Made with 100% repurposed materials, this lamp emanates a warm light from its upper bulb, while offering a cooler less luminous light from its projector lens. The lampshades lines mirror that of the slide projectors carousel, and the photograph on the pull chain adds an element of asymmetry and color to what would otherwise be more muted.

SLIDE PROJECTOR LAMP

Users have the option to turn on either bulb individually, or have both on at the same time as pictured. This piece is a perfect fit for living rooms and bedrooms.

Here’s an internal view of the Kodak Carousel slide projector. The interior was extremely corroded, which is only partially visible from in the bottom right corner but rendered the device broken. Although I could have restored this device with fresh wire fittings and resistors, I would have had to custom order or make plastic gears and other parts that crumbled at the touch. This lead me to choose another method at extending the lifespan of this electronic waste in a more sculptural form.

Here are some more parts I salvaged to make this lamp possible. I drilled into the steel frame of the projector in the center in order to wire the hollow metal rod that holds up the lampshade. This rod was then epoxied to the projectors interior to stay in place. For wiring, I removed the projector bulb and other existing electronic components. I then created a new circuit joining the two led bulbs to a single circuit with two separate switches. One on the pull chain at the bulb level and one on the back of the projectors body for the less intense light.