San Francisco - October 09, 2009

Pick of the Litter

Reuse Lighting by Kevin Randolph

MacGyver (shaking his head): I need light to dismantle this bomb. But all I’ve got is a cow bone, an old bed frame, and a filament bulb.

Pete Thornton: You need to step up your game, Mac.

M: What do you mean, boss?

P: There’s a new man in town. Code name: Reuse Lighting. He scours the streets for cast-offs like magnifying glasses, shaving mirrors, and industrial flooring — then reworks them into light fixtures.

M: Sounds like a gumshoe.

P: Nope. They’re sold in stores like Paxton Gate and Perish Trust, and he concocts custom orders from his secret headquarters.

M: He couldn’t turn this pile of garbage into art.

P: Well, he made his first lamp when he was 12 in shop class with an old curtain. Plus, his work illuminates restaurants like Flour + Water and Bar Crudo.

M: Sheese. Guess I’ve been out-Macgyvered.

Reuse Lighting (415-425-1053 or kevinrandolph.wordpress.com/2009). Reuse Lighting will be featured in a trunk show, presented by Geremia Design, tonight at Collect Gallery, 465 Ninth Street, at Washington Street, Oakland (415-345-9885 or collectgallery.com).

Photo: Courtesy of Reuse Lighting

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