ADAL: The bioluminescence of glass reinventing light. From within…
What happens when Murano’s glassmaking tradition meets experimentation with light? ADAL emerges, a project by Roberto Beltrami, master glassmaker and […]
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Lighting
Lighting design shapes the way spaces, architecture and objects are perceived. This section gathers articles on decorative lighting, architectural lighting, portable lamps, lighting systems and experimental projects that explore the role of light in contemporary design. At DesignWanted, lighting is examined through new technologies, material innovation and manufacturing processes, alongside the designers and brands contributing to the sector. The selection reflects both technical performance and formal research.
Billa, how a lamp acts as a symbol of unconventional design
In the lively town of Bologna, Italy, a young design studio is reimagining how we think of our everyday objects. […]
Designing for free spirits and open spaces: Lampcake, AALF’s debut creation
The objects that inhabit our homes can be seen as a kind of layering of our own lives. Whether we […]
Akasaki & Vanhuyse made an elegant lamp with Tokyo’s retired train components
Upcycled designs are often poorly judged by the market, associated with random scraps pulled together, referencing vintage aesthetics, or simply […]
The La Dré lamp balances wit and utility in a steel structure
In September 2025, Stuttgart-based design studio Haus Otto, founded by Patrick Henry Nagel and Nils Körner, exhibited at Maison&Objet Paris […]
Lodes’ debut in exterior lighting, bridging indoor and outdoor design
Following its preview at Euroluce 2025, Lodes officially launches Outdoor, its first collection dedicated to exterior lighting, now available on […]
Let’s Pause studio shows us how to design in symbiosis with nature
Nature has undeniably been humankind’s greatest source of inspiration since the beginning of time. An immense classroom in which, little […]
More than a table lamp: Focal, the new light tool for professionals
Among the three winners of Call #2 Ideas for Business, launched by DesignWanted, we find Mateusz Pawela with the Focal […]
A 2,000-year-old Mexican tradition lives on in davidpompa’s contemporary design
More and more often, we come across stories of lives returning to old ways of being and inhabiting the world, […]
The nomadic table lamp Kepì, a versatile solution for flexible spaces
Designed to adapt to any domestic space, Kepì is the ideal product to illuminate the home in any situation. Designed […]
Turning fleeting moments of nature into eternal acts: the story of the Yurameki lamp
The second edition of Ideas for Business – the DesignWanted competition that invites designers to rethink timeless furniture – concluded on […]
Ideas for Business – Call#2: Meet the three winning projects
The second edition of Ideas for Business by DesignWanted closed on July 22nd, concluding with the selection of three winning […]
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