Twelve of the best new lighting designs at Milan design week

The biennial Euroluce lighting exhibition is a highlight of this year's Milan design week. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks 12 of the best lighting launches on show here and elsewhere in the city.

Euroluce is part of the Salone del Mobile, the furniture fair that underpins Milan's annual design week.

Exhibitors include many of the world's most progressive and influential lighting companies, including Italian brands Flos, Foscarini dezeen and Artemide along with Canadian companies A-N-D and Lambert & Fils.

Read on for our pick of the best new lighting launches on show:

Glass bubbles form Luce Sferica lights by Ronan Bouroullec for Flos

French designer Ronan Bouroullec describes this modular suspension lamp for Flos as a mix of "softness, magic and technical sophistication".

It is formed of mouth-blown glass spheres, linked by a horizontal body of polished extruded aluminium.

"Luce Sferica is a lamp that seeks delicacy and the beauty of simplicity, like raindrops clinging to a thread or a soap bubble blown by a child," said Bouroullec.

Michael Anastassiades creates illuminated rope in Linked lights for Flos

Another new launch from Flos, this design by London-based designer Michael Anastassiades is formed of linear glass links.

The glass-encased rope elements hook over one another, creating vertical line of lines that can extend from the ceiling all the way down the floor.

"The chains hang like jewellery from the ceiling and can be combined to divide a space,"  said Anastassiades.

Herzog & de Meuron designs three-legged Trois Rois lamps for Artemide

Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron originally designed this table lamp as part of the interior design of a room in the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel.

Available in colourful felt or die-cast aluminium finishes, this portable, rechargeable and dimmable lamp is characterised by its curvy shade and animal-like feet.

"I wanted a lightweight object with delicate feet, almost like a cat's paws," said studio co-founder Jacques Herzog.

"The result was this three-legged piece, more like a small creature with a cloak than a traditional lamp."

Patrick Jouin imprints tree bark into Vera pendant for Lasvit

This vertical glass pendant is produced by pouring molten glass over a tree trunk, resulting in a texture that is instantly recognisable.

French designer Patrick Jouin came up with the concept after observing "the quiet presence of the forest" at Lasvit's production facility in Novy Bor, Czech Republic.

"The forest is a mystery," said Jouin. "You enter without knowing where it might lead. It's a place of endless thoughts, like a slideshow of ideas."

Kwangho Lee pairs aluminium with enamel in Bolda pendant for Lambert & Fils

South Korean designer Kwangho Lee has been exploring the possibilities of copper enamelling across several projects, inspired by a traditional Korean decorative art called chilbo.

This collaboration with Montreal-based Lambert & Fils sees it applied to sheets of polished aluminium.

"This project was a unique opportunity to push the boundaries of our practice and create a light fixture that reflects the soul of our two creative worlds," said Samuel Lambert, founder of Lambert & Fils.

Tier is a multi-level linear light by A-N-D's Lukas Peet

Vancouver-based A-N-D has unveiled a range of new lights both at the fair and at a show in a former Milanese bank.

This design, by brand co-founder Lukas Peet, provides a solution for above linear surfaces such as kitchen counters, dining tables or shared desks.

Extruded aluminum provides linear elements that hang either singularly or in stacked vertical compositions. The scalloped form allows light to evenly reflect off the metal surfaces.

Foscarini launches asymmetric Allumette chandelier by Francesca Lanzavecchia

The showpiece of Foscarini's new collection is a contemporary chandelier where arms of different lengths connect the central body with a series of transparent tubes.

Italian designer Francesca Lanzavecchia wanted to "soften the formal rigour" of the traditional chandelier by introducing assymetry.

"I have worked on the technological elements, triangulations and irregular balances, attempting to transform a complex object into a structure that would play with the contrast between tension and lightness," Lanzavecchia said.

Miami lights by Aqua Creations take inspiration from art deco

The Metropolitan Collection from lighting company Aqua Creations is a series where lights are placed behind translucent materials including silk, handmade paper and wood veneer.

The highlight of the art-deco-informed collection are the Miami wall lights, which bring together different colours and shapes in artful compositions.

"These are functional artworks, designed to hang like paintings on the wall and stay true to our identity, where light becomes art," said designer and company co-founder Albi Serfaty.

Alessandro Zambelli designs geometric Dansì wall lights for Luceplan

Dansì is a family of four geometric wall lights developed by Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli. They can be arranged together in different ways to create the suggestion of a thread weaving in and out of a wall.

Produced by Milanese company Luceplan, the die-cast aluminium elements are available in matt white or polished finishes.

"In daylight, the geometric forms emerge in their sculptural essence, revealing essential lines and clear volumes," said Zambelli.

"As the night falls, they emanate an unexpected brightness that adds a new, almost surreal dimension."

Cork gives texture to Samuel Wilkinson's Corka pendants for Zero

Granulated cork was pressed into a mould to produce these conical pendant lamps, launched by Swedish company Zero.

British designer Samuel Wilkinson wanted to create a design that would be made primarily from a single sustainable material, with minimal electric components.

"Cork, sourced from the regenerating bark of the Quercus suber, is one of the most sustainable materials available," said Wilkinson. "It biodegrades naturally, releases no toxins and its byproducts are fully utilised."

Marset offers playful colour combinations in Gambosa lamp by Mathias Hahn

German designer Mathias Hahn has brought a sculptural quality to the classic table lamp form in this design for Spanish company Marset.

The design combines a smoothly curved steel base with a matching shade. Both are available in a range of colours, offering scope for either contrasting or matching tones.

Form Us With Love designs modular Catena desk lighting for Blond

This workplace lighting system was developed by Swedish design studio Form Us With Love to allow for a wide range of different sizes and configurations.

Launched by Swedish brand Blond at Stockholm Design Week earlier this year, the system comprises glass tube lights connected by aluminium frames. The tubes can be left exposed or encased inside aluminium mesh shades.

See our Milan design week 2025 guide on Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.

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