The 18th Century palazzo which has been converted into a four-star boutique hotel is located at the historic heart of the Italian city of Palermo, both the architectural and the interior design were managed by Arch. Parisi. This hospitality project is a carefully curated example of how to reinterpret the historical legacy of a building adapting it to the needs of the modern-day traveller while equally conserving the value of its noble lineage.

After wandering through the vibrant streets surrounding Via Maqueda and crossing the threshold of Palazzo Balsamo Boutique Hotel visitors are invited to relax and surrender themselves to the calming ambience of the hotel where the lighting is designed as an inviting immersive experience perfectly integrated within the various spaces, starting with the entrance.

Just past the threshold guests are presented with a vivid atmosphere that reflects the surrounding cityscape, raw tones, pastel and oak timber colour shades, fill the interiors with a sensual presence, with its arches, vaults and custom furniture. The light fittings create a pleasant and seamless transition from the noisy streets outside to the more intimate and human scale of the hotel interior.

Curved forms are one of the defining elements of the project, beginning with the entrance doors. Another of the hotel spaces where the lighting enhances the guest experience is the breakfast room. Here, the Array collection designed by Umut Yamac is presented as a series of suspended sculptures placed over the tables and chairs, featuring the same curvilinear silhouette designs. The fine tensile threads stretched between the metallic rings reflect a downward and upward illumination that wraps around the space to create a subtle yet spectacular lighting effect. The dynamic perception of the oversized volumes gives off a balanced light that eases the guests into the day ahead while enjoying their breakfast.

The interior design project for Palazzo Balsamo Boutique Hotel is a refined combination of craftsmanship and design, from the selection of the materials to the shapes of the various elements with careful attention paid to the lighting which helps reinforce the warm feeling of the interior spaces. The project illustrates how lighting can be the common thread that connects past and present, lighting the historical architecture with the contemporary design language of the Array collection in the breakfast room, introducing a rhythm and lighting gradation that compliments the start of the day.

Credits:
– Project by Arch. Floriana Parisi
– Interior Design by Celestina Sgroi
– Dealers Cocolumo, Agency Light Style
– Project by The Atlas Way

The Tube collection consists of a network of slender black tubes that can be arranged freely to channel light towards different shades. Rather than downplaying their practicality, these networks embrace function as a defining aesthetic.

Tube Free releases the pendant from its point of connection, separating the tube from the ceiling by a fine black cable. The result is a more fluid, refined expression. When composed across a space, the arrangement of multiple tubes of equal or varying heights creates a lightweight structure, a delicate language of lines and volumes.

The collection is also suited to residential projects where precision and clarity are sought. Over a dining table, a trio of asymmetrical pendants in neutral shades creates a subdued, elegant look. For a more luxurious setting, a linear arrangement of three red pendants, perfectly aligned, casts an atmosphere of warmth and intimacy.

Simple in essence yet highly versatile, Tube Free adapts to every unique use and mood. Providing clarity and balance, it responds to different contexts with a quiet elegance that is both sober and expressive. Within the Composing Pendants system, the series becomes a flexible tool for creating coherent lighting structures, where formal simplicity gives rise to free-form compositions tailored to each project.

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Slim’s long, slender strands draw the eye upwards, suspended from ultra-fine cables. Particularly suited to spaces with high ceilings, each composition conveys a sense of ethereal lightness, its pressed glass diffusers emitting a soft accent light that bathes the surrounding space in an ambient glow.

Composing Pendants provides easy installation, seamless connectivity and unlimited creative freedom, allowing designers to tailor compositions to specific lighting needs. Free from technical constraints, Slim responds intuitively to its environment, functioning as an individual piece or arranged into intricate configurations. A single luminaire can flow freely through space, or several can be suspended from a single connection point, transforming light into a fluid, unified gesture.

Available in individual, circular or linear configurations, the collection is inherently adaptive. An independent piece descends like a falling star, casting a direct, pinpoint of downlight over a specific feature. Arranged in lines, the collection introduces rhythm and order, defining activity zones and structuring the space. The number and spacing of individual luminaires influences the perception of volume and spatial experience. High-density linear and circular configurations provide maximum impact while preserving a sense of visual lightness.

