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12 September 2026

The Lighting Edit

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The right lighting transforms the experience of a room. We have gathered some of our favourites – design icons and contemporary objects made to stand the test of time.

Floatation
Left: Coufo Studio for BLEU Brussels. Right: Courtesy of Ingo Maurer.

Floatation
Ingo Maurer for Ingo Maurer
Floatation from 1980 appears to float in the room. The delicate shades in Japanese paper diffuse a soft light, creating a poetic sense of weightlessness.

Frisbi
Left: Fondazione Achille Castiglioni. Right: Marco Lumini for Flos.

Frisbi
Achille Castiglioni for Flos
Frisbi creates the illusion of floating freely in the room. The circular shade and slim wires reflect Achille Castiglioni's playful approach to form and function.

Hans
Photography by Jussi Puikkonen for Vaarnii

Hans Pendant Lights
Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Vaarnii
The Hans series draws on Hans-Agne Jakobsson’s work with light and thin layers of wood. The repeated forms filter the light and highlight the warm character of Finnish pine.

Honey
Photography courtesy of Stilnovo

Honey
Pio & Tito Toso for Stilnovo
Honey takes inspiration from the hexagonal structure of a honeycomb. The modular shades in glossy polycarbonate diffuse a warm, pleasant light, giving the lamp a graphic yet airy expression.

Tizio
Photography courtesy of Artemide

Tizio
Richard Sapper for Artemide
Tizio from 1972 is an Italian design icon and a favourite among architects worldwide. Its balanced arms and adjustable lamp head give it an elegant and distinctive identity.

Tube
Left: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Right: Photography courtesy of ClassiCon

Tube Light
Eileen Gray for ClassiCon
Tube Light is one of Eileen Gray’s most minimal lamps. The vertical light tube and simple metal frame form a clean line of light, reflecting her modernist approach to form and function.

Atlas
Photography courtesy of Nordiska Galleriet

Atlas
Mats Theselius for Nya Manufaktur
Atlas from Nya Manufaktur is produced in a limited edition, with each piece numbered and signed by Mats Theselius. The clean stainless-steel construction is produced locally in Skåne.

Serge
Left: Gallery CASA DE. Right: Azzedine Alaïa's Atelier, © Alexandre & Emilie / Persona Production

Serge Mouille for Serge Mouille
Slender arms and organically shaped metal shades give Serge Mouille's classic lamps their distinctive expression. Trained as a silversmith, Mouille approached every construction with great precision.

Serpente
Photography courtesy of Martinelli Luce

Serpente
Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce
The Serpente table and floor lamps are two Italian design icons from the 1960s. Their sculptural forms and movable constructions make it possible to direct the light and alter the lamps’ expression.

Akari
Left: © Dan Budnik, The Noguchi Museum Archives, 07281. Right: Courtesy of Nordiska Galleriet

Akari Light Sculptures
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi described Akari as light sculptures. The lamps have been handmade in Gifu since 1951 using washi paper and bamboo according to traditional Japanese methods. The thin paper diffuses a soft and pleasant light.