Australian studio Heliograf's Light Soy lamps are designed to emulate the fish-shaped soy sauce bottles found in sushi shops, as a comment on the damaging effects of single-use plastic.
The idea for the Light Soy lamps was born after Heliograf founders Jeffrey Simpson and Angus Ware were shocked by how many of the disposable, soy sauce bottles they had used while eating sushi.
Heliograf worked with sustainable design studio Vert Design to develop a luxury product that would have a small footprint.
The lamp has taken over three years to produce – two years of which were spent perfecting the glass-blowing technique and developing the right surface finish.
In order to make the packaging for the light entirely plastic-free and biodegradable, the team chose to use moulded sugarcane fibre instead of polystyrene or plastic.
The lamp is available in two forms: a USB-C rechargeable table lamp or a pendant light. Both options have a built-in 3000K LED with touch-controlled dimming.
