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- Soft Solids: Lighting Design with Natural WaxThe Soft Solids series by Daydreaming Objects explores how natural wax can be used as a material for lighting design. The project shows how…
- Living Light: Bioluminescent Algae As A Material For Sustainable IlluminationResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new way to use living algae as a light source. Their work shows how…
- Aura & Balance by Santiago Orionte: Lighting Design Rooted in MaterialityArgentine designer Santiago Orionte presents two new lighting collections, Aura and Balance, at the 2025 edition of Salone Satellite in Milan. Developed under his…
- Seeing the lightThe boundaries between technology and art are getting fuzzier. In an ongoing research project, artist Jim Campbell literally makes fuzzier images too. His work…
- Recycled Polyester Textile Technology Shapes Adaptive Lighting CollectionJapanese fashion innovator A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE and Swiss design studio atelier oï have unveiled a lighting collection centred around an innovative pleated textile…
- Big Glow: Lighting Innovation Using Biobased Wool MaterialsAustralian lighting manufacturer Rakumba, in collaboration with design studio Studio Truly Truly, has developed Big Glow, a lighting collection made from nonwoven Australian wool…
- Moving and self-healing light-responsive materialsResearchers at Tufts University School of Engineering developed magnetic elastomeric composites that move in different ways when exposed to light, while researchers at MIT…
- Corallite: Lighting and Furniture Made from Recycled Foam ConcreteThe Mumbai-based design studio Sanjay Puri Architects has developed Corallite, a series of lighting and furniture objects informed by the natural geometry and texture…
- Cenit Lighting Series Combines Cultivated Cellulose With Natural AshMexican biomaterials company Polybion and design studio Natural Urbano have launched Cenit. This made-to-order lighting collection combines natural ash with translucent Celium. Polybion grows…
- Water Blue Collection: Sustainable Lighting Solutions Inspired by Recycled Water JugsPhilips MyCreation has launched the Water Blue collection, a groundbreaking range of lighting solutions that exemplify sustainability and creative design. Crafted from repurposed water…
- KÖNIGSWINTER Light Sculpture: A Second Life for Historic FibreglassThe KÖNIGSWINTER Light Sculpture by Heilig Objects is a unique wall-mounted artwork made from a historic amber-gold corrugated fibreglass sheet. German factories produced these…
- Luminous Re-weave: Upcycled Textiles Become Modular, Architectural LightLuminous Re-weave is a lighting installation by Ling Sha and Yucheng Tang that brings together craft, technology, and circular design. It shows how discarded…
- Cinema of woven lightIt sounds ominous: a cinema designed in the space of a former abattoir. How do you turn one cool cavern into a second, more…
- Plant Waste Becomes Lighting and Decorative ObjectsFeltwood’s GIRARA collection turns fruit and vegetable waste into lighting and decorative objects without added adhesives or resins.
- Topological metamaterial: From hard to soft and back againA material has many qualities. It can be light or heavy, translucent or not, hard or soft, etcetera. Often, these properties cannot be changed.…
- Rificolona by Miniforms: A Recycled Lamp with Poetic LightnessItalian design brand Miniforms has introduced Rificolona, a new lamp collection created by Florence-based studio e-ggs. The design combines sustainability, elegance, and flexibility, making…
- Serpentine Pavilion 2025: A Sculptural Capsule of Light, Timber and TimeOpening on 6 June 2025, the 25th Serpentine Pavilion, A Capsule in Time, introduces a thoughtful blend of sustainable architecture and cultural storytelling. Designed…
- Bioplastic Lighting for Modern Spaces: The Hedron Pendant’s Sustainable ApproachMickus Projects has developed the Hedron Pendant, a 3D printed bioplastic chandelier designed with sustainability and modern aesthetics in mind. The pendant’s production and…
- Sweetness and LightPart greenhouse and part meditative environment, the sweetest part of this installation by William Lamsom is its exterior, which is outfitted with 162 glass…
- Light your way with this re-surfacing methodology!Pro-Teq Surfacing (UK) Ltd, developed and patented a world first for spraying a liquid based product in combination with either soft or hard media. This pathway…
- Lumen: photo-luminescent canopy that reacts to light, heat and movementLumen, designed by Jenny Sabin Studio, is an immersive, interactive installation, consisting of responsive, tubular structures and a canopy of cellular components, made from…
- Media FaçadeFor advertising, art, or the corporate message: the façade increasingly plays a role as attention getter. In the past years we witnessed the emergence…
- Material illumination'LightCloth' is a new interactive fabric that illuminates at the touch of an infrared pen. Made from diffusive optical fibres, designers are able to…
- Nature-Inspired 3D Printing Enables Flexible, Durable Multi-Material ComponentsResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a groundbreaking 3D printing technique that mimics nature’s ability to combine soft and hard…