Ideal for public atriums, reception areas or commercial spaces, the collection becomes a sculptural focal point. Suspended above a reception, a row of tapers washes the counter in a gentle wave of light. As a chandelier, it cascades from the ceiling like a scattering of raindrops, the rhythmic interplay of its elongated silhouettes creating an ethereal choreography. Configured in rings, its airy volume lends depth and intrigue, enveloping an open-air lobby in a soft, shimmering atmosphere.

The collection adapts effortlessly to residential settings. A pair of pendants creates a peripheral pool of ambient reading light over a bedside table, while a simple row lends a sense of quiet refinement to a contemporary dining table. For large, spacious living rooms, an ensemble of multiple fixtures introduces dynamic movement and personality.

From residential properties to hospitality, restaurants or workplace environments, Plusminus offers a solution tailored to each project, regardless of its nature. With its textile tape featuring an integrated electrical conductor and interchangeable parts, it traces outlines that adapt to the geometry of each space, harmonising with the interior architecture, defining areas and connecting premises, never overlooking its essential purpose: to provide lighting solutions that are both flexible and precise.

This design by Diez Office comes in an array of muted and neutral shades selected from Vibia’s colour palette, becoming an indisputable ally for every project. Plusminus provides a comprehensive response to the lighting requirements of each space, balancing timeless aesthetics and functionality, while providing a sense of flow that connects environments, adapting to different settings and usage.

The poetic and functional component inherent in light and its ability to shape interior design is fully revealed with Plusminus. This system, as versatile as it is elegant, adds a touch of personality while allowing light to merge seamlessly into a project’s own narrative.

Following the eco-design principles that guide product development at Vibia, Plusminus also implements conscious design — conceived to evolve with architecture and keep pace with the lifespan of each project. Its flexible tape can be installed taut or slack, fitting precisely to the geometry of the space, while its dimmable luminaires, compatible with remote control devices, ensure efficient use of light. Added to this is a responsible product design, complete with repairable parts and materials selected to offer durability and optimal performance over time. A collection that not only illuminates the present, but also shines a light on the future outcome of every space.

This versatility translates into a wide variety of project-based solutions. Plusminus seamlessly integrates into a range of different residential projects, from single-storey apartments to multi-level dwellings —as seen in the present examples—. The system also proves its adaptability in the contemporary workplace, designed according to modern-day office dynamics featuring collaborative spaces, social areas, and shared workstations. Finally, its presence in hospitality projects shows how light can clearly define areas and guide circulation paths with apparent ease, while framing warm and intimate corners, in harmony with the space as a whole.

This capacity for adaptation and engagement with architecture is particularly evident in residential projects, where light enhances the spatial experience in an organic way.

For this house in Utrecht, architect Joost Woertman opted for a Plusminus configuration that unfolds with sculptural mastery, creating a dialogue with the dual-height geometry. Using a vertical pathway, the system structures the space and breaks it up into a series of microenvironments, lending warmth and a sense of continuity across the different levels.

In another residential project by A&P Interiorisme, in Sabadell, the collection takes on a more everyday, functional tone. The lighting follows the rhythm of the day’s activities and domestic uses, creating a sense of comfort and continuity between living spaces. Once again, Plusminus adapts effortlessly to the existing architecture, illustrating that the same system is capable of delivering vastly different design solutions according to context.

Plusminus is a real asset when it comes to contract environments and office projects in particular, which require flexible, interconnected interiors.

At Sauvage TV’s headquarters in Barcelona, designed by Vania Gaetti, the system plays a role in arranging shared spaces to encourage collaboration and interaction, supporting the changing dynamics of work. Lighting is thereby adjusted to suit different activities, providing brightness and comfort in each area.

Multidisciplinary design studio Il Magma opted for fluid lighting to connect two functionally distinct spaces in its Reggio Emilia office. All the lighting in each room is connected to a single electrical connection point, overcoming the added challenge of not interfering with the ceiling’s distinctive architecture. Functional lighting was chosen for the office area to ensure visual comfort at the workstations, while the adjoining multipurpose room features more decorative diffused lighting provided by hanging spheres.

