The Idea
I am unsure whether I conceived the idea for this project or the earrings first. Although the earrings were completed much faster, this project took almost a week to build, and collecting the bottle caps required a group effort over nearly 10 months.
Germany has a significant beer culture, with an annual beer consumption of 92 liters per capita in 2022. The majority of beverages are sold in glass bottles with intricate graphics. The logos not only represent the brand but also the region and its people.
I was immediately drawn to these attractive caps when I moved here and began collecting them in a jar at home. It soon became a habit for my 11 friends to give me their bottle caps at the end of the night. The bottles were returned to the Pfand (recycling) machine, and the caps went into my jar instead of the garbage.
This top contains 240 caps and weighs around 500 grams.
Process pictures
Bottle Bling