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When the First Unitarian Society of Madison, WI asked Fire Farm to create light fixtures for the new addition to their historic Frank Lloyd Wright Meeting House, they had an unusual request. Would the designers at Fire Farm please find a way to recycle the old copper roofing from the original building into the new fixtures?
Over 50 years old, and weathered to a soft green, the original roof tiles had character to spare. Turn them over though, and the beautiful warmth shown out like a new copper penny.
By carefully weaving strips of various widths together, Fire Farm was able to create a rich pattern of old and new, past and present. And, because no two combination of strips were repeated, every sconce’s pattern was unique.
Now light filters through small gaps in the weave, as well as framing the sconce in a warm glow. It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful and appropriate re-use of an on site material.
