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lamps, vases and objects made from recycled aluminum – jahara studios

The Alternative Consumer

in Lifestyle on 28 January 2012, 09:10

lamps, vases and objects made from recycled aluminum – jahara studios’

Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara creates much of his work from recycled materials. Brunno’s Batucada Collection of trays, lamps and vases is created from 100% recycled aluminum. Brazil recycles over 90% of its aluminum, primarily due to the proliferation of ‘catadores’ – a culture of people who survive  on the money earned from picking through the country’s landfills and reselling what they find. Though the objects share common shapes, each piece in the collection... Continue reading »

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