Lament of the Forgotten
Category: Interior
This project began with a quiet emotion, the sadness I feel when walking through Montrose Park, a place behind my home that I’ve passed through every day for the past five years. I’ve witnessed the park’s full cycle: bloom, decay, and quiet renewal. What moves me most are the overlooked remains; the dead grass and dried weeds that still whisper stories of past beauty. Inspired by this, I created two light sculptures. The first is a cylindrical lamp, built through archival needlework using dead grass, its woven surface casting soft shadows that evoke fading memories of nature. The second is a lamp with weed directly attached to the lamp base, left raw and exposed, a more fragile and honest homage to the wild, forgotten edges of nature. These pieces are original in their use of delicate, perishable materials—materials not often celebrated in design, and their commitment to slow craft. The lamps challenge traditional ideas of luxury and permanence by celebrating fragility and memory. What makes this project last is not just its form, but its emotional presence. It invites people to see beauty in what’s been discarded and to reconnect with the quiet poetry of nature. These lamps are not mass-produced objects—they are love letters to the land, made to be cherished and remembered. Their glow will continue to tell a story: of care, stillness, and the overlooked wonders around us. It will last not just because of its craftsmanship, but because it invites love, through its sincerity and spirit.
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