The Polestar space in Vienna stems from the comprehensive approach of BWM Designers & Architects, to which Plusminus brings continuity and coherence in a mixed-use space concept. With its black-edged aesthetic, the arrangement of the straps and luminaires provides a stylish way to define the different areas, aligning with the venue’s industrial past.

Other hybrid spaces, such as this restaurant and co-working facility integrated into the Arsenal Femenino gym’s communal area in Barcelona, are also fitted with Plusminus lighting, as interpreted by Ferruz Studio in a welcoming and balanced style. Here, the raw setting is softened by cosy, enveloping lighting, chosen in a warm terracotta tone to match the furniture. As it unfurls, Plusminus creates pockets of intimacy through pendant lighting that draw attention to the tables.

Moving from the private sphere to the public environment, Plusminus offers a casual, functional and conscientious approach to lighting. Diez Office skillfully brings together a number of factors for Vibia in a balanced exercise of technical innovation, sustainability and creative freedom. A system that’s constantly reimagined with each project and is geared toward the future, integrating seamlessly into architecture and able to evolve alongside it over time.

Composing Pendants amplifies the possibilities of the collection, inviting designers to create expansive, personalised suspended compositions that respond to spatial needs and the rhythm and scale of architecture. Within this system, Tempo floats and flows, fluctuating between the ethereal and the tangible, connecting and transforming spaces in a synthesis of light and matter.

Tempo celebrates the beauty of a simple, clean aesthetic. Inspired by the concept of developing a universal language of illumination, the collection is an exercise in formal reduction, distilling three lighting archetypes down to their most basic forms.

Composing Pendants frees Tempo from the limitations of conventional lighting. Thanks to simple installation and seamless connectivity, independent luminaires can move freely through space, creating focal points wherever needed, or several fixtures can connect to the same power source. Each installation can be oriented or scaled as desired, with various configurations interacting to create an intricate landscape of light.

When composing with Tempo, the density of light becomes part of the spatial rhythm. The disc-shaped shade, paired with a simple round bulb, projects a bright, concentrated downlight. Its opacity outlines a slender form with crisp contours, the luminaire taking on a tangible, almost sculptural presence.

Crafted from translucent opal glass, the diamond-shaped diffuser projects a soft ambient glow, gently filtering light to create a subtle sensory experience. The interaction between the visible and the veiled adds depth and intrigue, revealing a dance of shadows and reflections.

Appealing to our collective memory of light, the oval diffuser reimagines the classic bistro sphere with contemporary sensibility. Distinguished by a gradient that shifts from transparent to opaque, it radiates with a shimmering 360 degree glow, its transparency conveying a sense of weightlessness and movement.

Defined by pure lines and essential volumes, Tempo’s discreet presence adapts to both residential and contract projects. A single diamond-shaped diffuser can lend an intimate, milky glow to a bedside table, while a row of four elevates a commercial bar area with a sense of delicate refinement.

The disc-shaped diffusers define workspaces and relaxation zones with graphic precision, their slender silhouettes introducing a sleek, industrial look. For suspended ceilings, remote and built-in fittings reduce visual noise, with flawless connections enhancing the purity of each composition.

Chromatic harmony can be used to reinforce the overall coherence of a composition. Tempo is available in a balanced palette of graphite, terra red, and green. Ranging from sober to distinctive, these tones allow for effortless integration into different environments, from warm, natural interiors to cool, contemporary spaces.

Tempo invites designers to create suspended compositions that breathe with their surroundings, revealing the beauty of light in its purest form. Within Composing Pendants, the collection floats, adapts, and transforms spaces with natural grace and harmony. Technical rigor and poetic expression are held in perfect structural balance. More than a collection, Tempo is a contemporary exploration of light in time: three suspended gestures that capture its evolution, distilling it into a serene, unified system.

Start exploring light and timeless compositions with Tempo through the Composing Pendants system.

