A new spin on old washing machine parts

When it comes to taking something old and making it new again, taking the less complicated route often yields the most dramatic results. Take, for instance, the work of Dutch-born, Helsinki-based product designer/photographer Willem Heeffer. His new collection of “clean conscience” Drum Lamps are still very much old washing machine drums — no amount of overwrought upcycling magic can completely obscure that fact. Instead of distorting and concealing his source material to make it completely unrecognizable, Heeffer simply employs powder coating with a matching fabric braided electricity cable and voila — a washing machine drum lamp is born.