Fung+Bedford folds origami lighting from eight-metre-long sheet
Fung+Bedford has created a series of origami-inspired pendant lights for Clerkenwell Design Week, displayed in St Bartholomew the Great church. The installation, named Resonance, utilizes eight-metre-long sheets of Tyvek and basic origami techniques to create dynamic light sculptures. This project marks the tenth anniversary of the design studio, which has evolved from a jewelry practice to large-scale installations.
- ▪The Resonance installation features twisted pendant lights made from eight-metre-long sheets of Tyvek.
- ▪Fung+Bedford employs origami techniques to create large-scale, three-dimensional sculptures.
- ▪The installation is open to the public during Clerkenwell Design Week, which ends on May 21.
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Fung+Bedford folds origami lighting from eight-metre-long sheet Share: Alyn Griffiths | 20 May 2026 Leave a comment Design studio Fung+Bedford has used its signature paper-folding technique to create a trio of twisted pendant lights, suspended in the nave of a historic church for Clerkenwell Design Week. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1506076990687-0'); }); Set in one of London's oldest churches, St Bartholomew the Great, the Resonance installation was designed by Ashley Bedford and Angela Fung to reference the space's serene, tranquil atmosphere. The lights are fabricated using a process of repetitive folding and eight-metre-long sheets of Tyvek – a paper-like material made from high-density polyethylene fibers.
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