Composing Pendants expands North’s compositional potential. Offering seamless connectivity, it invites designers to explore the relationship between light, space and gravity without constraint, enabling intricate compositions that respond to architecture with grace, precision and balance.

North is conceived as a three-dimensional drawing of light and line. Its sleek silhouette is available in six models of varying sizes and in two structural formats. The classic pendant traces a slender line vertically down from the ceiling, balancing poetic form with functional precision. The deconstructed version creates a new and unexpected category of lighting, visually separating the shade from a slender carbon fibre rod.

Connected by ultra-fine cables, this dynamic system of adjustable elements evokes a subtle sense of movement and lightness. The arm serves as an axis by which each component can be positioned as needed: a soft slant traces an elegant, open line, while a tighter angle directs a focused pool of downlight to a specific area.

Within Composing Pendants, North breaks free of traditional electrical limitations. Thanks to its simple installation and seamless connectivity, a single luminaire can be drawn independently through space, or several pendants can be connected to the same point. North’s delicate geometry seems to float overhead, adapting to different heights and scales.

For suspended ceilings, remote and recessed connections provide a smooth, clean look, reducing visual noise and enhancing the purity of the composition. Light and dynamic, the collection responds to the flow of a space. Like lines drawn in the air, its subtle presence defines without imposing—delimiting spaces, connecting scenes, and giving rhythm to the architecture.

A large pair of symmetrical luminaires casts bright, energising light over a workspace; a harmony of pendants of varying sizes delivers softly focused light over a relaxation zone; and a set of classic pendants lends a quiet distinction, elevating a residential kitchen or bar area without overwhelming the space. Wherever it is applied, the collection remains refined, composed and distinctly contemporary.

Composing with North is like drawing with light. Its suspended lines trace a visual architecture that defines, structures and balances space. Within Composing Pendants, the collection delivers flexible, precise, and expressive illumination. A poetic exploration of lightness, it unites emotional resonance with advanced functionality, transforming atmospheres in a single, ethereal gesture.

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Until now, technical and decorative lighting have always been treated as two separate realms, but Vibia redefines this approach with technical solutions that are harmonious with the broader visual language of its portfolio. While complementary, these products carry emotional value when viewed as fragments of a coherent vision. They mark a new era for Vibia as it embraces a more holistic approach to lighting design.

Designed by Xuclà, Offset combines intuitive lighting with a sleek, graphic silhouette. A system of superficial ceiling fixtures integrates five lighting effects with advanced colour and temperature regulation.

Designers can experiment with different lengths and angles to create a uniquely modular arrangements. The collection features five lighting effects: downlight, flat diffuser, high efficiency and low glare level, and a colour mood grazer -a device for multichromatic ambience- that offers six unique shades; this version is available in static colours and in rich chromatic gradients to compose carefully crafted atmospheres full of nuances that evoke emotions.

To be installed on the ceiling and oriented at will, Circus Solo complements the original collection of its designer, Antoni Arola. In order to cast dynamic lights and shadows on the wall, the designer presents an accent spotlight that facilitates the intuitive control of the lighting.

It permits built-in or remote electrical connection, so that each element can be installed in the desired place for a visual harmony between decorative and functional elements. This complementary collection thus invites you to play with lighting to create dynamic and versatile atmospheres at any time.

The accent spotlights offer different spectrums or lens apertures, making them ideal for defining functional areas and highlighting key elements. The collection offers static white in three temperatures or tunable white, the tunable option for precise colour temperature control. The tunable red option, with a chromatic transition from white to red, invites designers to create a myriad of relaxing and welcoming effects to create the perfect atmosphere in every setting.

Martín Azúa has designed the Bind Solo collection, a set of unique fixtures for playing with contrasts, delimiting functional areas and defining hybrid activity zones. This complementary collection offers accent spotlights and zenithal luminaires, in elegant matt black or neutral beige finishes. Bind Solo provides pleasant general lighting as well as directional lighting.

To be mounted on the ceiling as desired, the luminaires offer various apertures that allow every setting to be sculpted through the ideal lighting. Accent spotlights create a high contrast, while the zenithal light of the wide-beam downlights casts a soft bath of light over the room from the ceiling. Thanks to a micro-profile model, Bind Solo also blends in perfectly with all types of architecture.

