Print LED Pendant by Sylvain Willenz for RBW
Established as an experimental design studio in 2007, RBW designs reimagine what already is, imbuing everyday objects with a distinct sophistication. The RBW trio—founders, friends and graduates of Rhode Island School of Design—Theo Richardson, Charles Brill and Alexander Williams believe in using a technology-driven approach to design, melding raw personality and intuitive use to craft lighting fixtures that create atmospheres, shape well-being and improve quality of life. These signature designs are exclusively at Lumens.
Established as an experimental design studio in 2007, RBW designs reimagine what already is, imbuing everyday objects with a distinct sophistication. The RBW trio—founders, friends and graduates of Rhode Island School of Design—Theo Richardson, Charles Brill and Alexander Williams believe in using a technology-driven approach to design, melding raw personality and intuitive use to craft lighting fixtures that create atmospheres, shape well-being and improve quality of life.
Not long after award-winning RBW obtained its B-Corporation certification did the brand move from its Brooklyn-based studio to a repurposed factory in Kingston, NY, a state-of-the-art facility posed to usher in the next era of RBW’s thoughtful illumination. We caught up with founders Richardson, Brill and Williams to learn about their collaboration process, design ethos and what’s on the horizon for RBW.
Over a decade since the brand’s founding, RBW’s lighting designs remain both surprising and covetable—and sustainable, too. Striving to become a more environmentally conscious brand, RBW achieved B Corporation certification in 2019, ensuring that the brand would continue holding itself and its designers to the highest standards of social and environmental accountability.
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