June 2026
What the World's Best Designers Are Specifying Right Now
Three events. One direction. Light is the decision that defines everything else.
3 Days of Design — Copenhagen, June 10–12
Scandinavia's most important design festival fills eight city districts with the brands that set the global direction. This year's theme: Make This Moment Matter. Every major lighting studio opens its doors. The fixtures shown here will be specified in hotels and residences through 2027.
Illuminate at NeoCon — Chicago, June 8–10
For the first time in its 57-year history, NeoCon dedicates an entire floor exclusively to lighting. Over 60 brands. Immersive installations. The commercial design world's clearest signal yet that lighting is no longer finish work - it is the foundation.
London Festival of Architecture - All June
A month-long activation across 11 London neighbourhoods under the theme Belonging. Spaces designed to hold people, not impress them. The mood shaping
The Pieces Everyone Is Specifying
Clean Ring Forms
One strong piece that anchors a space. Statement without clutter. Lighting as part of the design story rather than an afterthought.
Cascade Chandeliers
Multi-tier, layered drop formations for double-height spaces. Drama with restraint.
Tiered Glass Chandelier - Statement Rooms
The same material obsession driving the world's best lighting studios right now but refined into a single, wearable object for any room.
Architectural Wall Light - Layered Schemes
Warm, directional, precise. The piece that completes a lighting scheme rather than starts one. Specifiers are using it to add depth to spaces that already have a chandelier anchor.
Statement Floor Lamps as Room Anchors
Organic shapes and asymmetry designed to grab attention, replacing wall art and accent décor as the focal point of a space.
Travertine
The stone of the moment. Warm, tactile, and everywhere from Milan to Dubai.
Smoked Oak
Dark without feeling heavy. The perfect partner to brass, stone, and warm lighting.
Honed Onyx
Less about color, more about glow. When backlit, it becomes the fixture itself.
Warm Mahogany
Sun-baked terracotta meets deep red clay. The ground note. Pairs with unlacquered brass and dark oak.
Persimmon Ember
Coral, persimmon, and tomato tones feel sun-drenched, a little Mediterranean, and emotionally warm the defining accent of summer 2026.
Smoky Espresso
The new deep neutral. Richer than black, warmer than charcoal. Background for every other colour here.
Smoky Jade
A muted green that bridges nature and elegance, offering a calming and restorative presence. The cool counterpoint in a warm palette.
The Kessler Private Residences
We designed a layered lighting scheme for this luxury high-rise combining warm ambient lighting with sculptural pendant fixtures, creating an intimate residential atmosphere across 48 units.
432 Park Avenue Residences, Manhattan NY
We curated a bespoke lighting concept for select units across this iconic supertall tower statement chandelier installations in the great rooms, integrated cove lighting that traces the architecture's clean lines, and custom bedside fixtures that complement the residences' understated luxury.
The studios who define a decade don't find lighting last. They build around it.