This collection features a static white or tunable wihite option, allowing you to switch between cool white and warm, relaxing light. Combining the Bind Solo collection with the multiple diffused and indirect lighting effects offered by the Vibia product range, the possibilities are endless.

Plusminus Solo is a versatile collection featuring a range of playful, semi-spherical silhouettes. Designed by Diez Office, this belt-free model complements the original Plusminus collection, taking the signature semi-spherical diffuser and spotlight and opening up new possibilities for lighting a space by offering diffuse and accent lighting from above—and below.

This collection includes wall and ceiling lights, as well as floor and table lamps It combines accent spotlights with flat diffusers, allowing for a balance of general comfort and precise illumination depending on the intended use of space. With five elegant finishes, the collection complements any interior, offering endless possibilities for dynamic compositions with a curated ambience.

By integrating several different sources and typologies simultaneously, designers can develop a rich and balanced atmosphere. Designed by Martín Azúa, the Dots collection stands out for its simplicity and intimate scale. Available in solid wood or lacquered in four of Vibia’s Chromatica colours, glowing circles trace diffuse, reflected, direct or indirect light across a wall, much like musical notes in concert.

Deployed alone like a sparkling jewel or in combination to create a glowing galaxy, Dots provides limitless lighting solutions: a reading lamp offers focused, adjustable illumination; a directional luminaire creates a graphic beam of light via its adjustable cone-shaped aperture; an indirect luminaire evokes the light of the moon from its concave surface; while, an ambient luminaire radiates with a glowing halo.

Thoughtful, layered illumination not only defines areas of activity but enhances the user experience, generating positive emotions and fostering a profound sense of wellbeing. Whether brightening an entire space, adding a base layer or using accents to shape specific scenes, each layer complements the other to establish a comprehensive lighting solution. Vibia’s complementary collections embody this holistic approach. By integrating technical and object luminaires in a unified manner, designers can curate subtle environments that ensure comfort, balance, and connection.

Featured Products:
– Offset
– Circus Solo
– Bind Solo
– Plusminus Solo
– Dots

Originally founded in 1989 in Oslo by the Norwegian Kjetil Trædal Thorsen and the German American Craig Dykers, as a small workshop where architecture, landscape and interior design projects were jointly undertaken, Snøhetta over time has become one of the most influential international practices with satellite teams spread throughout the world. Nevertheless, despite this expansion, its way of approaching each project continues to draw from the same simple idea: understanding first and foremost how a place is inhabited and then deciding on how it should be constructed.

This same approach is perfectly evident at the centre of operations in Hong Kong. The workspace is not organised as if it were a collection of departments or closed-off offices, instead it’s more like a continuous space where different activities co-exist. In fact, the colour scheme, dominated by earthy tones, beige and more intense accent colours, helps define the various areas. And under this general approach the lighting, of course, takes on a crucial role. The design of the lighting scheme, jointly undertaken together with the Vibia Lighting & Wellbeing Studio, approaches light from real-world applications in spaces. In other words, rather than adding light fittings on an individual basis the idea is to create a sequence that can address the different phases and requirements that a creative studio like this goes through as the day advances.

Much of the team’s daily activity revolves around the large collaborative worktable, which acts as the space’s true centre of gravity. Above it sits the Plusminus collection, designed by the Diez Office, whose conductive textile belt allows for the free and precise placement of light sources, adapting them to the scale of this shared space. For this specific configuration, the cone-shaped fittings project light directly onto the work surface aiding the team in reading plans, working on monitors, and with the exchange of ideas while reviewing 3D models, sharing ideas, or tweaking certain details before moving forward with a project.

The Terra Red finish introduces a colourful touch that creates a dialogue with the interior colour palette without affecting its harmony, so that the lighting not only organises the worktop activities but also helps reinforce the visual identity of the overall space. During the day, the abundant external daylight dominates the studio; when evening falls, as the workday continues, the lighting adds the necessary definition to keep everything working as normal with the same exactitude.

