May 2026
What the World's Best Designers Are Specifying Right Now
The world's design capital is speaking. Here's what it's saying about light.
Clerkenwell Week - London, May 20-22
Europe's most concentrated design district comes alive for three days. Every major lighting and interiors brand uses it to preview what's next. Studios book their supplier meetings here months in advance.
NYC x DESIGN — New York, May 16 - 21
New York's design week pulls the world's top interior designers and architects into one city for five days. The pieces shown here set the direction for the North American luxury residential and hospitality market through the end of the year.
Dubai Design Week briefings
The Middle East's biggest design moment is six months away but studios specifying for high-end hospitality and residential projects opening in late 2026 are locking in lighting decisions right now.
The Pieces Everyone Is Specifying
Marble + metal wall light
The wall as a canvas. Black marble meets brushed brass in a piece that references the stone-and-metal movement that dominated Milan this week.
Laboratory / unexpected glass forms
Rows of hand-cut amber glass in tiered formation. The same material obsession that drove Salone's most talked-about debuts — but wearable in any room.
Sculptural statement chandelier
Iridescent glass discs that catch and scatter light like water on stone. The kind of piece a room gets designed around.
Unlacquered Brass
Patinas naturally. Gets better with age. Pairs with limewash and dark wood.
Ibiza Marble
Stone entered lighting at Salone and didn't leave. Your clients will ask what it is before they ask the price.
Mouth-blown Murano Glass
Amber, smoke, tobacco. Not perfect — intentionally imperfect. Every bubble and ripple is a signature of the hand that made it.
Muted Tangerine
The signature colour of Salone del Mobile 2026. Every major booth touched it from Knoll to Nilufar. Warm, dusty, confident without being loud.
Tobacco Amber
The glass colour of the moment. Appeared in mouth-blown pendants, sconces and table lamps across Euroluce.
Raw Concrete Grey
The neutral that replaced white. Used as a backdrop in every serious installation at Milan Design Week
Deep Espresso
Carries over from last season because it hasn't peaked yet. The new black warmer, richer, more considered.
XXII CARAT Club Villas
We developed a lighting scheme that reflects the project’s exclusivity and coastal elegance. Crystal chandeliers and refined pendant fixtures bring grandeur to the interiors, while warm ambient layers enhance comfort and intimacy.
Fairmont Heritage Place
We developed a lighting concept that enriches the room’s warm, residential character. Soft, diffused fixtures frame the bedside area, while elegant metallic accents introduce a touch of modern luxury.
The studios who define a decade don't find lighting last. They build around it.