Sabin, the Chicago-based acoustics and lighting company, has introduced a new conical pendant light made from post-consumer recycled PET felt.
The brand says the light introduces a tapered form to its portfolio, expanding a system of geometric building blocks designed to stretch, span and scale across commercial interiors.
“The truncated cone has a long history in lighting, and there’s a warmth to it that people recognize,” said Wes Cox, co-founder of Sabin. “Our goal was to take that instinctive quality and pair it with the level of acoustic and lighting performance that designers need today.”
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Inspired by the familiar silhouette of lampshades, Taper reinterprets a classic form through a performance-driven lens, the brand says. The pendant pairs Sabin’s sewn construction with an exposed, minimal metal frame that provides structure and visual grounding. “Simple seams join two layers of felt—one 1.5 millimeters and the other 9 millimeters—which are purposefully offset at the bottom edge, creating a subtle reveal that allows for contrast when dual tones are specified,” the company.
Sabin says customization plays a defining role in the design. The fixture is available in diameters ranging from 20 inches to 89 inches, with suspension lengths spanning 24 inches to 120 inches to accommodate a wide range of ceiling heights and spatial conditions.
“Designers can specify the cord, cable and interior and exterior felt colors,” Sabin explains. “The flexibility to specify a neutral interior felt color and a more expressive exterior is particularly valuable for lighting designers who wish to prevent color shift in the light output while still making a bold design statement.”
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Within a space, Taper operates as both a visual and acoustic anchor. It can define intimate zones, bring focus to circulation areas, or scale up in groupings to shape larger open plans. Whether deployed individually or as part of a larger composition, the form maintains its clarity and proportion across applications, the company explains.
“With Taper, Sabin continues to position lighting and acoustics as a coordinated system,” the company continues. “Rather than separating the two, the fixture brings them together in a single, resolved element, aligning performance, atmosphere and spatial definition in a way that reflects how interiors are experienced.”
Sabin says it offers a range of lighting effects not typically found in tapered pendants. Beam spreads and outputs can be calibrated to suit each application, from soft ambient light to general illumination of up to 18,000 lumens. The collection comes in a wide variety of colors.