Light Reinvents Design at Maison & Objet 2025
See the creative lighting products on display at the recent international design fair in Paris
Lighting designers at the recent Maison & Objet 2025 trade fair in Paris pushed the boundaries of their art to transform light into a sensory experience, drawing on surrealist poetry, ecological commitment, excellent craftsmanship and technological innovation.
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In decor, Atelier Alain Ellouz made its mark with Infinity Illusion. This majestic suspension, inspired by the Möbius strip, reveals random configurations depending on the viewing angle, creating an optical illusion in perpetual transformation.
In decor, Atelier Alain Ellouz made its mark with Infinity Illusion. This majestic suspension, inspired by the Möbius strip, reveals random configurations depending on the viewing angle, creating an optical illusion in perpetual transformation.
Sophia Taillet’s Venus de 13Desserts pushed technical limits with a blown-glass luminaire featuring organic curves, suspended by low-voltage wires that create a fascinating illusion of levitation.
In Julien Sebban’s What’s New in Hospitality exhibit, the Balloon glass lamps by Magic Circus Éditions captured the essence of lightness and indulgence by sublimating the art of blown glass.
Often playful, neosurrealism breaks codes and finds new sources of inspiration. The Game Lamp by Dovain Studio, for example, draws on the aesthetics of video game joysticks to create a large table lamp that is as functional as it is fun.
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In addition, this show celebrated ancestral know-how. Among the many luminaires in natural weaves, we admired those by Kayza, including the monumental Lalou XXL in natural sea rush, perfect for large spaces.
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In addition, this show celebrated ancestral know-how. Among the many luminaires in natural weaves, we admired those by Kayza, including the monumental Lalou XXL in natural sea rush, perfect for large spaces.
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Lafablight presented Occygone, where hand-woven cotton ribbon on a geometric wooden structure creates a sophisticated play of light. This French designer lighting brand, based in the South of France, stands out for its contemporary approach to craftsmanship and its commitment to local creation.
Sophie De Marchi explored ceramic lighting fixtures. The Toulouse-based ceramist’s work was distinguished by a highly personal signature where organic curves and modernity meet in creations that are both technical and sensitive.
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For its first foray into the world of light, Jars Céramistes unveiled Sillage. This collection, designed by designer Elise Fouin, translates the poetic dialogue between natural textures and sculptural volumes into stoneware.
Technological Innovation Redefines the Lighting Experience
At a time when technology is shaping our daily lives, the lighting sector is embracing this digital revolution while preserving the elegance of its lines.
Émon has shaken up the codes of outdoor lighting with Hera. More than a lamp, it’s a concentrate of technology. Intended as an outdoor hub, it combines an advanced LED system, high-quality sound and a USB-C charging port, all controllable via a dedicated app or intuitive remote control. Its weather resistance makes it an ideal companion for sophisticated exteriors.
At a time when technology is shaping our daily lives, the lighting sector is embracing this digital revolution while preserving the elegance of its lines.
Émon has shaken up the codes of outdoor lighting with Hera. More than a lamp, it’s a concentrate of technology. Intended as an outdoor hub, it combines an advanced LED system, high-quality sound and a USB-C charging port, all controllable via a dedicated app or intuitive remote control. Its weather resistance makes it an ideal companion for sophisticated exteriors.
For its part, Lladró reinvented the portable lamp with Hedgehog, transforming a hedgehog into a modern geometric design in translucent porcelain, featuring a 1.3W LED module with seven hours of autonomy.
Lexon’s Luma M is a major innovation in the field of portable lighting. Its proprietary Easy Sync technology requires no smartphone or app to connect hundreds of units together to create coordinated lighting moods. With its nine LED colors and touch-adjustable intensity, it reinvents the art of light scenography.
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Ecological Commitment and Innovative Materials
Faced with growing environmental challenges and new consumer expectations, ecological commitment and innovative materials have become strategic levers for lighting brands, enabling them to differentiate themselves on the market while meeting current regulatory and societal requirements.
For example, the Almost brand continued its exploration of bio-sourced 3D printing with Originale.gcode BIG, a lamp made entirely from PLA (polylactic acid), a derivative of corn starch.
Faced with growing environmental challenges and new consumer expectations, ecological commitment and innovative materials have become strategic levers for lighting brands, enabling them to differentiate themselves on the market while meeting current regulatory and societal requirements.
For example, the Almost brand continued its exploration of bio-sourced 3D printing with Originale.gcode BIG, a lamp made entirely from PLA (polylactic acid), a derivative of corn starch.
Pas Dans La Mer is a French brand of eco-responsible lighting fixtures, based in Provence, France, that perfectly illustrates environmental commitment in contemporary design. Its innovative concept lies in the transformation of recycled plastic bottles into handcrafted luminaires with poetic shapes inspired by nature, such as the Nénuphar lampshade and the Tulipe wall lamp. Each piece is unique thanks to the nature of its source material.
