Give Gulnur Ozdaglar a used plastic (PET) bottle, a soldering gun and an alcohol burner and step aside.  Cutting each piece one at a time,  the imaginative architect hand pierces patterns onto bowl, pin and pendant shapes, heating and melting the plastic just enough to mold it.  The functional bowls and lightweight jewelry have an undeniable organic quality to them.  Organic plastic.  Isn’t that an oxymoron? Read the rest of this entry »