mosaic, bits of mirror, toys, charms and copper wire.
Magpie’s contribution to development is channeled through the “Rooi Doppies Project” where they provide technical support to community income generation projects, crafters and civil society endeavours that focus on critical social issues, such as HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, Recycling and Environmental concerns.
As well as funding the collection of recyclable material for their products they train crafters to produce their own waste based items. Rooi Doppies established a soup kitchen to feed the poor, runs an after school project which encourages children to do their own recycling and supports a craft manufacturing activity from which Magpie buy the output.Re-used cans, wire, beads and petals.
Available in various colours, each one is funky and unique.
Sizes approx 23- 25 cm h.Flower Ball
Multicolour - Medium - 50 cm diameter
Single colour flower and butterfly shapes attached to handmade wire
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Colours available: multi colour
Other sizes available:
Small - 40 cm diameter
Large - 60 cm diameter
Extra Large - 80 cm diameter
Send enquiryMagpie Bird Light
Beautiful and original handmade Magpie Bird light object by Magpie, the socially conscious art collective, founded in 1998 by designer Scott Hart and social entrepreneur Shane Petzer. It produces ornate light fittings, home décor and jewelry crafted from, among other things, recycled glass bottles, yoghurt containers, plastic, dog food cans, mosaic, bits of mirror, toys, charms and copper wire.
Magpie’s contribution to development is channeled through the “Rooi Doppies Project” where they provide technical support to community income generation projects, crafters and civil society endeavours that focus on critical social issues, such as HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, Recycling and Environmental concerns.
As well as funding the collection of recyclable material for their products they train crafters to produce their own waste based items. Rooi Doppies established a soup kitchen to feed the poor, runs an after school project which encourages children to do their own recycling and supports a craft manufacturing activity from which Magpie buy the output.In 2009 Two Magpie Regency Chandeliers were purchased by the interior decorator of president Obama and currently hang in the Obama family's private quarters of the White House.
Materials: recycled metal (cans of paint), copper wire, beads.The Bird lights are available in the following colours: naturally in black 'n white, and a range of contemporary colours, eg yellow, blue, green, red, white.
Size approx 42 cm l x 18 cm w x 22 cm h.
See our column on the colourful Magpie Collective in Oog voor Afrika magazine Nov 2015.
Below: Bird Lights in one of the rooms in the Karoo Art Hotel in Barrydale - designed by the Magpie Art Collective
Ampoule Couture
Highly original Ampoule Couture by the creative Magpie collective. Dress your ordinary LED in a stunning piece of haute couture!
Designed by Magpie, a socially conscious art collective, founded in 1998 by designer Scott Hart and social entrepreneur Shane Petzer. It produces ornate light fittings, home décor and jewelry crafted from, among other things, recycled glass bottles, yoghurt containers, plastic, dog food cans, mosaic, bits of mirror, toys, charms and copper wire.
Magpie’s contribution to development is channeled through the “Rooi Doppies Project” where they provide technical support to community income generation projects, crafters and civil society endeavours that focus on critical social issues, such as HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, Recycling and Environmental concerns.
As well as funding the collection of recyclable material for their products they train crafters to produce their own waste based items. Rooi Doppies established a soup kitchen to feed the poor, runs an after school project which encourages children to do their own recycling and supports a craft manufacturing activity from which Magpie buy the output.Copper wire, beads, charms, with or without petals.
Available in various colours, each one is funky and unique.
Sizes approx 23- 25 cm h.Mud Chandelier
Terracotta - Natural clay beads - 60 cm diameter
A beautiful terracotta chandelier composed of a myriad of hand crafted and unique beads made of clay from African soils and held together by a individually styled and hand made wire structure. A unique representation of African innovation, creativity and skillfull ingenuity.
Designed and produced by Mud Studio, based in the eastern Free State of South Africa, in collaboration with the community in an attempt to uplift its peoples and provide employment in their rural based studio. Mud’s elegant and earthy designs have won much international acclaim. Mud Studios are committed to creating only handmade ceramics. The high unemployment figures in the area, it gives a special opportunity to support the local community. More and more people can be trained for positions.
Colours available: natural (ivory) clay beads, anthracite clay beads
Sizes available:
Small: 60 cm diameter x 0.75 cm height
Medium: 76 cm diameter x 1.0 m height
Large: 90 cm diameter x 1.2 m height
Close up natural clay beads
Drum Lights - Heath Nash
Beautiful Drum lights handwoven from re-used strips of plastic on a metal frame.
Designed by Heath Nash - Cape Town, SA.
From the range Other People's Rubbish© by designer Heath Nash and his great team of dedicated and skilled craftspeople who make beautiful, valuable objects ... from other people's rubbish. The studio offers totally original, innovative and functional objects that bring feelings of warmth and realness into any space in which they are used. All products are 100% handmade, environmentally aware and conscientious, and they speak about the realities of contemporary South Africa on many levels.
While the value-added handwork and labour makes the products more costly to produce, we remain passionate and committed to recycling other people's rubbish© into beautiful things, and seek out clients who share our philosophy.Available in: Small (20 cm l), Medium (28 cm) or Large (34 cm).
Colour: white.
Nb the drums can also be placed on a metal stand as a table lamp - see picture. Available upon request.
Email us for more info!