These Lamps Are Made Out Of Refurbished Cassettes

Cassette tapes floor lamp

Whether turning computer keyboards into a rocking horse or old electronics into futuristic coffee tables, outdated technology can be a handy material to reappropriate into decorative pieces and interior furnishings. Your standard compact cassette might not be of much use anymore, but people will always need a way to brighten an apartment. Which is why Cassette Is Not Dead’s idea to pair refurbished cassettes with lamps is so dazzling, as well as winning us all over by playing the nostalgia card too.

As a tribute to this old school format and to do its bit to help the earth from becoming one giant landfill, Cassette Is Not Dead turn old tapes into new lamps—and they come in a variety of designs:

You can get hold of a box lamp for your empty at-home office desk.

Or, if you’re cramped for space a small lamp might be optimal.

Those with minimal counter space can choose to hang their lights…

…or set them on floor stands.

The option to dole out cash to buy these lamps exists (and they're not cheap), but Cassette Is Not Dead’s barter philosophy is far more inviting. As their website shows, a free lamp will be sent your way if you provide the adequate numbers and types of tapes:

Based in Valencia, Spain the designers behind Cassette Is Not Dead seem genuinely eager to help the world by repurposing unused goods into useful art and decorations to brighten your day. Plus, you can turn that collection of dusty old tapes into something genuinely useful—it's time to say goodbye to them, you can do it.