Participants
Each workshop is open to people of different ages and planned for around 8–12 participants, leaving room for demonstration and individual support.
Circular design · Community making
Crystal Vase Lamp Workshops
LayerLit Studio is developing a community-focused project that turns bought or saved crystal vases into lamps through hands-on making and circular design.
About the project
Sourcing, drilling, lighting.
The process begins with a crystal vase and follows its adaptation into a working lamp: drilling the glass, adding cabling and electrics, then fitting a 3D-printed lampshade head.
It is a practical study in circular design, showing how a decorative object can be extended into something useful, atmospheric, and newly made.
Workshop format
A practical two-hour session.
The plan is to run free community workshops across makerspaces around London and Slough. Each session introduces the vase-to-lamp process in a clear, hands-on format.
Duration
Each session lasts about 2 hours, moving from vase preparation to electrics, shade fitting, and light testing.
Venues
Each venue may host one or two workshops, depending on local demand, capacity, and available dates.
Tools
Suitable workshop space and relevant making tools are needed. 3D printers are optional depending on the venue.
Why this matters
Reuse as a shared creative skill.
- It uses a familiar decorative object as a starting point for material curiosity and practical learning.
- It makes circular design tangible through handling, adaptation, and creative reuse.
- It offers an accessible route into making for people who may not already see themselves as designers, artists, or fabricators.
- It creates a workshop model that can travel between makerspaces and community settings.
Current development
Makerspace context.
The project is currently being developed for an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants application. LayerLit Studio is exploring makerspaces and venue contexts where the workshop can be hosted safely and accessibly.
The right setting is practical and informal: a workspace with suitable making tools, with 3D printers optional depending on the venue.
About LayerLit Studio
Material, light, and reuse.
LayerLit Studio develops work across lighting, sculpture, material experimentation, and public learning. This project adapts that practice into a community workshop format.
Project visuals
Process and outcomes.
