Posts by Mariska Nell
A Million Bottles Per Minute 1
TL;DR: A Million Bottles Per Minute 1 is a functional, multi-form furniture sculpture by upcycled-art specialist Mariska Nell, built entirely from single-use plastic water bottles to expose a staggering statistic: a million plastic bottles are sold globally every single minute, and fewer than half are ever recycled. 450mm x 900mm x 2000mm | Water bottles,…
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TL;DR: The original Coffee Addiction Lamp is where Mariska Nell’s signature upcycled style began. 380mm x 500mm | Wire frame, upcycled Nespresso capsules | Functional lamp The original Coffee Addiction Lamp is where Mariska Nell’s signature upcycled style began. After noticing the discarded orange aluminium capsule from her own coffee, Nell started collecting used…
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TL;DR: Every Drop Counts is an award-winning functional floor lamp by Mariska Nell, designed and donated for the Surge for Water Design, Dine and Make a Difference Gala. 1500mm x 400mm x 400mm | Aluminium coffee capsules, copper pipes, valves, steel | Functional floor lamp very Drop Counts is an award-winning functional floor…
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TL;DR: Lonely Whale is a wireframe sculpture by Mariska Nell covered entirely in fused single-use plastic straws, telling the true story of “52” the whale that calls at 52 Hertz, a frequency no other blue whale can hear, leaving it permanently unable to communicate with its species. 930mm x 600mm x 500mm | Wireframe, single-use…
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TL;DR: Useless Utensils is an award-winning jellyfish-shaped lamp by Mariska Nell, created in collaboration with UAE non-profit AZRAQ from over 30,000 single-use plastic utensils collected from F&B outlets and schools during a six-week campaign. 440mm x 400mm x 1400mm | Wire, single-use plastic utensils, fishing line, acrylic paint | Functional lamp Useless Utensils is…
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