It’s only those who know the darkness who can understand the light.

All products from the Pilke Light Collection intrigue with their organic shapes and magical light. Pilke translated from Finnish means “flicker”, “glimmer”. Each Pilke® lamp is a piece of northern nature, combining the highest craftsmanship and visual pleasure.

The history of Pilke starts in the Finnish forests and continues in the forefront of production technology. With Finnish designers, materials, handicraft, and production the core of Pilke is sustainability. The company strives to generate authentic, ambitious, and friendly culture with a mission to create lights that lasts from generation to generation – classics of tomorrow.

The shades are entirely produced of wood, which is consistently FSC®- or PEFC-certified Finnish birch plywood. Modern water cutting technology creates geometrically cut parts without dark edges, which happens when using a laser cutter. Carefully selected parts enable the manufacturer to produce luminaries that are constructed completely without glue or screws – only wood. Pilke is a combination of Finnish handcraft technique and ultra-modern computer geometry.

Pilke was founded in 2010 by Tuula Hocksell and Leena Liedenpohja – who really know how to innovate Finnish wood design. In the course of the years five stunning product series have been created, designed by Tuukka Halonen, Harri Koskinen, Janne Uusi-Autti and Susan Elo. Among the awards received by the products are DESIGN PLUS (Frankfurt), GOOD DESIGN and GOOD GREEN DESIGN (Chicago), as well as ECO DESIGN (Helsinki).

Since autumn 2021 Pilke Lights is a part of the Swedish design company Maze Interior which shares the same values. Their production philosophy is called ”Slow production” where local production, responsible recycled and natural material selections, and avoidance of air freight are some of the key aspects.