Can sawdust and textile offcuts become part of a luminaire?

At Pilen, Derome’s innovation project in Varberg, leftover materials became the starting point for a bespoke lighting solution. Through collaboration across different areas of expertise, an innovative material concept was transformed into a finished luminaire, designed for a specific setting.

A place to explore new ideas
Pilen is Derome’s innovation project in Varberg, where four linked houses provide a setting for exploring new approaches to living, construction and interior design. Material development, reuse and resource efficiency are among the key areas of focus.

Pur Interiör & Koncept was responsible for the interior concept and recognised an opportunity to give leftover materials a new purpose. Together with The Loop Factory, they explored how sawdust from Derome’s operations and textile offcuts from Svensson in Kinna could be combined to create a new fibre-based material.

But developing a new material is one thing. Turning it into a functional luminaire is another. How could the concep tbecome a practical lighting solution?

From materialconcept to finished lighting
Belid joined the project when the material concept was ready to be developed into a lighting solution. Drawing on our expertise in lighting, engineering and manufacturing, we helped transform the idea into a solution that was both technically sound and practical to produce.

The result was a series of luminaires that gave the leftover materials a new purpose while contributing to the character of the interiors. The project demonstrate show material knowledge, design and technical expertise can come together to turn an idea into eality.