Lamp-Tapestries Rooted in Basket-Weaving Traditions in Ghana

""We work intensively with the environment, the artisans, the architecture, and local materials to abstract our own language,""

""All of this applied to our language of plastic bottle reuse, developing a collection around the expressive power of local textiles.""

""Gurunsi opens the way to a typology that hasn't been seen in the market, one that works with both light and shadow. We float a large fabric in the air that projects shadows on the ceiling.""

Basket weaving anchors daily life and economies in northern Ghana, especially Bolgatanga, with deep Frafra and Gurunsi traditions. The PET Lamp project partners with local master artisans to integrate recycled PET bottles into traditional weaving techniques to produce contemporary hanging lamps. Each lamp places a PET bottle at its center to carry wiring and form part of the structure, allowing light to filter through the woven surface and cast textured shadows. The Gurunsi collection draws on rounded adobe-and-branch family compounds, translating their rhythmic construction into undulating forms and unique handcrafted variations.

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