It is every architect’s dream to build with light, and the Stickbulb collection takes this aspiration literally. Sleek wooden beams are designed to plug into and out of various steel hardware connectors without the need for tools. The result is a light-up erector set of interchangeable components that allows for limitless customization and creativity.

Inspired by a pile of long, linear wooden cut-offs, RUX designers set out to create a truly sustainable lighting system. From the outset, they committed to designs that could be manufactured locally and affordably within a five-mile radius of their New York City office. They selected reclaimed and sustainably sourced woods as the primary building material, along with energy-efficient LED technologies and components. The collection was designed with a minimal number of parts and features connections that make the pieces easy to disassemble for maintenance, recycling, or reuse.

Stickbulb was co-founded in 2012 by RUX Founder and Creative Director Russell Greenberg and Partner Christopher Beardsley.