A three-dimensional lighting structure, comprising: at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430), with each sheet of light active material having a plurality of lighting elements that are sandwiched between two or more laminate layers, and each sheet of light active material comprising emissive electroluminescent material and having circuitry coupled to the plurality of light elements within; at least one folding element of the at least one sheet of light active material, with a collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure formed of the at least one sheet of light active material and the at least one folding element; a power supply element to provide power to the circuitry coupled to the plurality of lighting elements of the at least one sheet of light active material; a fastening element coupled to the at least one sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430) at at least one fastening point of the at least one sheet of light active material, wherein the collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure is removably retained in a three-dimensional form by the fastening element; and a center element of the three-dimensional lighting structure, wherein the center element comprises a substantially planar and rigid sheet of light active material to which the at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material is coupled, or the center element comprises one of the at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430) attached to a substantially rigid backing,the center element being coupled to the fastening element and located at a geometric center of the three- dimensional lighting structure, wherein removal of the fastening element permits the at least one sheet of the light active material (410, 420, 430) of the three-dimensional lighting structure to collapse into a substantially two-dimensional form. at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430), with each sheet of light active material having a plurality of lighting elements that are sandwiched between two or more laminate layers, and each sheet of light active material comprising emissive electroluminescent material and having circuitry coupled to the plurality of light elements within; at least one folding element of the at least one sheet of light active material, with a collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure formed of the at least one sheet of light active material and the at least one folding element; a power supply element to provide power to the circuitry coupled to the plurality of lighting elements of the at least one sheet of light active material; a fastening element coupled to the at least one sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430) at at least one fastening point of the at least one sheet of light active material, wherein the collapsible three-dimensional lighting structure is removably retained in a three-dimensional form by the fastening element; and a center element of the three-dimensional lighting structure, wherein the center element comprises a substantially planar and rigid sheet of light active material to which the at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material is coupled, or the center element comprises one of the at least one non-rigid, flexible, foldable sheet of light active material (410, 420, 430) attached to a substantially rigid backing,the center element being coupled to the fastening element and located at a geometric center of the three- dimensional lighting structure,