Foundational Reflections

Three circular 3D-printed lamps by debuting Amsterdam label Beyond Bounds, co-created with French & US designers.

Beyond Bounds is an Amsterdam design label debuting at DDW. Their Foundational Reflections include TERRA, NOVA ONDA (French designer Abraham Muller) and SIGNAL (US designer Christopher Merchant), each lamp 3D-printed on demand from PLA biopolymer and recycled wood fibres, endlessly recyclable.
Sectie-C
Living Environment
Product & Craft Design
Livability
H15
Hall 16 - C
Daalakkersweg 16
5641JK

Entrance fee

DDW ticket required

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Dogs Allowed Dogs are allowed
Wheelchair Friendly Fully wheelchair accessible

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Debut Trilogy

Beyond Bounds steps onto the DDW stage with its first public showcase. The debut trilogy ‘Foundational Reflections’ distils three archetypal gestures into light: the tectonic disc TERRA, the rolling wave NOVA ONDA developed with Paris-based designer Abraham Muller, and the modular beacon SIGNAL created with L.A. light artist Christopher Merchant. 3D-printing frees us from moulds and stock. Each lamp begins as a concept, formed into code, is printed only when ordered and ships straight from our studio. We're delivering designer lighting tailored to every interior without inventory, pollution or middlemen.

Circular Craft

Every piece is printed in Amsterdam from a high-grade PLA biopolymer blended with recycled wood fibres and PET-G recovered from drinks bottles. The composite is lightweight and can be re-granulated in our own studio. Worn shells can be returned to us for shredding and re-extrusion. An NFC tag embedded in each base links to a digital passport recording material origin, print parameters and a unique ID, so every lamp carries a verifiable identity and owners become stewards, not just consumers.

Immersive Booth

Inside a compact 8 m² booth at Sectie-C we fuse our living room and a gallery. Three plinths spotlight the lamps while a vertical screen loops time-lapse footage of the printing process. Visitors handle raw pellets, scan the NFC tag, select custom colours and watch molten lines build a shade live. After DDW all booth elements and print waste return to our studio for reuse, closing the loop once more.

TERRA among leaves, light for thoughtful rooms
TERRA among leaves, light for thoughtful rooms
Huib Bergkamp
The centerpiece, hidden in the leaves.
The centerpiece, hidden in the leaves.
Stefan ten Voorde
Catching sunlight, blending in with your terrace
Catching sunlight, blending in with your terrace
Stefan ten Voorde
TERRA with a framed analog, crafted with purpose
TERRA with a framed analog, crafted with purpose
Huib Bergkamp

Hosted by Beyond Bounds

Beyond Bounds is a lighting design studio founded in 2024 in Amsterdam. We team up with designers worldwide to 3D-print luminaires on demand from PLA bioplastic, recycled wood fibres and PET-G. Every piece is made to order in our own print farm—no moulds, stock or waste. Each lamp carries an open digital passport, and worn parts come back to us for re-printing. Fair collaborations with designers, radical transparency and true circularity are at the core of our brand.

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Designer
Abraham Muller
Designer
Christopher Merchant
CTO
José C. Thompson
COO
Joey van den Nieuwendijk
CEO
Huib Bergkamp

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