Sustainable lighting
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sustainable lighting
Product • By GEKKO BCN • ALFA Pendant M
ALFA Pendant M
ALFA sets the tone, a collection influenced by Barcelona’s iconic modernist architecture. This artistic movement seamlessly intertwines with the ancient craft of origami. Each lamp within the ALFA range embodies this harmonious blend, marrying modernist design with the delicacy of paper folding.
ALFA Pendant M is a medium-sized ceiling lamp that brings balance, introducing a touch of warmth to your space. More
Tuset
The luminaire specially designed for office spaces, featuring a distinctive design that prioritizes best lighting performance and exceptional durability combined with efficiency. The optical system consists of high-performance anti-glare louvers with direct light emission (down) and direct-indirect (up & down) that provide the benefit of maximally reduced glare and increased luminous flux. The minimalistic body of the luminaire allows spaces to be enriched with an exclusive design, without giving up the integration of the luminaire with the interior aesthetics. Available with a wide range of possibilities for customizing the combination of body-louver colours as well as in the new innovative sound-absorbing version. More
Product • By TEUKHO • LAMBDA TABLE LAMP
LAMBDA TABLE LAMP
The essence of light is electromagnetic radiation, which propagates in the form of a wave. Inspired by the purity of the sinusoid, this lamp expresses the lightness and elegance of a soft light that contrasts beautifully with the fossil wood material.
A small masterpiece of wood engineering, the sober and essential lines of this lamp radiate bright emotions to every corner of the room. The contrast of fossil wood with the diffused light of the LED line, dimmable, with its elegant touch switch, creates a beautiful atmosphere and an enveloping light. A perfect item for living rooms, executive desks and office environments. The essence of teúkhō collected in small dimensions: a modern light, embedded in wood from thousands of years ago... More
Product • By Danielle Trofe Design • MushLume Hemi Pendant
MushLume Hemi Pendant
The MushLume lighting collection redefines what interior objects are made from and encourages a departure from conventional materials. By tapping into a unique material science such as mushroom mycelium, we can begin to reimagine a more sustainable future. All the lamps are GROWN, not manufactured, from mushrooms. They’re organic, sustainable and biodegradable More
Project • By KPMB Architects • Universities
Wilson School of Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ
Incubator for Excellence & InnovationThe vision for the new Wilson School of Design (WSOD) is to be the preeminent design school on the West Coast recognized for fostering innovation in technical fashion between fields of fashion, graphics, and interior design.Located in Richmond, BC, in the delta of the Fraser River, the site conditions, including a very high water table, infirm soils, and seismic considerations, necessitated a structural approach that is at once very light but very stiff. In essence, the structure had to perform like a ship.As Jane Jacobs observed: “new ideas need old buildings.” From New York to Milan, artists, designers and architects around the world work in studios in former historic industrial warehouse districts... More
Decorative opaline Czech pendants
Elegant opaline pendant lights with decorative underside and original Bakelite galleries salvaged from a school in the former Czechoslovakia. Circa 1950. These make fantastic feature lights within circulation or living areas. Supplied with new screw E27 lamp holders, 2mtrs of suspension chain, traditional old gold braided cable and ceiling mounting plate. More