Prototype for an LED pendant light using a Starbucks Frappuccino bottle. I think a cluster of these will be nice.

My friend Mark Maček, a talented designer and craftsman of fine furniture, invited me to show my lights in his shop during the East Austin Studio Tour last November.

Volume 21 of MAKE hits newsstands today, and look what’s on page 20…

This is the one that got Styrolight going. The primary material is the styrofoam packing pieces from Apple laptop shipping boxes. An aluminum frame on top holds the 16 sockets, each with a 5W dimmable compact fluorescent bulb. Commissioned by Action Figure for one of their edit suites.

4×4 chandelier | approx. 36″ x 12″ x 36″ | styrofoam, aluminum, CFL bulbs

Styrolight pendant lamp | approx. 9″ x 12″ x 9″ | styrofoam, aluminum, CFL bulb | $150.
15ft. cord with inline switch and ceiling hanger

Styrolight table lamp | approx. 9″ x 27″ x 9″ | styrofoam, aluminum, Ikea lamp base, CFL bulb | $175.

Styrolight 1×2 chandelier | approx. 18″ x 12″ x 9″ | styrofoam, aluminum, CFL bulbs

Styrolight 1×3 chandelier | approx. 27″ x 12″ x 9″ | styrofoam, aluminum, CFL bulbs | $475.

Styrolight 2×2 chandelier | approx. 18″ x 12″ x 18″ | styrofoam, aluminum, CFL bulbs | $595.