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Designers of light
Lighting creations with grace and charmThese women know what modern design is all about: Light designers from all the major brands inspire us with sophisticated light sculptures, elegant lighting accessories and innovative feel-good luminaires - as well as their own unbeatable charm!
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Monica Armani
Lighting aesthetics for LuceplanIt bears the clear signature of Monica Armani: the Silenzio pendant light, which she designed for Luceplan. The luminaire combines textile aesthetics with the innovative effect of sound absorption for a cosier room ambience. The designer also creates precisely this sophisticated connection in her other architectural projects, for example in the lounge for the Poltrona Frau Group.
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Lucie Koldova
Poetic design for FabbianIt bears the clear signature of Monica Armani: the Silenzio pendant light, which she designed for Luceplan. The luminaire combines textile aesthetics with the innovative effect of sound absorption for a cosier room ambience. The designer also creates precisely this sophisticated connection in her other architectural projects, for example in the lounge for the Poltrona Frau Group.
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Elisa Giovannoni
Upscale lighting flair for SlampShe worked with the greats - like Michele De Lucchi. Today, she is one of them: Elisa Giovannoni. She is known as a designer and architect at Giovannoni Design, as a lecturer at the Domus Academy and the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan and for her lights, including the Kalatos pendant light. She designed these for Slamp, modelled on traditional wickerwork.
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Gae Aulenti
Cult luminaires for Martinelli LuceHer Pipistrello table lamp, which she designed for Martinelli Luce in 1965: an unforgettable, modern classic! Many stages characterised the life of Gae Aulenti, who died in 2012. In addition to her work as an architect and designer, she is known for designing the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris and the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona.
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Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Graceful light for ArtemideCarlotta de Bevilacqua is regarded as a visionary of lighting design. The ambition of the wife of Ernesto Gismondi (Artemide founder), who died in 2020, was to develop the light of the future that would first and foremost ensure people's well-being. As Vice-President of Artemide, Carlotta de Bevilacqua has designed the Come Together rechargeable table lamp and - together with designer Paola di Arianello - the Empatia glass table lamp.
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Jette Scheib
Graceful light for ForestierJette Scheib designed the Carpa and Oyster luminaire series for Forestier. Formerly a student of industrial design at the Berlin University of the Arts, the artist later settled in Barcelona. From there, she develops products for internationally renowned interior companies. Her credo: "The most beautiful piece of furniture will never be comfortable without the right lighting."
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Elise Fouin
Lighting compositions for ForestierElise Fouin specialises in creating ever new and lively compositions from materials. This is how her Papillon luminaire series for the Forestier range came about. Her motto: not to limit herself to the confines of one style, but to deal openly with design. In addition to lamps, the experimental designer has created numerous pieces of furniture as well as cutlery and carpets.
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Maria Berntsen
Fine lighting objects for NordluxFor Nordlux and DFTP by Nordlux, Maria Berntsen has already designed a large number of luminaires and entire luminaire series, including her award-winning Glossy table lamp as a composition of glass and marble. In addition to her fascination with luminaire design, Maria Berntsen has decades of expertise in the fields of furniture and product design as well as decoration and has been working from her design studio in Copenhagen since 1992.
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Ana Kraš
Cheerful light art for HAYAfter studying furniture design and interior architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Belgrade, Ana Kraš moved to New York. From there, she pursued numerous projects in the fields of object design, art, photography and fashion. She designed the Bonbon pendant lamp for Hay - a hand-wound lamp made of cotton and nylon yarn in different colour facets.
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Ionna Vautrin
Poetic lighting flair for FoscariniShe endeavours to create objects that are immediately understandable, but still have an element of surprise and poetry: French designer Ionna Vautrin was honoured with the "Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris" in 2011. From her own design studio, she works in various co-operations throughout Europe. She designed the Chouchin luminaire series and the Binic table lamp for Foscarini.
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Silje Nesdal
Unrivalled lighting inspiration for NorthernWith the Reveal pendant light, designer Silje Nesdal has put the contemporary demand for simple yet expressive Nordic design in a nutshell. Its mouth-blown shade houses a tubular LED light element that not only enhances the Scandinavian interior style, but also many other interior styles and provides warm light. Having grown up in the Norwegian fjords, Silje Nesdal celebrates the craft traditions of her homeland.
