Teijin Limited announced that its eco-friendly ECOPET Paper, a high-quality polyester paper made entirely with the company’s recycled polyester fiber derived from used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, is being used in lampshades of a lighting collection, named IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE.

The collection of lamps is designed by Issey Miyake, a world-famous designer, with his Reality Lab., a research and development team, and produced by Artemide, an Italian lamp manufacturer.

IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE is named after the Japanese word “in-ei," which means shadow, shadiness or nuance. Developed using a mathematical program with 3D geometric principals and made with folded ECOPET Paper, which has superior shape-retaining properties compared with conventional paper, the lampshades can be easily stored flat when not in use.

As a wet-laid nonwoven fabric with a texture and permeability similar to traditional Japanese paper, ECOPET Paper lampshades give off a natural, organic combination of light and shade.

ECOPET Paper has been used in printing applications, but this is the first time for the material to be used for lampshades.

IN-EI ISSEY MIYAKE is already available in Europe and North America, and will be marketed in Japan beginning on June 15.

About the Teijin Group

Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products converting and IT.