A Showcase of 36 Award-Winning Lighting Designs from the 2025 iF Design Awards
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Here is a selection of award-winning works in the lighting category from the 2025 iF Design Awards that recently announced
Recently, the 2025 winners of the prestigious German iF Design Award—often hailed as the "Oscars of the design world"—were officially announced. Here is a selection of award-winning works in the lighting category.
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01 Fat Wood lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Muneji Toh Architects
Design: Muneji Toh Architects
This lamp is crafted from thick resin-rich pine wood. Pine is a rare material harvested from trees that have accumulated resin over hundreds of years. Unlike other trees, the aged resin in pine turns a deep red when illuminated. The resulting warm red glow of the Redwood Lamp represents an innovative design approach, bringing a sense of elegance and refinement to a variety of spaces.
02 ONE lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Fablab Venezia / Più Led Custom Design
Design: Fablab Venezia / Brian Rasmussen
ONE is a unique lighting piece composed of an innovative lampshade paired with a high-efficiency, custom-designed LED light source.
03 Belle
Client/Manufacturer: Nexia
Design: Nahtrang Studio
A modular system that can be configured into 3 shapes with various finishes, color temperatures, and dimming options—playing with asymmetry, functionality, and essential forms. It creates a minimalist yet technical structure that brings warmth and ambient lighting. The tone and composition variations offer an appealing visual rhythm, resulting in a fixture that combines directional and general lighting. It aims to craft dynamic and engaging visual spaces through asymmetric elements and diverse shape and layout options.
04 SOUNDCATCHER
Client/Manufacturer: XAL GmbH
Design: XAL GmbH / 13&9 Design GmbH
SOUNDCATCHER’s unique design seamlessly combines optimal, work-friendly lighting with high-performance acoustic absorption and versatility. As a standalone design object—available in square, round, or octagonal shapes—it offers an intriguing look from every angle. Whether with or without integrated lighting, this modular system allows for the creation of ceiling zones of varying sizes to define spatial areas. These features make SOUNDCATCHER an ideal solution for offices, restaurants, hotels, and educational facilities.
05 CURVE AH3535
Client/Manufacturer: Tecsoled
Design: Tecsoled
CURVE AH3535 is a simple, compact dual-lighting fixture designed for those seeking an efficient, multifunctional solution that blends aesthetics with functionality. Direct light from the bottom delivers optimal illumination between decorative and practical needs, while indirect light emanates from a small upper groove housing a silicone LED strip—compact in size yet powerful in output. The minimized dimensions of the light source allow the fixture to offer spacious lighting without requiring a bulky structure.
06 Lubao
Client/Manufacturer: Sompex GmbH & Co. KG
Design: Nadine Kümmel Design
LUBAO is a versatile, battery-powered lamp designed for those who value flexibility in daily life without compromising on style or quality. Featuring a gentle sunrise-like fade-in, it delivers an inspiring lighting experience that puts light itself in the spotlight. The goal was to create a lamp that is not only functional but also emotionally and aesthetically appealing. By combining practical adaptability with thoughtful design, LUBAO offers users a meaningful choice and stands out as an innovation in the market.
07 Chet-B
Client/Manufacturer: Martinelli Luce S.p.A.
Design: LUCCHESE Design
Chet-B draws inspiration from the musical genius of Chet Baker, capturing the alluring essence of jazz through its unique form and lighting. The lamp evokes a calm, cozy atmosphere, echoing the smooth flow of Baker's notes. Its trumpet-shaped metal element, reminiscent of the jazz icon's instrument, serves as a reflector for the integrated LED light source, blending clarity with softness. Much like Baker’s music, which moves from mellow tones to bold melodies, Chet-B offers a luminous duality to suit varied moods and lighting needs.
08 e-cone
Client/Manufacturer: lumini
Design: lumini
E-cone is an aluminum pendant lamp featuring a pure, elegant geometric shape. Its height is adjustable via a spherical counterweight and a powered cable that doubles as both power source and movable weight. It offers both direct and high-beam lighting, ideal for illuminating large areas, while ensuring excellent glare control.
