Sarah Turner
Sarah Turner is an eco artist & designer making beautiful lighting & works of art from waste plastic bottles. After graduating Nottingham Trent University in 2008 with a degree in Furniture and Product Design, she set up her design business. With designing and making products from waste materials always being a passion, she quickly became obsessed with collecting and creatively reusing waste plastic bottles. She now has a range of lighting which are sold in shops, galleries and of course online and she also does one off projects and commissions.
All the bottles are collected locally from cafes and households to be reincarnated into a new life. These bottles are then cleaned and sandblasted to turn the plastic from being transparent to opaque. The bottles are then dyed the gorgeous, vibrant colours. Then with some intricate, highly skilled cutting and sculpting the bottles are completely transformed into these stunning high end products and it’s almost impossible to tell what they originated from.
Sarah’s designs prove that, "just because a product is made from rubbish it doesn’t mean it needs to look like it does!" Sarah thrives on the challenge of creating a beautiful product from waste materials. She analyses the natural properties and features of the waste material and takes advantage of them, using them in a new and different way.
Some past projects Sarah had completed include lighting for the Coca Cola hospitality centre at the Olympic Park, a sculpture for an advertising campaign for SodaStream and a life-sized plastic bottle family for Light Night Nottingham.
English. Based in London, UK.
Available Works: Coming Soon
Nova
SCULPTURE
Artist: Sarah Turner
Sculpture Dimensions: 4’ Diameter
Materials: Melted Plastic Bottles
About: Nova is Sarah's latest design made from hundreds of melted waste plastic bottles. The plastic bottles are sandblasted to make some areas of the bottle opaque, then they are hand cut and melted to give the gorgeous look. Sarah is very proud of the new melting technique she has developed saying, "I love the new look, most people think the light is actually made from glass and only on closer inspection do they realise it's plastic bottles." The chandelier is named as it resembles a star exploding like a Supernova! This design is made to order and can be made in various styles and any colour. The photographed chandelier is 1.2 metres in diameter and uses 250 waste plastic bottles.
Ella
SCULPTURE
Artist: Sarah Turner
Sculpture Dimensions: 28” Diameter
Materials: Collected Plastic Bottles
About: Ella is hand made from the ends of different sized plastic drinks bottles. The light was initially nicknamed ‘Ella’ when it was being made as it resembled an umbrella... but the nickname stuck! The ends of each plastic bottle are cut off simply with a pair of scissors. Don't worry, the rest of the bottle doesn't go to waste, they are all used in other designs Sarah makes. The bottle ends are then sandblasted to turn them white then skilfully pieced together by hand gradually building the gorgeous round shape.
Cola 30
SCULPTURE
Artist: Sarah Turner
Sculpture Dimensions: 1’9” Diameter
Materials: Collected Plastic
About: The Cola 30 is a stunning ceiling light handmade from of course 30 waste plastic bottles. Nine Cola 30s were recently bought by Coca Cola and were used in their hospitality centre at the Olympic Park! The bottles are collected, cleaned and sandblasted to turn the plastic opaque. The bottles are then dyed vibrant colours. With some intricate sculpting the bottles are transformed into these lights. Each bottle is attached to a polypropylene base and secured with their own bottle top. The standard colours are: Pink, Yellow, Turquoise, Purple, Orange, Green, White, Pale Blue. However, let us know if you want a different colour and it can be made at no extra charge. Please note that the colour may fade over time if placed in direct sunlight.
Cola 10
SCULPTURE
Artist: Sarah Turner
Sculpture Dimensions: 1’2” Diameter
Materials: Collected Plastic
About: Considered to be her signature piece the Cola 10 reuses 10 Coca Cola bottles. he bottles are collected, cleaned and sandblasted to turn the plastic opaque. The bottles are then dyed vibrant colours. With some intricate sculpting the bottles are transformed into these lights. Each bottle is attached to a polypropylene base and secured with their own bottle top. The standard colours are: Pink, Yellow, Turquoise, Purple, Orange, Green, White, Pale Blue. However, let us know if you want a different colour and it can be made at no extra charge. Please note that the colour may fade over time if placed in direct sunlight.
For purchasing, high resolution images or other details, please contact sarah@sarahturner.co.uk
To learn more, please visit www.SarahTurner.com