Coil Collection Naturals | Claire Butwinick

Award-winning lighting studio LightArt is thrilled to announce a new addition to their Coil Collection – a breakthrough line of fixtures made from upcycled waste. Inspired by the look of ceramic pottery and nature’s color scape, LightArt introduces Coil Collection Naturals with calming new colors, bold new shapes, and sizes, and efficient performance lighting technology. The Coil Collection Naturals push the boundaries of upcycled waste by incorporating color, new shapes, and sizes unfamiliar to recycled materials repurposed into lighting.

The collection is the byproduct of years of meticulous internal research & development, bringing together material science and design to produce 3D-printed pendants out of the company’s recycled waste. Coil Collection Naturals shares the same hand-spun, ceramic look of LightArt’s original Coil Collection and builds on its guiding principles, working with the engineering division of parent company 3form and pushing the boundaries in collaboration with other polymer companies across the US to tap into collective expertise and drive for innovation. The pendants are made from internal waste material and highlight LightArt’s innovative development process. The waste material is pelletized and sorted by color through new technology before pigment and a matting agent are introduced for its final form. LightArt continually strives to manufacture lighting that is net positive in climate, waste, and energy. 

For LightArt founder Ryan Smith, creating sustainable lighting that competes with green-certified fixtures on the market is essential for change in the industry. “Let’s make a really beautiful object and see how much we can scale that up and make it repeatable,” says Smith,  “We’re looking through the lens of affordability and sustainable lighting options usable at a larger scale in commercial environments.” 

Coil Collection Naturals come in three timely, grounding colors that evoke a sense of calm and comfort. The pendants find inspiration through natural qualities found in our surrounding environment—Red Clay, Limestone, and Granite Gray. The Naturals will be available in four new, recognizable shapes—looking to pottery, geometry, and soft curves for its newest inspiration. Ryan Smith explains, “The difference is that we're making recycled content look good, maybe even better than the original product. The magic is in elevating repurposed materials beyond their starting point into viable lighting that excites people."

LightArt’s Coil Collection Naturals is assembled with a PVC-free cord and is finished with a TGIC-free powder coated Canopy. The fixtures come with RoHS compliant parts and a stainless steel cable that is infinitely adjustable to allow flexibility on site. LightArt strives to build all fixtures to the DECLARE label standards with red list free ingredients. Coil Collection Naturals is now available for order and will ship on or after June 1, 2021. This new launch reinforces LightArt at the forefront of recycled lighting, reflective of a broader company initiative within the family of 3form companies to up the stakes on responsible manufacturing and sustainability: Align.