09 Maju Lily Lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Maju Inc. / HelloHyu
Design: Maju Inc. / HelloHyu
Lily by Maju is a versatile modular lighting fixture designed to adapt to evolving tastes and spaces. With interchangeable shades and bases, users can refresh its look, adjust its size and shape, and switch between table, wall, and pendant modes—all while reusing core components for sustainability. This adaptability makes Lily a lasting, flexible lighting solution suited to any style or setting.
10 Modular Lighting
Client/Manufacturer: Feltouch Yapi Tasarim San.Tic. A.S.
Design: Boris Berlin Design
This modular lighting series by Boris Berlin blends sustainability with adaptability, with each model crafted from 50% recycled PET. STEP and SEGMENT variants can be extended or shortened to suit specific interior needs, offering designers practical flexibility. Available in 53 customizable colors per module, the system enhances spatial aesthetics with a personalized touch. Combining acoustic and visual performance, the series delivers a sustainable, multifunctional lighting solution for modern interiors.
11 Brim
Client/Manufacturer: MARTINELLI LUCE S.p.A.
Design: /ar o/
Brim is a lightweight luminaire with a bold, minimal aesthetic. Its slender yet sturdy linear metal frame seamlessly integrates with a semicircular lighting element, optimized for high performance in outdoor lighting applications.
12 Alt Light M
Client/Manufacturer: ALT Design
Design: ALT Design
ALT Light is a lighting brand created by the ALT Design studio, born from a desire for greater creative freedom. By embracing 3D printing, the brand overcomes time, financial, and technical constraints. The M Lamp, a medium-sized table lamp in the ALT Light collection, perfectly expresses the brand’s values: disruption, boldness, and quality.
13 PaPiLamp
Client/Manufacturer: Oji Holdings Corporation / DAIKO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Design: T3design Co.,Ltd.
PaPiLamp is an eco-friendly pendant light made from pulp-molded shades that can be freely colored or painted to suit any setting. As a product that can later be recycled into paper again, it embodies sustainability in the broadest sense. Lightweight and easy to transport, it invites creative collaboration with family and friends to craft and share one-of-a-kind designs. PaPiLamp brings emotional and physical brightness to your life, blending decoration with ecological consciousness.
14 Porte
Client/Manufacturer: Nexia
Design: Nahtrang Studio
The Porte lighting series blends playful elements with a clean, formal language, evoking memories of childhood through vibrant colors, glossy finishes, and refined shapes. Its perfectly balanced head and base are joined by a delicate stem, allowing for adjustable positioning, height, and usage. Striking a harmony between simplicity and character, Porte transforms any space into a cozy, intimate environment with a distinctive touch.
15 Z-Bar Titan Floor Lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Koncept Inc.
Design: Koncept Inc.
The Z-Bar Titan floor lamp strikes a perfect balance between elegance and function. Measuring 78" wide and up to 84" tall, it offers remarkable flexibility. Its smart internal mechanism allows easy adjustments, and the rotatable LED heads let users switch between spotlight modes. The fixture itself rotates on the base for added versatility. Combining modern design with engineering innovation, Z-Bar Titan is a bold yet adaptable lighting solution for those seeking refined style with maximum functionality.
16 Faucet Lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Souper Studio
Design: Souper Studio
A faucet that pours light, not water—this luminous object preserves the curved silhouette of a tap, reimagined as a lamp. Designed for shared spaces beyond the kitchen or bath, it turns on with a simple touch anywhere on its body, mimicking a touch-activated faucet. Made of aluminum and available in silver anodized or blue powder-coated finishes, it blends familiarity with playful reinterpretation, offering both realism and whimsy in one striking piece.
17 Steli Lounge
Client/Manufacturer: Lexon
Design: Lexon
Steli Lounge merges sleek design with innovation—its slender aluminum rod and diffuser exude elegance while featuring Lexon’s unique infinite sync technology. Touch controls, adjustable LEDs, and IPX4 waterproofing make it perfect indoors or out.
