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Eyeglass Lens Chandelier

Sean @ MAKE points us to this recycled eyeglass lens chandelier by Stuart Haygarth. Great salvage idea, keeping unwanted things out of the landfill!

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Posted by: Blackbird on January 15, 2010 at 9:32 AM

Beautiful- but wouldn't the old prescription glasses be put to better use by donating them? I give my old prescription eyeglasses to my optometrist's office, and they send them to eye doctors who work in impoverished countries where people receive little eye care and cannot afford glasses.

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Posted by: Becky Stern on January 15, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Sure, but what if one of the lenses or the frames are broken? I think there're enough discarded glasses to make both!

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Posted by: threadeater on January 15, 2010 at 2:37 PM

I believe it's the frames that are re-used and the lenses are changed according to the needs of the individual.

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