Sustainable lighting innovator LightArt recently expanded their multi-award-winning Ocean Coil Collection with more pendant sizes, a new spherical shade, Ocean Coil O3, and the exciting gradient look of Marina, made by blending a unique mix of reclaimed plastic to create a blue-greenish hue similar to sea glass.

LightArt launched the original Coil Collection in 2020 using recycled material and 3D printing fabrication to create a line of pendants that expanded their trailblazing sustainability efforts. After years of mastering their internal waste streams to create the original collection, LightArt wanted to push their capabilities as a planet-conscious manufacturer. With a goal to combat the eight million metric tons of plastic that go into oceans each year, the latest additions to the Ocean Coil Collection continue a partnership with OceanWorks, the largest global marketplace for recycled plastic materials.

The new Ocean Coil material, Marina, joins Sea Foam and Seagrass as stock color options, all made from 100% reclaimed ocean plastic. Sea Foam comes from ocean-bound plastic from mismanaged waste found within 30 miles of coastline, beaches, and waterways and includes items like single-use plastic bags and water bottles. Seagrass is made entirely from nearshore plastic, which includes discarded fishing nets, trawls, and ropes. Seagrass’ recycled material takes on the plastic’s hue in its former life, with no additive coloring to create a vibrant green color. LightArt’s R&D team used these two materials to create Marina, combining the creamy white of Sea Foam’s ocean-bound plastic with Seagrass’s deep green to make a soft sea green tone with subtle color variations throughout. These materials make up Ocean Coil Collections' only shade color ingredient.

LightArt’s new Ocean Coil upcycled pendants mark an expansion of their additive manufacturing capabilities. “3D printing is a complex process,” shared LightArt’s Director of Research and Development, Edwin Vice. “Utilizing recycled materials in 3D printing technology is new for lighting manufacturing, especially at a mass scale. Our team recognized that material types change how products are made, and introducing a new material like Marina required this level of reengineering.”

Each of LightArt’s marine-sourced Ocean Coil pendants diverts up to three pounds of ocean-bound and nearshore waste. They are assembled with a PVC-free cord and are finished with TGIC-free powder-coated hardware. Ocean Coil pendants are equipped with LightArt’s Performance Lighting Core, a game-changing solid-state lighting solution delivering high-performance lighting to decorative fixtures.

“Ocean Coil pendants are extremely versatile, and we imagine them in hospitality settings—dining or reception—or lounges, as well as workspace breakout spaces and cantinas, even clustered in multiples within larger open spaces to create an eye-catching installation,” said 3form and LightArt Chief Creative Officer, Ryan Smith.