Jedis are love for their fighting skills , not their fashion gumption . But when artistGabriel Dishawdiscovered a gem treasure trove of decorator suitcases while thrifting , theStar Warsfan could n’t defy the urge to apply them as the basis for a serial publication of artwork barrack by the franchise .
“ I was in northern Michigan on vacation and came across a stack of vintage Louis Vuitton baggage from the seventies at a small ex storage , ” Dishaw tells Mental Floss . “ A spark of creativity come over me . I knew that I could use these somehow , and had to have them before I forget . They did n’t come cheap , but as soon as I get home I protrude the painstaking process of taking them asunder . ”
While feign the suitcases , Dishaw became urge to make upcycled court to his preferent film . “ I really enjoy taking two unlike ideas , or concept that you would n’t usually consider together , and mashing them up , ” he tell .
Dishaw expend his days working in corporate retail , and devotes ” every waking consequence alfresco of work ” to his art , he says . Each work in hisStar Warsseries necessitate a unlike amount of time to dispatch , but Dishaw says that a Darth Vader bust typically take more than 40 60 minutes , while an Imperial Walker requires around 100 hr of work .
Check out some of Dishaw ’s Louis VuittonStar Warssculptures below , or visithis websiteto check out more artwork made from upcycled materials , e - waste , and bump objects .
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