Simple folds add intricate facets and structure to these lightweight paper and plastic lamp designs.

Dutch designers Studio Snowpuppe use origami techniques to create colorful paper lampshades for the home.

For Constance Guisset’s Chantily lamps, pastel-colored polypropylene sheets are folded into swirling lampshades that resemble ice cream.

Issey Miyake's sculptural IN-EI lampshades for Artemide that are constructed using a fabric made from recycled PET bottles,

The Molecules lighting collection by Studio E Wallcovering is based on the origami art of Ilan Garibi. The process begins with a blank sheet of paper which is folded and sculpted by hand into tessellations of individual molecules, with no cuts.

French designer Inga Semp©'s Vapeur lamps for Moustache use the mechanical and structural qualities of pleats to create a collection of lamps with sculptural and voluminous forms.