I recall someone saying the sole purpose of a designer is to make use of something, preferably with a pleasing aesthetic, that serves a function which has never existed before. When I came across Stuart Haygarth, I immediately felt he well-deserved that title. Utilizing discarded prescription glasses, Stuart creates luminous chandelier, all the while recycling and “giving banal and overlooked objects a new significance”.
“Spectactle” is assembled from 1000 pairs of discarded prescription glasses and “Optical” is assembled from over 4500 prescription spectacle lenses. Haygarth believes that “an interesting analogous line is drawn between their old and new purposes.”
To find more of his work go to www.StuartHaygarth.com
