Party poppers are superb additions to any kind of party. But what do you do with them afterwards?
Most people just throw them away, which might seem to be the only thing you can do with them. But someone has come up with a novel idea to turn them into a lighting feature.
And this is not just any lighting feature either. The designer Stuart Haygarth came up with the idea to create a light fitting that would commemorate the Millennium. The original idea meant collecting up as many party poppers that had been used on the night that 1999 turned into the year 2000. A thousand of these poppers were then used to create the original light, which certainly catches the eye as being something completely unusual!
This original light was then used to create two different types of lights. The first one was made from all different coloured poppers while the second was constructed merely from black ones. Needless to say this looks quite stunning and certainly provides a very different thing to do with used party poppers. Obviously they must be used to make it possible to use them for the light.
If you are thinking of buying one of these you should consider whether you have the budget to stretch to it. The designer has not indicated the price on his website – instead you have to contact them to get more information. This usually points to a high price, and given the unusual nature of the materials used in the light it is not hard to see why.
It just goes to show what you can do if you have a spot of recycling in mind. Could this be the first in a long line of innovative products made from recycled party poppers? It could be the case, especially if the designer who created it ends up using the idea and extending it to other items. The Millennium may have been the basis for the idea but it can be taken further in any direction if the ideas are there. After all, who would ever have guessed that party poppers could be used in such a strange way?
One final point – these chandeliers are available in an edition of just ten. So if you aren’t lucky enough to have the money to buy one now, perhaps it is something to aspire to at a later date?