Winner of the L-Prize, Don Peifer lets us in on some of his designs and the principles that guide him in his design concepts. He’s adamant that some fixtures need to be made out of paper. We’re sure he’ll do it and probably win another L-Prize in the process.

Don Peifer is an entrepreneur, lighting product designer, and sustainability expert.  He received his Masters of Architectural Sciences in Lighting from the Lighting Research Center at RPI. Peifer is the founder of Earthlighting and Smash the Bulb and has a Living Future Accreditation (LFA) from the International Living Future Institute. In February 2022, Peifer was awarded one of 4 L-Prizes for the Concept Phase by the Department of Energy.