Unsold croissants turned into $88 lamps by a Japanese artist

Real bread may now be transformed into lamps thanks to a Japanese artist's skill. Furthermore, you cannot eat them. These "Pampshades"—bread lamps made from a variety of bread, such as croissants and baguettes—range in price from $44 to $220 each.

Yukiko Morita's Pampshades, which combine the words "pan," which in Japanese means bread, and "lampshades," are intended to shine a light not just on the area in which they are situated but also on the major problem of food waste.Utilising every last piece of the bread she works with, Morita purchases unsold bread from associated bakeries and transforms it into various products.

According to her website, the Kobe-based artist was motivated by her time spent working part-time in a bakery as a student, when she would bring home unsold bread to eat or use as decor in her room. Kobe is regarded across Japan as the bread capital.

This meagre attempt at everyday resistance was abruptly ended when, one evening, I noticed the western sun's light shining on a piece of bread that I had hollowed out and consumed the white interior of. Morita poetically penned the following on her website: "For a fleeting, inexpressible moment, it gleamed wonderfully within the darkened chamber.

According to Creative Boom, Morita began developing her concept in 2010, two years after earning her degree in art from Kyoto City University of Arts. Pampshade was not formally introduced as a brand until 2016.If I don't make the bread shine, who will? Morita said in an interview with NHK World-Japan that the bread is no longer edible but still has a life appeal that she can employ.

Morita may be seen hollowing out a croissant while snatching a piece here and there and testing the bread shell's translucence against natural light in one of her YouTube videos, where she details her bread lamp-making method.

The Pampshades might look delicious, but Morita cautions in the FAQ page that they are inedible and that "some insect and rat damage may also occur" if the anti-bacterial and anti-fungal layer is damaged.Her current Pampshade menu also includes batards and toasts, but the artist told Insider that she plans to experiment with using canelés, pretzels, and bagels in the future.