{"id":1761268,"date":"2026-02-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1761268"},"modified":"2026-02-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:00:00","slug":"in-collaboration-with-indigenous-artisans-around-the-world-pet-lamp-emphasizes-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1761268","title":{"rendered":"In Collaboration with Indigenous Artisans Around the World, PET Lamp Emphasizes Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A detail of a sprawling light fixture produced by Ghanaian artisans in collaboration with PET Lamp with swirling, woven designs, with additional pieces installed around the room\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">In Collaboration with Indigenous Artisans Around the World, PET Lamp Emphasizes Sustainability<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-09T16:44:08-06:00\">February 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F02%2Fpet-lamp-global-artisans-lighting-design%2F&amp;title=In%20Collaboration%20with%20Indigenous%20Artisans%20Around%20the%20World%2C%20PET%20Lamp%20Emphasizes%20Sustainability\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-pinterest has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#4b74383e29212e283f7602256e797b082427272a2924392a3f2224256e797b3c223f236e797b02252f222c2e25243e386e797b0a393f22382a25386e797b0a39243e252f6e797b3f232e6e797b1c2439272f6e79086e797b1b0e1f6e797b072a263b6e797b0e263b232a3822312e386e797b183e383f2a22252a292227223f326d2a263b7029242f327602256e797b082427272a2924392a3f2224256e797b3c223f236e797b02252f222c2e25243e386e797b0a393f22382a25386e797b0a39243e252f6e797b3f232e6e797b1c2439272f6e79086e797b1b0e1f6e797b072a263b6e797b0e263b232a3822312e386e797b183e383f2a22252a292227223f326e797b6e0e796e737b6e727f6e797b233f3f3b386e780a6e790d6e790d3c3c3c653f23223822382824272438382a27652824266e790d797b797d6e790d7b796e790d3b2e3f66272a263b662c2724292a27662a393f22382a25386627222c233f22252c662f2e38222c256e790d\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"469302\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every year, a plastic called polyethylene terephthalate, commonly referred to as PET, is used to produce around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondplastics.org\/news-stories\/\/impacts-of-a-plastic-bottle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">600 billion bottles<\/a> and other packaging. Think juice containers, detergent jugs, soft jars, and shampoo bottles, plus myriad other items like carpeting, synthetic fabrics, and industrial applications. Tons upon tons of these single-use plastics end up in landfills or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/09\/ocean-cleanup-system-03\/\">floating in the ocean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish design firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petlamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PET Lamp<\/a> set out give another purpose to these otherwise short-lived materials. Partnering with artisans in communities from Chile to Ethiopia to Australia, the company celebrates both Indigeneity and sustainability, drawing upon time-honored global craft traditions while supporting local economies and recycling discarded materials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469302\" title=\"Artisans with a newly finished PET Lamp project\" data-rl_title=\"Artisans with a newly finished PET Lamp project\" data-rl_caption=\"Artisans with a newly finished PET Lamp project\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-6.jpg\" alt=\"Ghanaian artisans stand in a meadow with a huge textile piece woven from PET bottles\" class=\"wp-image-469317\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artisans with a newly finished PET Lamp project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pictured here are the studio\u2019s woven <em>Gurunsi<\/em> lamps, made in special-order batches in the remote community of Bolgatanga, Ghana. This is the capital of Gurunsi culture and is known for its clay homes, which women paint with elaborate geometric patterns. PET Lamp commissioned artisans with basket-weaving skills to create unique, sprawling textiles that, once shipped to the company\u2019s headquarters in Spain, are fitted with electrical elements and hardware.<\/p>\n<p>PET Lamp is deeply involved in the making process and ensures it\u2019s a mutually positive partnership by beginning with three questions: \u201cIs a collaboration logistically possible? Is there a strong weaving tradition that we can elevate through collaboration? And will this project be of benefit to the artisans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local Indigenous design inspires the fixtures\u2019 forms. <em>Gurunsi<\/em> lamps are influenced by Ghanaian vernacular architecture, while Thailand-made bamboo shades called <em>Pikul<\/em> take their cue from the Spanish cherry tree\u2019s flowers, which are found all over Southeast Asia and are often represented in regional arts and crafts. The colorful <em>Eperara Siapidara<\/em>, a series produced in Colombia, reimagines traditional geometric motifs.<\/p>\n<p>Find more on PET Lamp\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petlamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469302\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-5.jpeg\" alt=\"A detail of a sprawling light fixture produced by Ghanaian artisans in collaboration with PET Lamp with swirling, woven designs\" class=\"wp-image-469316\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469302\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-4.jpg\" alt=\"A detail of a sprawling light fixture produced by Ghanaian artisans in collaboration with PET Lamp with swirling, woven designs, with an additional piece installed on a wall\" class=\"wp-image-469315\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469302\" title=\"An aerial overview of a traditional Gurunsi home layout\" data-rl_title=\"An aerial overview of a traditional Gurunsi home layout\" data-rl_caption=\"An aerial overview of a traditional Gurunsi home layout\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-1.jpeg\" alt=\"An aerial overview of a traditional Gurunsi home layout\" class=\"wp-image-469312\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An aerial overview of a traditional Gurunsi home layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-469302\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gurunsi-3.jpg\" alt=\"A detail of a sprawling light fixture produced by Ghanaian artisans in collaboration with PET Lamp with swirling, woven designs\" class=\"wp-image-469314\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a 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