For the more internal areas of the offices Plusminus is once again featured but, in this case, it takes on a distinctive character from its use over the shared worktable. For this spherical version in a beige colour finish, the light is more immersive, creating an ambience for reading, revising or more concentrated work, while in other areas the linear diffuser increases the levels of brightness over the work desks providing a suitable task lighting for longer periods of concentration.

For one of these configurations the textile belt even embraces one of the columns, uniting light and architecture together in a single stroke.

Meanwhile for the areas where more solitary concentration is specified Africa comes into play, conceived by designer Franscisco Gomez Paz, a portable element whose lightweight aspect confers a light more suited to focused attention. Within the open plan area where different things are happening simultaneously its scale allows for a more personal work area to be defined without the desk becoming isolated from the rest of the team, favouring those spontaneous encounters when someone stops to look over a drawing, or works on in silence developing an idea.

And finally, in the always busy meeting room, the Bind collection, designed by Martín Azúa, is integrated into the ceiling via a recessed system in a beige finish that complements the timber finishes featured here. Its presence provides the necessary clarity for conversations, presentations, or decisions that shape the course of each project. Without overwhelming the space, Bind fosters a serene atmosphere in which design ideas can be discussed calmly.

Each light fitting is specifically responding to a different time of day within the studio’s daily routine. While the Plusminus collection marks the continuity and rhythm of collaborative working, the Africa collection introduces a more individual focus, while the Bind collection adds balance to meeting spaces. All together however they add something much more important: they compliment the phases of the workday, setting up a dialogue with the surrounding natural light and colour scheme to create a carefully curated cohesive and adaptable working environment where architects’ imagination takes shape.

Credits:
– Photography by HDP Photography Services

Featured Products:
– Plusminus
– Africa
– Bind

Outside, vast snow-covered mountains; inside, warmth, comfort and a welcoming atmosphere shape this contemporary mountain retreat, designed to invite stillness and pause. Materials play a central role: slate, natural stone and oak wood, used to envelop the architecture and create an even warmer, more inviting environment. Bespoke furniture sits alongside pieces from leading brands, within a neutral palette enriched by natural textiles such as wool and linen, soft textures and refined details.

In the dining area, a sculptural yet light presence draws attention: the striking suspended installation of Algorithm Grid luminaires by Toan Nguyen for Vibia. It interacts with the space as a floating composition, combining technique, balance and poetry. It also redefines the domestic experience, bringing it closer to that of a gallery or design showroom—yet without losing warmth. On the contrary, understanding emotion as a key element of her work, Verónica Mimoum creates spaces that accompany and resonate, a vision reflected in every detail, including the choice of this luminaire.

In a mountain home like this, where the natural surroundings and seasons shape everyday life, lighting takes on an even more defining role. Natural light shifts with snow, weather and time of day, while artificial light extends comfort, accompanies quiet afternoons and creates a warm refuge at night. It becomes essential to both the identity of the space and the wellbeing of its inhabitants.

Here, lighting acts as an emotional language: the daylight entering through large windows is balanced by the soft glow of Algorithm Grid enveloping the dining area. Its hand-blown, striated glass spheres diffract the light from within, while its black metal structure remains versatile and adaptable.

The piece becomes the focal point of the room, its suspended globes evoking a constellation of light that appears to float, casting a warm glow over the table and bringing a poetic and refined character to the space. Beyond aesthetics, it plays a key role in domestic wellbeing: shaping daily rhythms, supporting routines and creating environments of calm. Algorithm Grid turns light into a gesture that is both poetic and functional, merging design, geometry and harmony. Like drops of rain, the luminaires define the atmosphere and articulate the soul of the home.

The installation adapts to ceiling height and dining room proportions, accompanying the dialogue between materials and the surrounding landscape. Its soft, intimate atmosphere is ideal for moments of connection—whether a quiet breakfast under diffused light or a shared dinner beneath a warmer, more focused glow. Ultimately, Algorithm Grid transforms the dining area into the heart of the home: a suspended luminous composition that celebrates togetherness, stillness and beauty. A thoughtful and sensitive home where aesthetics serve comfort, and Vibia lighting accompanies everyday life with emotion.

