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products profile
By Kathryn Greene
Photos by Stephen Pikus, Jo Bates, and courtesy of the Saxon Spa
SECOND LIFE
Stephen Pikus turns trash into treasure
From a young age, Stephen Pikus liked
working with his hands. While growing
up in South Africa, his father, a building
contractor, would take Pikus to his work
sites where Pikus would make money
painting windows or doing other small tasks.
As an adult, he worked in the art department
of a nonprofi t organization in Tzaneen,
South Africa, oſt en traveling to scrap yards
looking for pieces to upcycle.
In 2014, aſt er 16 years with the
organization, he returned to Johannesburg
and entered a lighting design competition with
a piece he made from air fi lters from diesel
trucks-and won. Six months later, he entered
another competition, which off ered an expo
booth as part of the prize. " To be honest, I felt
so insecure, like who is going to buy this? "
Pikus says. As it turns out, quite a few people.
" That was the moment I thought I could make
a living out of something I love to do. "
The following year, he founded Stephen
Pikus Lighting Design, where he and his
nine-person team repurpose everything
from glass to oil and air fi lters from cars
into lighting fi xtures. While Pikus' passion
for the environment is the foundation of his
company, his philanthropic background is also
an infl uence. Every year, he off ers one to two
dozen internships to teach young people new
skills, and whenever possible, he hires them or
helps them fi nd a job through his connections.
" Our fi xtures have to be green, and they have
to have a human impact, " he says.
Since launching his company, Pikus
has designed fi xtures for a handful of
residential and commercial projects-one of
his most notable being a recycled glass and
Himalayan salt chandelier for the revamp of
the spa inside South Africa's Saxon Hotel.
Referring to his process as environmental
alchemy, it's also what he loves most about
designing. " I didn't know anything about the
design industry, I just knew I liked to make
things, " he explains. " I loved the challenge
of fi nding a waste material and giving it a
second life. " hd
stephenpikus.com
Stephen Pikus with two of his team
members assemble a light fixture
The finished product hangs in
Saxon Hotel's spa in Johannesburg
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Recycled glass is the
main component of
many of Pikus' fixtures
Copper wire is wrapped
around shards of glass
The glass is tied together by hand
to the base of the chandelier
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - February/March 2022
contents
from the editor
interview: brian quinn
hd expo preview
from the show director
hd expo products
conference highlights
designer profile: stephen pikus
art
wallcoverings
flooring
globetrotting
development outlook
2022 hot list
10 places to watch
ad index
back space: theo edwards-butler
Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - Intro
Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - Cover1
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - interview: brian quinn
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - hd expo preview
Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - from the show director
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - hd expo products
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - conference highlights
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - 40A
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - designer profile: stephen pikus
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - art
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - wallcoverings
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - flooring
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - globetrotting
Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - development outlook
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - 2022 hot list
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - 10 places to watch
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - ad index
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Hospitality Design - February/March 2022 - back space: theo edwards-butler
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