Upcycled plastic bottle creations by Veronika Richterová

Light made of upcycled plastic bottles by Veronika Richterová

Veronika Richterová is a Czech artist and aficionado when it comes to upcycled plastic bottles. Using heat and various methods of technological processing, she has created curious translucent ephemeral sculptures, lighting and installation from recycled plastic PET bottles. Her exhibition A Tribute to PET Bottles is a documented collection of over 3,000 PET bottles from 76 countries around the world, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Pictured above – Lollobion.

Butterfly sculptures made of upcycled plastic bottles

 Morpho Butterflies

Lamp lights made of upcycled PET plastic bottles by Veronika Richterová

PET lamps

Veronika Richterova Cactai made from Upcycled PET Bottles

 Cactus Collection

Chandelier made from upcycled plastic bottles by Veronika Richterova

Chandelier Czech Crystal

Roses made from upcycled PET bottles

Roses

Veronika-Richterova-Upcycled-PET-Bottles

 Carmen

Veronika-Richterova-Upcycled-PET-Bottles

Palm Island

Lighting made from upcycled plastic bottles by Veronika Richterova

Chandelier I

Sculpture made from upcycled PET bottles

Mushrooms

Photos by Michal Cihlář

Author: Antonia Edwards

Antonia is the founding editor of Upcyclist. Based in the UK, she is the author of two books: 'Upcyclist: Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors' (Prestel 2015) and 'Renovate Innovate: Reclaimed and Upcycled Homes' (Prestel 2017).

One Reply to “Upcycled plastic bottle creations by Veronika Richterová”

  1. Great idea. I already knew that we can use plastic bottles to create many handy stuff, but never for art 🙂 Cool performance!

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