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According to Le Corbusier, the struggle for it underpins the history of architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright described it as a “beautifier of buildings”. And Motoko Ishii famously equated it to life itself. Indispensable, life-affirming and metamorphic, light underpins all architectural and design efforts.
Enlightened Living is renowned for their extensive collection of spectacular luminaires from some of the most esteemed designers and brands across the globe. Here, we take a look at three lighting products that bring exemplary function and unbounded design possibilities.
Presented by Light Project | 12:00 PM, 9th June 2022
With a focus on quality craftsmanship, tradition and superior function, Enlightened Living continues to illuminate our everyday spaces with their extensive collection of timeless lighting products.
Since its inception, KLIK Systems continues to impress the education sector with their extensive collections of architectural linear lighting.
We sit down with Astro Lighting’s Cofounder and Design Director, James Bassant, to talk about the design philosophy fuelling the international success of the brand, the importance of being accessible – and why Astro never aspired to be achingly cool.
Blending functionality and style, KLIK Systems’ architectural lighting solutions help create safe and welcoming spaces that bring the community together.
In a magical lighting installation designed by STUDIOX3, Stylecraft extends their European offering with an exciting new collaboration with Italian powerhouse, Artemide.
Created to ensure practicality and style, KLIK Systems’ AKWA range opens up an infinite amount of possibilities for designers.
Presented by Light Culture
Living Edge presents some of the most awe-inspiring lighting products from esteemed designers all around the globe to Australian shores. Explore this edition of the Indesign Edit below.
By Kreon
An exciting venture is about to begin as Light Culture commences an exclusive partnership with German luminaire manufacturer BEGA that is certain to light up Australia.
Louis Poulsen celebrates Arne Jacobsen’s iconic lighting fixtures with a reissue of the AJ range, including the AJ Minis, which have been released in a range of special edition colours available exclusively for 2020.
With just one week to go, Dowel Jones’ Design From Home competition seeks to ignite collaboration and artistry across Australia’s design community.
Australian lighting and furniture designer, Ross Gardam unveils the Ceto collection – the brand’s biggest luminaire range to date.
He is a mid-career designer, but retains the fresh vision of someone just starting out. Meet Ross Gardam, one of the great success stories of Australian design.
Ownworld’s Danish partner Gubi has unveiled a range of new furniture and lighting to inspire the best for your next residential, commercial or hospitality project in 2020.
The Water Pump, designed by Poul Henningsen in the 1950s, is a classic adjustable floor lamp with the anti-glare ingenuity of the Louis Poulsen PH three-shade system – in warm amber-coloured glass.
Straddling tradition and modernity, Vilhelm Lauritzen designed the VL Ring Crown light in the 1940s with a keen eye for practicality and beauty. Now Louis Poulsen has re-issued the design classic for contemporary times.
Fusing classic Bauhaus style metal tubing with advanced interior lighting, USM’s Haller E system sheds a new light on furniture design.
In 2013 Christian Mussati co-founded WonderGlass with his father Maurizio. The Italian handblown glass lighting company has become known for its bespoke craftsmanship and collaborative efforts with some of the architecture, design and art industry’s most globally revered names.
Rockstars of the lighting design scene, we get the inside scoop on how Apparatus Studio has shone in a saturated market.
Leading the way in lighting for workplace environments, iGuzzini presents Laser Blade, a revolutionary new lighting system that allows illumination to be tailored to specific settings while showcasing the brand’s signature elegant, minimal design.
After redefining the beauty and effectiveness of bollard lighting with Flindt Bollard, Christian Flindt has renewed indoor and outdoor wall lighting with the softly illuminating Flindt Wall.
2018 marks 60 years since Danish designer Poul Henningsen gave the world the iconic PH 5, PH Artichoke, and PH Snowball lights, redefining modern illumination.
Bar lighting design is no small matter – the right ideas and execution can transform the local watering hole into the latest cocktail hotspot.
Now more than ever, we need things around us that work well and endure. We don’t have time for anything less.
Architectural lighting cannot always be described as fun. Luxxbox’s recent Architizer A+ award win shows that good design, with a fun twist, should always win out.
After nearly a full year of research and development, the Unios Toolbox has finally arrived, promising an entirely new and revolutionary way to specify lighting for architectural and designer projects.
Modo – the 15-year strong Italian lighting experts – channel beauty through its lighting work whether working with metal, fabric, blown glass or plastic. Available in Australia through Espo Lighting.
With the new editions, Louis Poulsen smartly caters to the increasingly varied range of aesthetics found in today’s homes and commercial spaces.
