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Stapleless is a collection of lampshades made out of a single material: paper.

The starting point for this project was the Harinacs Stapler, a tool developed by the Japanese company Kokuyo, launched in 2009. This utensil fastens papers by punching a hole and folding a small part to interlock them without using conventional staples. The objective was to cut down on metal waste and make it easier to recycle documents in an office environment.

Crafted from Fedrigoni Pergamenata, a technical paper with very specific properties, the lampshades offer a smooth lighting diffusion, contributing to a more natural and comfortable domestic atmosphere.

The first outcome of the Stapleless project is a collection of 3 different monomaterial pendant lamps. Each one of them comes from a basic geometric shape: a triangle, a square and a circle. With a single linear cut, we are able to fold the paper into shape, transforming a 2D material into a 3D object just using the stapleless stapler.