{"id":2871,"date":"2026-02-22T22:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:56:35","slug":"where-style-and-sustainability-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2871","title":{"rendered":"Where Style &amp; Sustainability Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Style Editor Julie A. Palm talks with Hubbardton Forge\u2019s Maria Mullen about how the company\u2019s commitment to beautiful lighting and environmental responsibility are linked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Julie A. Palm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At lighting producer <a href=\"https:\/\/hubbardtonforge.com\">Hubbardton Forge<\/a>, style and sustainability are intertwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not about one team producing beautiful lighting and another team looking for nitty-gritty ways to reduce waste during production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt goes back to our DNA. It\u2019s very automatic for everyone here to think about what\u2019s best in terms of design and the environment\u201d \u2014 and to work together to achieve those goals, says company CEO Maria Mullen. \u201cOur designers absolutely do keep sustainability front and center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, Hubbardton Forge won the Green Award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasmarketcenter.com\/press-room\/36th-arts-awards-recipients-announced\/\">36<sup>th<\/sup> Annual ARTS Awards<\/a> in Dallas, also picking up the top prize in the Lighting Fixtures category. I wanted to talk more with the company about how it approaches sustainability \u2014 and how its efforts impact look and design of its products. We also talked about how lighting showrooms and designers can talk about sustainable lighting with consumers and clients in meaningful ways.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part of a place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullen says Hubbardton Forge\u2019s commitment to sustainability is rooted in the company\u2019s location in rural Castleton, Vermont, near the Green Mountain National Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you look out over the beauty that is in this state \u2013 the Green Mountains, the beautiful lakes \u2013 &nbsp;you don\u2019t really need a corporate handbook to tell you to protect the environment,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cTo do anything different would be so completely counterintuitive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy design team, maybe in particular, they are very outdoorsy,\u201d she continues. \u201cThey love to be out in nature, and they take a lot of inspiration from nature. I think that bleeds into what they\u2019re doing here in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the clearest ways the company\u2019s design and sustainability goals have merged is in Hubbardton Forge\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hubbardtonforge.com\/collection-landing\/coral\">Coral<\/a> collection, in which each coral \u201creef\u201d is created by artisans who weld small, individual cast coral-like pieces of aluminum to create flowing organic arrays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2872 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge-Maria-and-Shield_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hubbardton Forge President Maria Mullen, and one version of the Coral chandelier.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Coral is simple in its beauty but complex in its creation,\u201d says designer Jason Hancock on the company\u2019s website. But the delicate, stunning Coral fixtures have their origins in something humbler: the desire to recycle the company\u2019s house-made tooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of its life, the aluminum tooling is melted down and turned into Coral pieces. (Mullen notes that the recycled tooling is now supplemented with other aluminum because of the popularity of the collection.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCoral was the result of what we call \u2018skunk works\u2019 here, which is basically people playing in the manufacturing process to see what we can do, what we can accomplish and what the next frontier is,\u201d Mullen says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look at everything,\u201d she adds. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at metal shavings and how do we incorporate that into something. Can we take that to the glassmaker and have him put that into the glass? We hate waste here and we try to find ways to reuse things when possible \u2014 as long as they are also beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other sustainable Hubbardton Forge practices include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Making products to order:<\/strong> The company makes each piece one at a time by hand. Not overproducing reduces the number of products that could end up in landfills if not sold, Mullen notes. This ethos extends to designers working closely with manufacturing teams to reduce even the number of samples created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Zero-waste powder-coating:<\/strong> \u201cWe operate one of the most advanced powder-coating systems in the industry, and this system allows us to reclaim and reuse nearly all of our overspray,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cOur process is a very strictly low VOC to protect both our air and our artisans here.\u201d The company also operates a closed-loop water system for cleaning its steel and aluminum before powder coating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Small production footprint:<\/strong> All the company\u2019s approximately 200 employees \u2013 including engineers, designers, welders, forgers and administrative teams \u2013 work in the same facility. It promotes collaboration and reduces the company\u2019s carbon footprint. \u201cWe\u2019re not taking flights 8,000 or 9,000 miles away to look at products. And we\u2019re not filling containers and bringing them over,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cWe always try to source as close to home as possible. We don\u2019t always succeed because not everything is available in Vermont or even in New England, but we start here and work our way out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Embracing LEDs: <\/strong>Every piece in the Hubbardton Forge line is either integrated LED (in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/hubbardtonforge.com\/about\/partnerships\/leddyamics\">LEDdynamics<\/a> in Randolph, Vermont) or compatible with LED bulbs. The company also sells replacement LED modules for integrated fixtures so that the entire fixture doesn\u2019t have to be replaced when the LED module fails. \u201cThis is a big selling point for designers, showrooms and consumers because you don\u2019t have to take the piece down to replace it,\u201d Mullen says, adding that Hubbardton Forge\u2019s tech support team will make Zoom or Facetime calls to help walk electricians or others through the replacement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want people to keep our products as heirlooms,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cYou can\u2019t do that if you can\u2019t guarantee that they can replace the LED module.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another place where sustainability and style intersect. The advent of LEDs has allowed Hubbardton Forge\u2019s designers \u201cto play with form in ways that was not possible in the past,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cThey can create really thin profiles and organic shapes, which our guys love, and they aren\u2019t constrained by the old socket structure and the heat of that traditional socket. It gives them more freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Julie-Hubb-Forge_Snaps-combo_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hubbardton Forge\u2019s SNAPS series of customizable lighting relies on an integrated LED source for illumination.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The problem of packaging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mullen is particularly passionate about reducing packaging and improving the sustainability of its packaging materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am personally a crazy recycler,\u201d she admits. \u201cI\u2019ve worked in offices where they didn\u2019t do recycling, and I\u2019d bring it home. I\u2019ve brought cans and bottles home from markets that didn\u2019t recycle. I don&#8217;t know what it is about me, but I&#8217;ve always hated that kind of waste. I love the ethos of this company and we\u2019re doing all of these things that are sustainable, but the one thing that sticks in my craw is packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But finding more sustainable packaging is a challenge for products that are fragile and often heavy. \u201cAnd we don\u2019t want our customers to have to a do a lot of assembly,\u201d Mullen adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her goal is to move away from foam-in-place packaging, in part by using an alternative&nbsp; &nbsp;from <a href=\"https:\/\/expandos.com\/\">ExpandOS<\/a>, made of ridged, folded cardboard triangles. ExpandOS works particularly well for smaller fixtures, including outdoor lighting and sconces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is my personal Holy Grail \u2014 to get to 100% sustainable packaging,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cWe\u2019re getting better and better, but we\u2019re not quite there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talking to consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except for when choosing LEDs, sustainability may not be as top of mind for consumers buying lighting as when they are shopping for other products. But Mullen thinks there are opportunities for lighting showrooms and designers to talk with customers and clients about sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think that they have a unique opportunity to tell a story of value because, to me, sustainability is often a proxy for quality. We encourage sellers to focus on the heritage aspect: Buy it once, keep it forever,\u201d Mullen says. \u201cThat\u2019s where that replaceable LED module comes in. You\u2019re not going to have to take the fixture down and throw it away at any point. So, if we shift the conversation from disposable decor to more functional art, then the sustainability argument wins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Style Editor Julie A. Palm talks with Hubbardton Forge\u2019s Maria Mullen about how the company\u2019s commitment to beautiful lighting and environmental responsibility are linked. By Julie A. Palm At lighting producer Hubbardton Forge, style and sustainability are intertwined. 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