Now that film is almost obsolete, you’re probably wondering what to do with that beautiful old Minolta taking up precious space in your desk drawer. Well, have you ever considered building furniture out of it? This crew of crafty Chinese designers has.
Y Studio prides itself on turning found objects into useful tools and that’s exactly what they’ve done with their Reborn collection. Using old camera bodies, lenses, and flashes, they’ve built entirely unique and totally sleek lamps for any part of the house. They’re conversation starters for sure, but they also just look like great lamps. After all, cameras are the ultimate manipulators of light, aren’t they? [designboom]