In workplaces big and small, designer furniture has the ability to take things up a notch. From unique tables to classic easy chairs – we count down the top six to bring into your next workplace project.
It’s been nearly 50 years in the making, but Verner Panton’s original fully metallised vision for the Panthella lamp is now a reality. Louis Poulsen presents Panthella MINI Chrome.
Louis Poulsen’s displays at the Light + Building fair in Germany, designed by Henning Larsen, went far beyond the visual by offering a rhythmic experience of light and an ideal representation of the brand’s DNA.
For designers, lighting is an underappreciated element that is integral to shaping the character of – and experience within – a space. We showcase some of the best lighting designers from across Australia and New Zealand.
Celebrating in style, iGuzzini pulled out all the stops for its recent client and staff party.
Simple, functional and no-nonsense, one of the Danish lighting company’s most iconic creations gets a sleek makeover in black aluminium.
Italian light mavens iGuzzini bring lighting to the future with the recent Sydney launch of the Laser Blade XS.
Inspired by the streets of their native town, Melbourne designers James Walsh and Ash Allen have designed the Igneous Light that brings Victorian bluestone indoors.
Meet Dale Hardiman and Adam Lynch, the designers behind Melbourne-based studio Dowel Jones who are fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration.
Meet Douglas and Bec, the father and daughter design team with a lifetime of experience designing and making things together.
The University of Technology Sydney has entered an interesting phase as it nears its 29th birthday, with a number of renovations taking place within its iconic brutalist Tower.
AJAR’s latest Cirio Chandelier brings the romance and mystery of Moorish design to Australia.
Lighting, from the architects who brought us SawMill House.
Following the success of their inaugural Tom Dixon showroom in New York City last year, the brand has renewed their commitment to the United States market with their current bi-coastal invasion.
Lighting company Roll & Hill have launched their first official showroom in the heart of Soho, New York City’s design mecca. Elana Castle reports.
Elana Castle catches up with Melburnian lighting luminary Christopher Boots following his participation in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York.
When Jake Dyson set out to redesign the task light he rethought the LED light bulb so that it actually does what it claims; and that is to be a truly sustainable light source. Rebecca Gross reports.
Meet Ben and Kiri Wahrlich, the husband and wife team behind design studio ANAESTHETIC who take great inspiration from their homeland New Zealand to design luxurious and precision-engineered lighting. Rebecca Gross reports.
Meet Andrew Southwood-Jones and Alexander Kashin, the driven and innovative designers behind daast, a Sydney-based design studio creating conceptual and experimental furniture, lighting, and architectural objects. Rebecca Gross reports.
The innovative Trick lighting system from iGuzzini gives designers a three-dimensional lighting game to play.
Iguzzini’s track lighting system designs space using light and shadow.
In the sensory cluster-barrrage that is the Milan design week, making a lasting impression requires not just beautiful product, but the creation of immersive, surprising and original environments. Indesign Managing Editor Lorenzo Logi shares his favourites from the fair.
Forged from a patented aerated concrete and fibreglass mix, Lucifero’s I-Cementi cement lighting is striking and strong.
Among Lucifero’s lighting collection are the Mini Incas down lights, available as a Trimless fitting, and a trimmed Ceiling fitting.
The world’s premier luxury lighting company iGuzzini impressed the who’s who of the Australian design and architecture community on Friday night, with launch of their first independent Australian showroom at Jones Bay Wharf.
Italian architectural lighting company iGuzzini has been represented in Australia for some time, but local partners illuminotecnica were committed to raising the brand’s awareness and profile to a level they felt reflected its status, with the very first iGuzzini Australian showroom experience.
In Indesign #60, we tell the story of Italian architectural lighting company, iGuzzini.
Two fluid lines effortlessly exist within an intimate space eventually linking together to create the Beso light.
Designed by Paolo Ulian, ‘Andromeda’ lighting makes a bold statement.
Pendant or standing lamp, hewn from one single piece of wood
Powerful, energy-saving LED spot lights for wall and ceiling
The harbourside lighting event announces international speakers and local standout Tim Greer
Custom luminaires designed and manufactured locally
Design Director at PointofView, Mark Elliott gives us five enlightening minutes of his time
Pollux luminaires can be used for accentuation. spotlighting. complete uniform lighting and special effects
Hive release the simple, wooden table and pendant lamps of Waf Collection
When you think of light, concrete is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. As part of the new Aeon Illumination™ collection, the light fittings incorporate honest materials to create a resolved design.