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Odile Decq
Futuristic lighting objects for LuceplanSoleil Noir, which means "black sun", is the creative brainchild of French designer Odile Decq. The futuristic-looking luminaire is extremely unconventional because, in addition to its organic shape, it also surprises with its material: plastic foam. With numerous internationally acclaimed projects, Odile Decq stands for a rebellious "turning upside down" of old conventions. Her signature: the unusual, radical, with tender rigour.
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Patricia Urquiola
Graceful light art for FLOS & FoscariniPatricia Urquiola's works have their place in art and design museums all over the world. The Spanish architect, who has already been honoured with several international awards, already enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together as a child. Her passion: discovering new technologies and materials and using them to bring her creations to life. Patricia Urquiola's designs for FLOS include the Almendra Linear luminaire series. Together with Eliana Gerotto, she created the Caboche luminaire series for Foscarini.
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Greta Magnusson Grossman
Graceful light art for FLOS & FoscariniGreta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) is considered a true design pioneer. In 1940, the Swede brought the Scandinavian style to North America when she moved to California after marrying jazz musician Billy Grossman and opened a shop on the famous Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. Among her clients: Frank Sinatra and Ingrid Bergman. In 1947, she developed what is probably her most famous lighting series called Gräshoppa - true design icons that still enhance modern interiors today.
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Signe Hytte
Purist lighting creations for &Tradition and New WorksInspired by culture and art, Signe Hytte creates decorative objects and lighting designs for interiors that are able to tell stories. The designer, who runs her own studio in Copenhagen, focusses on attention to detail in her creative work. She designed the Journey lighting series for &Tradition, which harmonises spheres and cuboids. She developed the Karl-Johan lighting series for New Works in her incomparably minimalist style.
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Johanna Forsberg
Elegant lighting objects for NorthernJohanna Forsberg describes her work of light art, known as Heat, as a "glowing cloud of fire" - available in brass and steel. The social aspect played a major role in the development of this statement lamp: in order to promote creativity and the opportunity for artistic development, the Swedish designer entered into a cooperation with a development agency that involves asylum seekers and unemployed migrants in the manufacturing process of the lampshade by hand.
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Toni Rie
Timeless variety for FrandsenAs Head of Design at Frandsen, Toni Rie is characterised by a multi-faceted signature: Many of her designs focus on purist, geometric shapes, while others take an atmospheric approach and appear almost organic. What they have in common is a hungry curiosity for modern design. Toni Ries' best-known lighting creations include the Air pendant luminaire made of frosted glass with its organic playfulness and the Lyss luminaire series with its geometric simplicity, enlivened by nuances of a grounded colour palette.
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Emiliana Martinelli
Luminous diversity for Martinelli LuceAfter studying architecture, Emiliana Martinelli joined the family company Martinelli Luce, which was founded in the 1950s by her father Elio, one of the most important lighting designers of the 1960s and 1970s. And so began her journey through the world of design. Over the years, she has designed numerous lights for both domestic and technical applications, some of which have been honoured with important international awards. She has collaborated with architects such as Gae Aulenti and Sergio Asti and still works with important Italian and foreign designers today.
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Mariana Pellegrino Soto
Linear lighting design for OluceMinimalist sophistication characterises the lights by Mariana Pellegrino Soto. The Venezuelan lighting designer graduated in product design from the Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome. She completed her final project during her last year of study in collaboration with Oluce. To date, she has designed various luminaires and luminaire series for the Italian lighting manufacturer, including Alba and Cylinda.
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Inma Bermúdez
Luminous lightness for MarsetInma Bermúdez brings a luminous highlight to interiors and outdoor living rooms with her portable rechargeable FollowMe table lamp. The Spanish designer began her career in industrial design and has already worked in the design department of the Swedish company Ikea. Numerous awards and nominations, such as for the 2009 Design Award, emphasise the special value of her creative signature.
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Paola Navone
Lighting concepts with soul for Karman, Fontana Arte & Martinelli LucePaola Navone is characterised by her tireless search and curiosity for shapes, materials, fabrics and structures. The internationally award-winning architect and interior designer lends her lighting creations spirit and soul through a unique combination of dreamy inventiveness and straightforward design language. For Karman, she has once again shown how conventional concepts can be broken with the Bibendum pendant light in various designs. A pine cone modelled her sophisticated lighting creation called Pinecone for Fontana Arte. The Kiki luminaire series is Paola Navone's creation for Martinelli Luce.