3D printed table lamp with a draped pleated shade, made from post-industrial polyethylene recovered from medical manufacturing.

Made from post-industrial polyethylene recovered from the medical industry — material that would otherwise have been manufacturing waste, redirected into a finished object. That's a more specific claim than most recycled plastics carry, since the source is a single traceable stream rather than mixed post-consumer input.

The form takes the classic table lamp silhouette and softens it. The shade falls in pleats that read as fabric caught mid-movement rather than as fixed geometric folds, with the irregularity of a pleated skirt in motion instead of the even accordion of a paper shade.

Polyethylene has a particular quality under light: slightly waxy, with a softness that reads closer to silk than to a hard printed surface. Light passing through it diffuses gently rather than transmitting sharply, which is what the draped form is designed around — the effect is closer to sun through a curtain than to a lit shade.

3D printed and assembled to order, with minor variation in color and texture between pieces.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Material: Post-industrial recycled polyethylene, recovered from medical manufacturing
• Construction: 3D printed
• Shade: Draped pleated form
• Type: Table lamp
• Production: Made to order
• Finish: Natural variation in color and texture between pieces

KEY FEATURES

• Made from post-industrial polyethylene diverted from medical manufacturing waste
• Draped pleats reading as fabric in motion rather than fixed geometric folds
• Soft, diffused light transmission through the polyethylene shade
• Classic table lamp silhouette with a softened profile
• Natural variation in color and texture between pieces

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

• Dust with a soft dry cloth or low-pressure air duster, working along the pleats
• Do not use water, solvents, or chemical cleaners on the printed surface
• Avoid abrasive cloths, which can mark the soft polyethylene finish
• Keep away from heat sources and prolonged direct sunlight — polyethylene softens at lower temperatures than many printed materials
• Use LED bulbs rather than incandescent
• Unplug and let the bulb cool fully before cleaning
• Handle by the base rather than the shade when repositioning

HOW TO STYLE IT

The diffusion is soft enough that this works as ambient rather than task light. A bedside table, a side table beside a chair, a console — anywhere the glow matters more than the output.

The draped form is one of the easier sculptural shapes to place, because it echoes materials most rooms already have. Against linen curtains, upholstered seating, a wool rug, or anything with give to it, the shade reads as continuous with the room rather than contrasting against it.

Keep it away from harder-edged sculptural lighting in the same sightline, and away from the other pleated pieces in particular. One draped or folded shade per room is the limit before it starts reading as a theme.

Set it clear of a wall so the diffused light has somewhere to spread — the soft transmission means it washes a nearby surface rather than casting a defined shadow.