Found Objects

The use of found objects in fine art has been around for a while, made particularly popular by the Dada movement. Marcel Duchamp, a well known Dada artist created "readymades" or found object art. "Fountain" made in 1917 was the most famous, a hand signed urinal on a pedestal.
From Wikipedia.org

Today, found objects are popular in contemporary sculpture. One especially popular style of sculpture is "Junk Art" using old machine parts and scrap metal to create sculptures
From humboldtarts.org
made byFrederick Hazard


This same trend can be found in modern lighting.

Here are some rather extream examples of Junk Art lighting :
From jimonlight.com

I have also noticed that wine bottles are a popular found object used in lighting, especially in restaurants.

Here are a few examples
Fromfunpresident.com
From potterybarn.com