18 Ray Light
Client/Manufacturer: Lexon
Design: Lexon
Ray Light pairs minimalist style with magnetic LED innovation. Made of striped aluminum, it attaches to any magnetic surface. With IPX4 waterproofing, vibrant color options, and a sleek cylindrical form, it brings elegance and flexibility indoors or out.
19 SPACE M1
Client/Manufacturer: LUMENA Co., Ltd
Design: LUMENA Co., Ltd
LUMENA SPACE M1 is a sculptural mood lamp with refined curves, high-gloss finishes, and wireless design. Its high-capacity battery and IP54 rating ensure it shines beautifully in any indoor or outdoor setting.
20 Silver Lining
Client/Manufacturer: aretai
Design: aretai
Silver Lining is a luminous divider made from upcycled pharmaceutical glass ampoules, turning vaccine waste into poetic design. With a sleek metal frame, copper cables, and stone counterweights, it symbolizes hope beyond hardship.
21 ÍRIS
Client/Manufacturer: ALFALUX ILUMINAÇÃO
Design: ALFALUX ILUMINAÇÃO
Iris is a refined, battery-powered table lamp with dual dimmable light sources—one soft, eclipse-like glow for guidance, and a powerful beam for reading or work. Touch controls make switching intuitive, blending elegance with functional precision.
22 MindDuo Max
Client/Manufacturer: BenQ Corporation
Design: Doogdesign. Inc. / BenQ Corporation
MindDuo Max is a child-friendly floor lamp designed to prevent myopia. Its soft curves, rounded form, and glare-free grid diffuser offer eye protection with ample brightness—tailored to children’s spaces, unlike traditional office lamps.
23 Combi Table Lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Koncept Inc.
Design: Koncept Inc.
Combi is a sleek table lamp and charging station in one, combining a glowing LED orb with a 45W USB-C port and Qi wireless charging. Ideal for hotels or offices, it blends modern aesthetics with smart tech functionality.
24 Signify MyCreation Gleam
Client/Manufacturer: Signify
Design: Sebastian Bergne
Philips MyCreation Gleam combines elegant simplicity with cutting-edge 3D printing technology, developed by Sebastian Bergne and Signify's 3D printing team. Its unique heptagonal shape and textured surface create an enchanting ambiance. Made from bio-circular materials, it ensures zero waste during production, achieving complex details that traditional methods can't replicate. On-demand production reduces surplus inventory and carbon emissions. By blending innovative design with sustainable practices, Gleam offers a relevant lighting solution for contemporary spaces.
25 Micro
Client/Manufacturer: Onok Lighting
Design: Alegre Design
Micro is a versatile lighting system that can be directed in any direction within a three-dimensional space. Unlike traditional fixtures that require support from the space's lines, Micro can be installed anywhere to provide ambient lighting and spatial distribution, while also adding decorative value. The Micro lighting system draws light through fixed, suspended, or supported configurations, covering diagonal or specific points that traditional lights can't reach. Designed with flexibility in mind, it allows for 360-degree movement in all spherical directions.
26 Ori Floor Lamp
Client/Manufacturer: Lincoln Chen Design
Design: Lincoln Chen Design
Ori is inspired by origami. The main body of Ori is crafted from a single piece of metal that folds without the need for additional welding. The industrial feel of the metal is softened by the elegant curves at the top, which seamlessly connect the lampshade to the body.
27 Dune
Client/Manufacturer: MOSS Objects
Design: Daniel Becker Studio
Dune offers a unique blend of sculptural aesthetics, advanced modular functionality, and sustainable design practices. This fixture serves as both a striking piece of art and a versatile lighting solution, capable of transforming spaces with its organic form and complex light distribution. By combining craftsmanship with intelligent engineering, Dune captures the elegance of nature's contours in an adaptive and eco-friendly design.
