Akoya

After revisiting one of its best-selling pendants, RBW presents the new and improved Akoya. The original hand-blown, opal glass bulb now boasts increased technical capabilities, as well as more refined perforations to its sheer, spun-aluminum shade. With Akoya’s shades now fabricated in North America, we’ve also cut down our carbon footprint by manufacturing closer to home.

The Collection

Explore

Browse our extremely diverse pendant. Available in 2 sizes and 3 voltage levels.

Inside Akoya

Akoya’s newly engineered, state-of-the-art lighting module offers advanced technical capabilities, with increased lumen output and the efficient LED power consumption of only 8.7 watts.

Akoya pendant, 22" Chalk Pink, dark red & matte white shade

Akoya pendant, 22" Chalk Pink shade

Akoya pendant, 22" Chalk Pink, dark red & matte white shade

Akoya pendant, 22" Chalk Pink shade

Variety and Versatility

Our versatile pendant offers a variety of options in size, color temperature, and finish. Choose from a 16" or 22" shade, color temperature from warm to neutral white, a powder coat in a shade from a curated color library or your own custom color.

Fine perforations give Akoya’s spun-aluminum shade the look of sheer weightlessness.

Akoya pendant, vermilion perforated shade detail

Akoya pendant, Vermilion 16" shade

Sheer Delight

Akoya’s hand-blown, opal glass bulb emits a rich, diffuse glow, ensconced by a sheer aluminum shade fabricated in North America.

Casa Mami — Joshua Tree, CA

Akoya pendant, matte white 16" shade

Momofuku Kāwi by Design Agency — New York, NY

Akoya pendant, 22" Vermilion shade stemmed

Modo Pento Apartment by WOWOWA Architecture — Melbourne, Australia

Akoya pendant, 16" matte black shade corded

Momofuku Kāwi by Design Agency — New York, NY

Akoya pendant, 22" Vermilion shade stemmed

Modo Pento Apartment by WOWOWA Architecture — Melbourne, Australia

Akoya pendant, 16" matte black shade corded

Events

05/19/2023

RBW

NYCxDesign Tactility Opening

Thank you all for joining us at the RBW showroom to celebrate the opening of NYCxDesign 2023. Our exhibition Tactility: Exploring Light Through Form is an opportunity to experience the latest RBW innovations with a sensorial experience of our newest launches. From statement pendants to minimalist sconces, our forward-thinking, technology-driven approach is revealed through interactive displays of Highline, Corded Plug-Ins, and an exclusive preview of an upcoming collection.

Shop Talk

04/14/2023

RBW

Shop Talk with Jonas Damon Vol. 11

For this edition of Shop Talk, the interview series where friends and collaborators exchange ideas, discoveries, and sources of inspiration, designer Jonas Damon goes in depth about developing Highline, RBW’s latest collection.

Shop Talk

03/14/2023

RBW

Shop Talk with Dutch East Design Vol. 10

For this edition of Shop Talk, the interview series where friends and collaborators exchange ideas, discoveries, and sources of inspiration, RBW and Dieter Cartwright, Founding Partner of the Brooklyn-based firm Dutch East Design, discuss the transformation of a Marcel Breuer-designed office building into an inviting, contemporary hotel.