Supermarket giant Carrefour has specified pendants made from water coolers for its store in Ostend, Belgium.
The lights – 3D printed by Signify – greet visitors at the entrance to the outlet.
The material is processed at the company’s specialist plant in Maarheeze, the Netherlands, and then 3D printed in Turnhout, Belgium.
Signify says that 3D-printed luminaires represent up to 76 per cent lower emissions from material supply and manufacturing, and up to 28 per cent savings in transport.
As well as reusing plastic, 3D printing process helps reduce waste and contributes to a circular economy, says the company. Items can be printed locally on demand, so no excess stock is produced.
There is no glue, fewer screws and the items are easy to disassemble and repair.
‘Lighting should be welcoming,’ says Karen Pollet, director of Carrefour Market in Ostend. ‘When customers arrive in the parking lot, we want them to feel welcome with warm, pleasant lighting. The lighting in the store also contributes to a pleasant shopping experience.’
Signify also installed a management system that allows for up to 30 pre cent additional energy savings. This represents an annual electricity saving of more than 34,000 kWh, or nearly 4 tons less CO₂ emissions.
Signify has also unveiled a range of lamps 3D printed from discarded fishing nets.
The ‘Coastal Breeze’ collection of sustainable pendant luminaires uses so-called ocean plastic manufactured from plastic rescued from the sea.
Up to 46 per cent of ocean plastic consists of fishing nets, lines and ropes.
These nets are often discarded in the ocean, endangering the lives of marine wildlife. Transforming this waste into 3D filament disposes of 4.5 meters of fishing net per luminaire.
Original nylon fish nets are sourced from fishermen on the UK’s Cornish coast and transformed by partner Fishy Filaments into granulate, the base material for 3D printing filament.
• Signify is platinum sponsor of Circular Lighting Live 2025, Recolight’s flagship conference and exhibition, which takes place on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the Minster Building in the City of London. Free to specifiers, Circular Lighting Live 2025 will feature leading experts, specifiers and policy makers who will share their insights into forthcoming standards and legislation, emerging technologies and new business models. More info: www.circularlighting.live
