Magazines from the world Magic realism, mood-shifting panels, and two glowing renos, plus pendants, floor lamps and wall sconces in the special report “light fantastic: vibrant projects and products” by the magazine Azure Magic realism, mood-shifting panels, and two glowing renos, plus pendants, floor lamps and wall sconces in the special report “light fantastic: vibrant projects and products” by the magazine Azure The monumental chandeliers designed by Studio Modijefsy, the interiors of a movie production company in Beijing invaded by the colored light of Light Echo by the Kiki Arch studio, the new lighting of the common spaces at the Rockefeller Center in New York and Nanoleaf, a decennal innovative LED project, are the four great stories of lighting design that this issue of Azure explores, together with many exceptional products, including Stick by Contardi and Ixa by Artemide. Check out the latest Azure issue here. Magazine: Azure Country: Canada Issue: 295 – Nov / Dec 2022 Article: Light fantastic: vibrant projects and products Photo: Ixa lamp series by Artemide 14 December 2022 Add to bookmarks Add to bookmarks Share
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
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Salone Selection Danish stratigraphy: material practices and ethical visions at 3daysofdesign 2025 Not a trade fair, but a cultural ecology - an interweaving of voices, materials, gestures and narratives that speak of sustainability, authenticity, conscious beauty Marilena Sobacchi
