3D-printed lampshade designs manufactured using recycled plastics glow with potential to inspire the future of sustainable consumer goods.

With growing concerns about the proliferation of plastic waste globally, the need to integrate recycled materials into the lifecycle of products has emerged as an important and notable trend in the future of consumer goods. One of the more recent and successful examples of turning trash into treasure can be credited to London-based Batch.works in partnership with lighting innovators, Plumen.
Inspired by the geometry of the Art Deco era, Matthias Lauche’s Neo shade is paired with Plumen?s Milky Willow LED bulb, and can be customized in several color combinations.
The quintet of Plumen x Batch.works lampshades all the product of 3D printing, using a filament manufactured from recycled and repurposed plastics, sourced from the remnants of recycled water bottles, parts from discarded appliances, and a variety of other plastic waste. The 3D-printed collection is also the product of collaboration between Batch.works and five different design studios. To reduce the amount of waste produced, each shade is printed on demand at Batch.works? east London
headquarters, and is in turn recyclable also.

To Plumen, 3D-printing is a very exciting opportunity for lighting. 3D-printing allows shapes and forms that are not possible otherwise. More importantly, there is very little waste compared to traditional methods – products are mad...