New Purpose for a Classic Toy
As a kid, I had hours of fun swooshing star fighters and defending forest moons with my Star Wars toys. Along with the Millennium Falcon (of course), the Ewok Village Playset was always one of my favorites.
When my son was done playing with it and my hopes of funding his college education by selling it to a discerning collector were dashed (seriously, check eBay’s prices for “not in box” 80s toys – they’re depressing) I figured giving it new life as a desk lamp was a way to keep on enjoying it.
Check out the pics below to see how this project progressed from “that would make a sick lamp!” to “That IS a sick lamp!”
Ewok Village Lamp: concept sketch
Ewok Village Lamp: pilot hole
Ewok Village Lamp: circle hole complete
Ewok Village Lamp: fixture and holder
Ewok Village Lamp: ready to install fixture
Ewok Village Lamp: fixture installed
Ewok Village Lamp: cleaning out top cover
Ewok Village Lamp: balance test
Ewok Village Lamp: lighting test
Ewok Village Lamp: deciding which walkways to use
Ewok Village Lamp: deciding where the railings go
Ewok Village Lamp: securing the top cover
Ewok Village Lamp: completed lamp
Ewok Village Lamp: close-up
Ewok Village Lamp: close-up
Ewok Village Lamp: there was a lot of waste from trial and error and miscuts
Ewok Village Lamp: tools of the trade and tons of parts/inspiration for future projects
See more functional art made from found objects here.