Featherweight and ethereal, the ideal whipped topping is airy, yet firm, boasting the perfect stiff peak. And when it comes to tasty visual treats, the Stockholm-based design studio Crme Atelier cooks up a delicious and delightful play on soft serve ice cream with their delectable collection of colorful lights and an origin story equally as sweet. Originally inspired by the founders home renovation journey, the couple and creative duo conceptualized the Portable Soft Serve Lampswhimsical, meringue-like silhouette when imagining solutions for architectural niches in need of ambiance.Each luminary confection is made-to-order and manufactured in Sweden on demand through local 3D printing, which requires only six hours from start to finish. The concoctions entire swirling shape is made using bioplastic rPLA filaments extracted from corn starch and recycled food packaging pulled from Hollands waste stream in an additive process, layer by layer to avoid material spill. This method also leans into the forms organic nature, giving the final artifact textural richness and an ever-so-slight variation in hue through its ridges. This la carte business model not only keeps storage costs down for the brand while avoiding production in excess, it is also indicative of Crme Ateliers commitment to sustainability from cradle-to-cradle.A mlange of 11 saccharine colorways from sweet to savory will whet your appetite when selecting from the menu, which includes five tone-on-tone options aptly given the suffix sorbet, as well as six others that are an amalgam of white hats with colored bases.The Soft Serve Portable is part of a broader collection preceded by regular and grande corded editions already in the works. But this petite, pint-sized object stands roughy 9 inches (approximately 23 centimeters) tall, comes with a textile magnetic micro USB cable on the side, and utilizes an LED light source. This indoor device is rated for 10 hours of illumination when fully charged, with a roughly eight hour wait to reach a full battery, and is dimmable to three different levels of brightness: 100%, 65%, and 35%.Whats more, this design is highly lauded receiving numerous accolades including winner of German Design Award 2024 Excellent Product Design Lighting, Scandinavian Design Awards 2023 Detail of the year, Plaza Interiors Sustainability awards 2022, and Iconic awards 2024 Lighting.Hungry for more? Visit creme-atelier.com to learn more or pre-order, with deliveries scheduled for September 2nd, 2024.