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Relaunched Lighting Classic Receives the DOGA Award for Architecture and Design

DOGA is Design and Architecture Norway, a national foundation that promotes the value of design and architecture in society and business. The DOGA Award for Design and Architecture is awarded every year to Norwegian businesses and practitioners who demonstrate outstanding use of design and architecture.

This year, DOGA received a total of 87 applications. Thirteen of these projects or products will receive the DOGA Award at the ceremony at Sentralen in Oslo on January 29, along with our Sámi cultural building Čoarvemátta.

Radical material innovation, circular design put into practice, and an impressive willingness to share new insights are among the qualities highlighted by DOGA in its decision to award Superdupertube the prestigious recognition.

We are proud and happy that DOGA recognizes the commitment and team effort behind the development of Superdupertube. We hope the work we have put into this project will inspire others, and that more people will dare to test new, sustainable, and organic materials in product development

Jenny B. Osuldsen Project Manager for Superdupertube

New Life for an Iconic Office Lamp

With Superdupertube, Snøhetta and ateljé Lyktan have given new life to a classic office lamp from the 1970s. When the lighting manufacturer challenged the architecture firm to design an entirely new lamp for its extensive portfolio, Snøhetta turned the challenge back to the client:

Why not instead update an existing design using a sustainable material that reduces the use of fossil raw materials, and equip it with future-oriented lighting technology?

After extensive material testing in collaboration with Trifilon and Bergmanplast, the team concluded that the lamp—previously produced in aluminum - could be manufactured using a material mix of hemp, sugarcane starch, and wood cellulose.

The climate benefit is significant: replacing aluminum with a bio-based polymer reduces the lamp’s total CO₂ footprint by 36 percent. Looking solely at the material itself - excluding LED, driver, and cable - the emissions reduction is as much as 73 percent. At the same time, the lamp’s weight has been reduced by 53 percent, resulting in lower transport-related emissions.

Efficient energy management, replaceable parts, and compostability also contribute to major reductions in the total climate footprint when viewed from a life-cycle perspective.

Annual Distinction

The DOGA Label is awarded each year to projects that spark joy and enthusiasm, make bold choices, challenge established norms, motivate action, and create real value for people, society, and the planet.

Projects are evaluated based on professional criteria such as form, function, and innovation, as well as their long-term impact on society, the environment, and the economy. Particular emphasis is placed on whether the projects engage audiences, create excitement, and serve as role models - demonstrating how the strategic use of design and architecture generates real value.

An exemplary project

DOGA considers Superdupertube an exemplary project for three main reasons.

First, the project has led to the development of an entirely new extrudable biocomposite material based on hemp, sugarcane, and cellulose. This innovation opens up new possibilities for industrial production and dramatically reduces the use of fossil raw materials.

Second, DOGA emphasizes that the lamp demonstrates circular design in practice: it is repairable, recyclable, and industrially compostable - and designed for a lifespan of at least 20 years.

Finally, DOGA highlights the impressive willingness to share processes, test data, and material recipes, thereby openly sharing the knowledge behind the material development. This contributes to a knowledge boost for the entire industry. By making this new material knowledge accessible, hemp-based biopolymers can replace fossil raw materials on a much larger scale than any single manufacturer could achieve alone.

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