Reimagining paper lamps

Name
nitesh chayal
Education degree
Kandidat
Fagfelt
Design
Institute
Design, Product and Material
Program
Furniture Design - Products, Materials and Contexts
Year
2026

This project rethinks the paper lamp as a site of dialogue between craft tradition and digital fabrication. Through the direct 3D printing of PLA structural ribs onto rice paper — with PLA wire that is hand-woven through the printed framework — it explores new relationships between material, structure, and light.

The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)