(17 Aug 2024)
KOSOVO ECO CHANDELIERS
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pristina, Kosovo – 10 August 2024
1. Various of lampshades made from gourd fruit hanging in showroom
2. Various of designer Fitore Syla speaking with electrician as he fixes wiring to turn gourd into lampshade
3. Three gourd lampshades hanging on wall
4. Electrician and assistant testing lampshades
5. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Fitore Syla, designer:
“What distinguishes such lampshades from the usual one is that they are fully lit into nature. They are ecological and organic.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bresalc, Kosovo – 10 August 2024
6. Fitore Syla walking with her father Shemsi (right) and uncle Idriz (left)
7. Wide of Syla and family members in field
8. Man taking care of plants
9. Mid of gourd growing
10. Idriz watering plants
11. Various of Shemsi removing weeds
12. Syla walking through gourd plants, checking fruits
13. Close of gourds
14. Syla checking plants
15. Various of gourds
16. Syla checking plants
17. Close of gourds
18. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Fitore Syla, designer:
“The gourd always has had a special place as a decorating item. It has been with us wherever we have lived. As a designer by profession, there came an idea to revitalize it with a new function compared to the past. In the past, we all know it has had other functions. It has been used for washing (showering) because of the more difficult living conditions. It also has had medicinal options. Through my spontaneous idea, I managed to turn it into a light and use it for our interior areas. With experience in this field, I have understood that besides the beauty, we can bring with our designed items, we may also write a story, something which turns us back to the past.”
19. Close of gourds
20. Various of Syla speaking with her father and uncle
21. Gourds hanging to dry in building
22. Syla checking dried gourd
23. Close of three dried gourds
24. Various of Idriz removing seeds, making hole
25. Hanging gourds
26. Syla checking gourd that is ready to be turned into lampshade
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pristina, Kosovo – 10 August 2024
27. Customer Njomza Havolli making bed
28. Close of gourd lampshade hanging by bed
29. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Njomza Havolli, customer:
“We have always used organic materials in our home, like wood, stone and other things. The moment we saw the gourd product, we immediately wanted to put it in our apartment, aware that this is an organic-based product where it is grown, developed, and comes as a final product. Thank you Fitore Syla for her creativity.”
30. Pan of gourd lampshades on both sides of bed
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
A designer in Kosovo is turning fruit into homeware.
Fitore Syla and her family grow gourds, which she then transforms into stylish lighting fixtures.
STORYLINE:
A modern light fitting with a hint of 20th century design.
These eye-catching chandeliers are on display at a studio in Kosovo capital Pristina.
They’re the work of Fitore Syla, an interior designer and 3D artist.
She creates these colorful, curved shapes, then an electrician fixes the wiring to make them functional.
“What distinguishes such lampshades from the usual one is that they are fully lit into nature. They are ecological and organic,” explains Syla.
And they truly do come from nature.
The lights begin life here, on this farm.
Syla’s father, Shemsi, and his brother, Idriz, planted two acres with gourds, monitoring them regularly, taking dry leaves away and watering the plants.
And their shape might look rather familiar.
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