The White Sole Lampshade.

A Life that Follows.

This skin is the white, pale belly of a Sole that faces the seabed below. Here, twelve sole skins are sewn in groups of three, each group cut and composed to fit one of the pyramid's four faces precisely. The panels are then individually rehydrated and laid over each face, a coating of fish glue binding them into shape as they dry.

The rim is finished with fish bones - structural and symbolic in equal measure. The bones and glue working together to give the shade the strength to hold its form, while honouring the whole-use ethos at the heart of the project. Nothing introduced that the fish did not already carry.

The shade attaches to its base through a 3D printed notch, designed to sit discreetly within the form. It is fully removable... making the lampshade, 100% fish.

Beautiful,

Delicate,

100% Fish.

Isinglass [fish glue]

ˈʌɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs

Isinglass is a particularly pure form of gelatine derived from the dried swim bladders of fish. As an adhesive, it has been trusted for centuries in bookbinding and fine woodwork: strong, flexible, and entirely natural.

Here, it returns to its origins - the fish and it’s bones, once again, holding itself together.

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