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The Swarf lamp is made from turning recycled aluminum plates to create the conical ceiling mount. Despite its initially high levels of embodied energy, aluminum is a common metal and is infinitely recyclable. The Swarf lamp makes no use of adhesives and few fasteners, making disassembly easy for repair or recycling. Swarf uses many off-the-shelf components to reduce resources associated with new tooling. For example, the lamp uses a standard E26 screw base for the lamps and bicycle spokes for lugs for securing the diffuser. The Swarf lamp also conserves high-grade operational energy as it comes with either a compact fluorescent or LED bulb. The most unique green aspect of this design is in its manufacture. Here, through the careful control of spindle speeds and tool feed rates, the production of the ceiling mount produces continuous ribbons of turnings, otherwise known as "swarf". This material is used to create the lamp's beautiful and delicate spherical diffuser, almost completely eliminating any waste material. Awards
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