Designer James Haywood’s Error 404 series is a critical and engaged work that questions our reliance on traditional concrete. The name of his lamp refers to the well-known error message 404 Not Found, metaphorically suggesting that our current concrete-heavy approach to construction — one of the biggest contributors to global CO2 emissions — is an environmental dead end.
Customization and Modularity
Tailor-made lighting is another of the year’s striking trends. It responds to a growing demand for exclusivity and personalization in interior design.
Schneid Studio revolutionizes the concept of customization with Junit, a sophisticated modular lighting system. Comprising eight ash elements handcrafted and painted in Germany, it allows total customization: from the configuration of the modules to the colors, including the choice of textile cables from eight color options. The milky glass bulb harmoniously completes the ensemble, diffusing a warm ambient light that enhances each unique configuration.
Tailor-made lighting is another of the year’s striking trends. It responds to a growing demand for exclusivity and personalization in interior design.
Schneid Studio revolutionizes the concept of customization with Junit, a sophisticated modular lighting system. Comprising eight ash elements handcrafted and painted in Germany, it allows total customization: from the configuration of the modules to the colors, including the choice of textile cables from eight color options. The milky glass bulb harmoniously completes the ensemble, diffusing a warm ambient light that enhances each unique configuration.
Italian family firm Ferroluce, founded in 1982, offers this precious Lariat suspension, where each customizable enameled element links together like a vertical necklace. This company, which started out creating wrought-iron lighting fixtures, has evolved into colorful, fully customizable creations, whether for private homes or large-scale hotel projects.
Pearl Necklaces lamps from Semeur d’étoiles, or Sower of Stars, are fully customizable in length, and this modular design gives them great flexibility. Modularity is an integral part of the Sower of Stars philosophy, allowing each installation to be truly custom. Each lamp adapts perfectly to its environment, while retaining the collection’s signature elegance with its blown glass beads and delicate brass joints.
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Creations Full of Poetry
Finally, the poetic dimension is fully expressed in numerous creations, such as those by Marseille designer Margaux Keller. A particular favorite is Mimosa, a delicate, luminous wall-mounted jewel in sandblasted glass, set on a gilded or chromed brass collar.
Finally, the poetic dimension is fully expressed in numerous creations, such as those by Marseille designer Margaux Keller. A particular favorite is Mimosa, a delicate, luminous wall-mounted jewel in sandblasted glass, set on a gilded or chromed brass collar.
Mushroom lamps, currently a real craze in interior design, are the perfect embodiment of a trend that combines poetry and nature. This fashion is part of a broader desire to reconnect with the natural and the wonderful in our interiors.
We particularly liked the mini wireless models from Leitmotiv, a brand from the Netherlands. At just under 6 inches high and in pastel colors, Impetu is a real eye-catcher.
We particularly liked the mini wireless models from Leitmotiv, a brand from the Netherlands. At just under 6 inches high and in pastel colors, Impetu is a real eye-catcher.
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These Mushroom lamps from Kare design are other cute models that will transform a forgotten corner into a poetic island of light.
Studio Milena Kling’s Seaglass Lights are another poetic celebration of a fascinating natural phenomenon. These luminaires are inspired by “sea glass” — pieces of glass polished into translucent pebbles with frosted surfaces by the action of waves, sand and sea salt.
Finally, iBride’s Boucan pendant light is a spectacular creation that perfectly illustrates the brand’s dream-like narrative universe. This 51-inch masterpiece is inspired by the plant world, like a suspended jungle. The luminaire’s distinctive organic shape and generous volume make it a true sculpture of light.
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Maison & Objet 2025 highlighted a lighting sector in the midst of a creative revolution. The combination of traditional craftsmanship and technological innovation is redefining design codes, while environmental commitment is becoming a powerful source of inspiration. With ancestral traditions and cutting-edge technologies, recycled materials and bio-sourced solutions, each creation told its own unique story. Luminaires assert themselves as artistic expressions, where technology, materials, design and emotion come together to shape the ambiance of our living spaces.
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Maison & Objet 2025 highlighted a lighting sector in the midst of a creative revolution. The combination of traditional craftsmanship and technological innovation is redefining design codes, while environmental commitment is becoming a powerful source of inspiration. With ancestral traditions and cutting-edge technologies, recycled materials and bio-sourced solutions, each creation told its own unique story. Luminaires assert themselves as artistic expressions, where technology, materials, design and emotion come together to shape the ambiance of our living spaces.
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In this year’s show, where a “new surrealism” was the main theme, the lighting sector brilliantly echoed this theme. Designers masterfully conveyed the dreamlike, whimsical spirit of the Surrealist movement, transforming their luminaires into veritable artistic manifestos where the boundary between dream and reality becomes blurred, as with these floating ducks by Barcelona’s Goodnight Lights.