DIY: Creating a Light Fixture Out of Handmade Korean Paper (Hanji)
I have long been smitten with hanji, Korean handmade paper that has an endless variety of uses. In Korea it lines walls in traditional (and modern) homes and is layered to create boxes and other items. But in an instant DIY (do it yourself, you know, what we used to call being “handy”) moment, I whipped up a hallway light out of my stash of hanji.
The light fixture is clearly out of the 1970s and not in a good way. The lucite jewels and beads could look good in other applications but they need to go. So I quickly removed them, measured a piece of bright orange hanji, and wedged it between the base of the fixture and the wall. Done. The Fig Garden Project has one more to-do knocked off the list.
And if you are wondering about those lucite beads, it’s too late: I gave them to a very talented local couture jewelry artist who unequivocally deserves them.
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The DIY light fixture before
The DIY light fixture during
The DIY light fixture after, with hanji
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Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event.
His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine.
Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