28 Kjevik Gamma
Client/Manufacturer: PRACHT ALPHA Solutions GmbH
Design: sg Leuchten GmbH
For decades, the Norwegian company SG Leuchten has represented durable, functional lighting with pure design. The latest highlight from this Scandinavian lighting pioneer is the timelessly beautiful "Kjevik Gamma" series bollard light, featuring an integrated wall box that combines elegant outdoor lighting with an electric vehicle charging station. With this latest innovation, SG Leuchten once again taps into the spirit of the times, offering a lighting and charging solution that is both distinctive and practical for both private and commercial customers.
29 Hedron Pendant
Client/Manufacturer: Mickus Projects
Design: Mickus Projects
The Hedron Pendant by Mickus Projects is a 3D-printed chandelier inspired by nature and extraterrestrial forms. Featuring hexagonal geometry and made from bioplastic materials, it boasts a sculptural, scientific shape that produces unique, glare-free lighting.
30 MAIOLUME
Client/Manufacturer: MONOSCALE
Design: ZEUP DESIGN STUDIO
MAIOLUME is a portable lighting fixture that doubles as a vase. By combining ambient lighting and a vase, it creates an effective atmosphere in various settings. The vase can hold water or be used as a pencil holder, depending on the need. The light's brightness is adjustable across three levels, and the battery level can be checked by pressing the power button for 3 seconds. It features a USB-C charging port, supporting both fast and slow charging.
31 RAMUN Louise
Client/Manufacturer: Atelier Mendini / RAMUN KOREA
Design: JEAN-MARIE MASSAUD SAS
Ramun Louise is a comforting, friendly, romantic, and intimate night lamp. On the dining table, it resembles a candle, serving as a connection between people. It plays a beautiful melody in a warm, romantic atmosphere. In the home, it functions as an elegant bedside light. Louise gently protects the delicate movement of the flame, bringing warm light to our bedside or table, creating the perfect setting for a romantic one-on-one dinner.
32 THORN Chandelier
Client/Manufacturer: QZENS FURNITURE & DESIGN CO.
Design: QZENS FURNITURE & DESIGN CO.
Thorn is inspired by the organic growth and differentiation of forms in nature, achieved through randomness without compromising its overall structure and expression. Its main concept is to reflect light by mimicking natural shapes and growing without size limitations. Thorn breaks free from dimensional and formal constraints, allowing lighting fixtures of any size and shape. It harmoniously combines random installation with innovation.
33 Fra Tac
Client/Manufacturer: MARTINELLI LUCE S. p. A.
Design: Francesco Rollo
Fra-Tac, with its playful and fun nature, invites exploration and experimentation. It offers the opportunity to create your own lighting, thanks to magnetic connections between the modules, allowing for immediate combination and change. Easy to install, Fra-Tac can be freely moved to any location. This modular lighting solution is user-friendly and versatile, offering more than just a light.
34 The W
Client/Manufacturer: Marset
Design: PerezOchando
A large black vertical structure serves as the main axis, with numerous rods extending from it. Some can be raised to broaden the light, while others can be lowered to focus it. Each rod has a suspended spotlight that can cast light downward or project a broad beam. The design is light and functional, yet imposing, capable of transforming its shape to extend the light to a 2-meter diameter for larger spaces, or folding to a 1.2-meter diameter to focus on smaller areas.
35 Riketta
Client/Manufacturer: Vetreria Vistosi Srl
Design: Oriano Favaretto
The Riketta series embodies the ancient and rare art of Venetian blown glass. Each light is handcrafted by the glass masters at the Vistosi glass factory, with metal parts and wiring produced in-house. Vistosi lights not only enhance the environment as design objects but also serve a functional purpose.
36 Kumulo 5200
Client/Manufacturer: Secto Design
Design: Secto Design
The Kumulo pendant, designed by architect Seppo Koho, is a captivating piece inspired by undulating cumulus clouds and snow-capped trees. Lightweight and airy, it is made from PEFC-certified Finnish birch, combining natural beauty with meticulous Scandinavian craftsmanship. When Kumulo casts its soft light, reflecting the warm tones of the wood, it looks enchanting both with or without illumination. It can be displayed individually or in groups, creating an engaging installation in both private and public interiors. Its timeless design and durability highlight Secto Design's commitment to sustainable, long-lasting lighting.
