MVRDV uses aluminium scrap from Delta Light to create the High Profile Lighting series

The High Profile lighting series, created by Dutch design firm MVRDV, uses scrap aluminium profiles collected from Delta Light's products. The architectural lighting company Delta Light often uses aluminium profiles for recessed lights in walls or ceilings.

Each High Profile lamp is individually produced by fusing aluminium scraps to create a sculptural lampshade. They come in three styles: cube-shaped pendants, floor lights, and wall sconces.

"The design looks critically at the manufacturing process, finding not only opportunity but also beauty in elements that are normally discarded as waste," said MVRDV.

"The amazing details of these profiles are usually hidden inside the wall or ceiling – we wanted to make their beauty visible as the main feature of the new design. We were very surprised and at the same time very happy to see that MVRDV not only appreciated the level of precision and expertise that goes into the design and production of these profiles, but that they even wanted to bring the raw material to the forefront," said Peter Ameloot, managing director of Delta Light.

The aluminium components for High Profile do not require additional manufacturing or transportation, according to MVRDV, which lowers the company's environmental impact. The project found its way into the Dezeen Awards 2022 lighting design category, with a lamp fashioned from a split log and a glass pendant light created to honour Mexican workmanship.