There are lots of ways to repurpose sports equipment, such the Adirondack ski chair, among others, but they often fail because their creators forget that the goal isn’t just to repurpose — it’s to make something excellent. So with that, we bring you two defunct bicycle rims transformed into a very mod-looking hanging lamp. To anyone not looking closely it’s just a lamp — it’s not a bunch of bike parts. And to us, that makes this one of the cooler DIY projects you can do, because the achievement is that you don’t have to be a gear geek to love the end result. Via thebirdwheel.

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