YOYOLIGHT – 3D-Printed Lighting and Distributed Micro-Factories
YOYOLIGHT is a design and fabrication project by Sebastien Wierinck that explores 3D printing as a tool for local, agile, and sustainable production. At the intersection of digital craft and distributed manufacturing, the project rethinks how objects are designed, produced, and consumed.
Each lamp is fabricated in PLA bioplastic derived from renewable resources such as corn starch. The process is based on on-demand production, but this logic is anticipated: key elements are pre-fabricated and several models are exhibited, allowing users to discover the collection, choose a design, and activate its fabrication. This approach minimizes waste and avoids overproduction while ensuring responsiveness and customization.
The design of the YOYO lamp itself embodies this principle. Its spiraling form and delicate fins are only possible to produce through 3D printing, translating the tool’s logic into a geometry that is uniquely its own. Rather than imitating traditional techniques, the object reveals a new formal vocabulary specific to additive manufacturing.
YOYOLIGHT today operates as a micro-factory located at Substance in Marseille, where lamps are designed, fabricated, and assembled on site. This local production is complemented by an online store (www.yoyolight.com), allowing customers to explore the collection and order pieces that are produced on demand.
By combining a physical workshop and a digital platform, YOYOLIGHT proposes a tangible model of distributed design: accessible, sustainable, and rooted in the everyday experience of making.