Credits:
– Project by Verónica Mimoun
– Photography by Montse Garriga
– Architecture by Mano Arquitectura

These four residential projects, which we have compiled below, confirm this. Each of the selected homes reflects a distinct way of living, but regardless of their style, they all share something in common: light as an element that redefines the concept of home, adapting to each moment and need of the residents.

With an unusual double height configuration and spacious layout this new build home designed by architect Joost Woertman, infuses a sense of the natural while also combining colour and lighting to define the various rooms. On the ground floor the kitchen and pantry area become the focal point (and one of the family’s favourite hangouts). Here the collaboration between the Lichtadvies 010 design studio and the Plusminus collection from Vibia straddles the ceiling creating a diaphanous sculptural composition with its terracotta colour textile belt. The same collection with spotlights attached lends a tenuous illumination and intimate ambience to a separate area of the home.

The spirit of the Mediterranean infuses this residential project conceived by architect Cristina Soler (Arquemo), where natural light and the use of organic materials and neutral tones are prioritised. Vibia’s light fittings combine naturally with this cosy tandem. Wireflow reinterprets the traditional chandelier in the entrance hall, crowning the double height space.

For the day zone lamps from the Skan collection in a red terracotta colour, provide character and a homely feel over the dining room table.

Big cities are synonymous with life, choices, and multiculturalism, but also with stress and overstimulation. That explains why once we get home and cross the threshold, all we want is peace and quiet. This urban apartment, designed by Clysa, keeps the chaos of the concrete jungle at bay thanks to its lighting.

Specifically, the Tempo and Dots collections that juggle functional and comfortable lighting while exuding a stylish, timeless design. Each fitting adapts easily to its surroundings: the two versions of Tempo complement the intimacy of the bedroom and Dots, with its artisanal looks and efficient functionalism, creates inviting corners in living areas for reading and relaxation.

There is no better context than the one provided by Mother Nature. Just take a look at this home created by interior designers Olivegrey as proof. With the colour green as a backdrop and a palette of natural materials throughout the interior the light acts as a connecting thread. Within the living room the Sticks installation highlights its pure forms and timber finishes, while also connecting the double height space resembling more a floating sculpture.

Here also located strategically placed above the sofa, Tempo adds a warm engaging lighting through its design that blends the classic and the contemporary. And lastly, in the dining room Flat provides a smooth even immersive light that never detracts from the exterior views.

As we’ve tried to show here the thing that connects all these residential projects isn’t any particular style or setting, instead it’s much more subtle (but effective): the use of light, in sympathy with the architecture, to bring comfort, character and beauty to the home. In other words, the design of the lighting scheme as a source for emotional wellbeing.

Featured Products:
– Plusminus
– Wireflow
– Skan
– Tempo
– Dots
– Sticks
– Flat

Whether it be a Mediterranean garden or an urban terrace the following refuges keep us in contact with the natural world, and curating their design, especially the lighting, is key to enjoying the uplifting experience they provide. Lighting that follows the rhythm of the day and becomes the focus of attention at night, contrasting light and shade, complementing the architecture and integrating with the landscape.

The first project takes us to the heart of Sydney, next to its iconic Opera House. And specifically, to the gardens surrounding Government House, where landscape architect Jane Irwin‘s redesign has successfully updated this idyllic landscape without sacrificing its essence, opting for native species and an organic layout that connects the building to the harbour.

The light fittings from the Bamboo collection, with their marked slender silhouette, are dotted around the pathways like an extension of the planting scheme. During the day the elegant profile discreetly integrates with the setting; while at night they project an even illumination that lights the way and reveals the subtleties of the garden.

This single-family residence on the Costa Brava, designed by Cristina Soler, constitutes an exercise in combining architecture and nature, where white stone, natural wood textures and a subtle chromatic palette create a pure Mediterranean ambience that blends seamlessly with its coastal setting.

Here, the exterior lighting complements the architecture discreetly, integrating with the garden and highlighting the natural landscape. Bamboo is camouflaged between the greenery like a piece of sculpture; Brisa projects a warm beam of concentrated light that frames the fragrant plants; while Meridiano throws a stripped light over the ground plane, combining functionality and art.

