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Feel the world in a new light with Tobias Grau

Feel the world in a new light with Tobias Grau

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.

Let there be (good) light

Let there be (good) light

Our cities are not only oversaturated with light, they are made all the worse with bad lighting schemes that don’t consider people. Enter the CRI Awards – awards for awful lighting.

The holistic and homey workspace of PSLab in London

The holistic and homey workspace of PSLab in London

Indesign visits the ‘professional home’ of PSLab in London. Designed by JamesPlumb, this space is neither an office nor a showroom, but functions as both.

5 minutes with Wästberg founder Magnus Wästberg

5 minutes with Wästberg founder Magnus Wästberg

We get insight into Wästberg, a Swedish brand built on the notion of light as a source of safety and comfort.

Louis Poulsen reinvents the chandelier again with Patera Silver

Louis Poulsen reinvents the chandelier again with Patera Silver

Øivind Slaatto’s new silver-foil version of his Louis Poulsen Patera lamp brings new dimensions to his modern take on the chandelier.

Louis Poulsen celebrates 125 years of innovation with Poul Henningsen

Louis Poulsen celebrates 125 years of innovation with Poul Henningsen

The PH 5 and PH Artichoke are among Poul Henningsen’s most beloved lighting designs. Louis Poulsen marks his 125th birthday with new versions of these eternal classics.

The inner workings of Apparatus Studio

The inner workings of Apparatus Studio

Rockstars of the lighting design scene, we get the inside scoop on how Apparatus Studio has shone in a saturated market.

Christian Flindt sculpts soft wall illumination for Louis Poulsen with Flindt Wall

Christian Flindt sculpts soft wall illumination for Louis Poulsen with Flindt Wall

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.

Luxxbox’s Acoustic lighting gets an A+

Luxxbox’s Acoustic lighting gets an A+

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.

Modo and the charm of Italian lighting

Modo and the charm of Italian lighting

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.

5 minutes with… Studio Truly Truly

5 minutes with… Studio Truly Truly

We catch Joel Booy, one half of Netherlands-based Aussie expats Studio Truly Truly, on home soil for the launch of Typography, the duo’s box-fresh lighting system for Rakumba.