London-based lighting brand Plumen has partnered with 3D-printing specialist Batch.works to develop a range of shades for its LED bulbs that are printed on-demand using recycled plastic.
Batch.works and Plumen developed the collection of five lampshades in an effort to confront issues associated with waste plastic.
The shades are produced at Batch.works' east London workshop using plastic recycled from water bottles, fridges and other sources of plastic pollution.
The Ribbon light is designed by Bold for Plumen
Each lampshade was developed to fit one of the designer low-energy lightbulbs produced by Plumen, which was founded in 2010 by Michael-George Hemus and Nicolas Roope.
The first two designs by French studio Bold and German product designer Matthias Lauche launched in November 2019, with the remaining shades set to be unveiled in 2020. The light is 3D printed using recycled plastic filament
Batch.works manufactures items using the latest 3D-printers, which layer strands of plastic filament to create three-dimensional objects based on computer-generated models.
The lampshades are printed using a filament sourced from Amsterdam social enterprise Reflow, which recycles and repurposes waste plastics.
Printing the products to order reduces the amount of waste produced, and the lampshades can be returned to the manufacturer for disassembly and recycling at the end of their lifespan.
Bold created a light that resembles fabric draping around the bulb
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