The light and the views are the common thread that runs through this house in Malta, whose refurbishment directed by the Rome based Luca Peralta Studio, aimed to celebrate the relationship between the built environment and the landscape. To achieve that end the architecture is organised over two horizontal planes, that frame the views and underline the sensation of space and calm.

Just beside the swimming pool the Bamboo collection defines the limits of space and introduces a sculptural organic element. Its slender stems that emit a warm integrated light, suggest the form of the bamboo while projecting reflections over the surface of the water, effortlessly integrating with the setting.

Along the exterior circulation that connects different areas of the villa, several pieces from the Meridiano collection are arranged in a row, addressing two requirements: lighting the path and providing seating. Their LED light source creates a striking interplay of light and shadow on the ground, transforming the terrace into a place of relaxation from which to contemplate the villa’s Mediterranean garden and the sea, in the distance.

In summary, these three projects, although very different in scale and ambition, share the same conviction: lighting the outdoors redefines the relationship between architecture, landscape and human experience. Beyond simply lighting, they create spaces for rest and enjoyment, but also for freeing up our minds to meditate and think creatively (or as David Lynch would put it: catching the big fish).

Featured Products:
– Bamboo
– Brisa
– Meridiano

The Cosentino showroom in the Canadian city of Toronto represents a space where materials, architecture and lighting come together in perfect calibrated harmony, to create a generous exhibition space, both modern and bright, whose height allows these sensations to be appreciated.

From a general perspective the various collections act as an invisible structuring device that shapes and guides a route while interacting with the surroundings, from the entrance threshold to any of the several spaces which configure the showroom, providing a pleasant sensation of spaciousness.

Each collection lends identity to the space for which it has been selected, illuminating the same environment, accommodating different functions, perfectly defined by each light fitting. Wireflow Lineal adds a bold graphic presence in the reception area; while Plusminus flows through the space; and Kontorno frames the light with precision within the interior rooms.

Each light fitting not only distinguishes its own personality, generating an attractive visual presence, but the showroom is also capable of creating a dialogue with the exhibited materials introducing different luminous registers within the same project.

Just beyond the threshold, the eye is captured by the importance of the lighting scheme as a key part in the overall project and which responds to a carefully considered configuration of the space, with its associated furniture and accessory elements. All within a selected range of neutral colour tones that generate a calming atmosphere which invites taking pause and exploring the spatial connections, and above all discovering and touching the Cosentino designs.

The first area that visitors encounter is the reception, delimited by a desk with a strong visual presence, thanks to the slatted material expression. Its vertical lines are accentuated on plane above with the Wireflow Lineal collection, designed by Arik Levy, the black cables trace an aerial silhouette that is both sober and precise.

The geometric outline floats in the air welcoming visitors with a poetic expression of light while also offering a clear and direct illumination above the elegant desk while accentuating its surface textures and volume.

From this same entry point, a succession of Plusminus fixtures run through the showroom space featuring compositions of spheres and cones, creating an ordered, aerial continuity. This design by Diez Office, characterised by its textile belt with integrated electrical wiring, allows the fittings to be freely positioned according to their function.

The spherical version of Plusminus offers 360° illumination, a more general and diffuse light, from a central position that crowns the main showroom area. The conical version, on the other hand is only featured in a specific area, over the main table, with a more directed diffuse lighting that responds to a particular lighting requirement.

The showroom includes another separate room for which another collection was selected, Kontorno, a Sebastian Herkner design, that introduces a different language. For this project the version with a curved metal deflector was chosen that projects the light downwards in a precise beam. The practically imperceptible cables evoke a sensation of weightlessness which enhances the immersive lighting generating a controlled attenuation effect.

The Cosentino showroom project in Toronto illustrates the value and potential of very different lighting collections, thanks to a careful previous deliberation of the interior design approach, one that offers a diverse range of mutually complementary and coherent configurations. In such a way that the three together construct a sensorial experience that runs through the space, ordering it, and lighting it, but also lending character.

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