If you think you’ve seen cool recycled functional items for the home, think again!

Heath Nash recycles scrap into beauty with his funky designs. Lightshades, light fittings, floor surfaces, candle holders and kitchen accessories all made from materials that would otherwise end up in landfill. Stunningly beautiful designs and his designs create employment opportunities at the same time. South African designer Heath Nash is a man on a mission. The graduate of the University of Cape Town is out to figure out what South Africa could look like or what design language could express a contemporary aesthetic of his country; his collection of lampshades and other handcrafted lifestyle products showcases his experiments with ‘craft techniques’ as a high end design tool.

“People are generally quite shocked that those things are made from rubbish, which I find really pleasing. That shows that I’m obviously doing it right and that’s exactly the point I am trying to make! It is possible to re-use this kind of plastic straight away and take it to a sophisticated level.”