Health & Fitness
Local Artist Turns Theater Exit Sign into Lamp
Mark Furano, local artist and toy collector, created a beautiful table lamp for the Prospector Theater last summer. This extraordinary pull-string lamp was originally a fire alarm from 1953. The fire alarm served it's purpose for years, on the side of the old Ridgefield Playhouse. Now it sits in The Pop-Up Shop window, reminding all that stroll by- the beauty of looking forward.
Furano generously shared the process of constructing the lamp with us. He started with a rusted, faded piece of "garbage", refurbished it, re-purposed, polished, painted, and wielded it into a work of art!
This video gives an intimate look on how Furano preserved this object from the past, by giving it a purpose in the future. An antique toy collector, Furano has restored many treasures in his home workshop, in Ridgefield CT.