Kuchar’s Top Lighting Picks From Euroluce 2025 at Salone del Mobile
- Sarah
- Apr 21
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 28
From tried-and-true lighting brands with fresh iterations to up-and-coming artists making waves in the lighting design space, Kuchar Senior Project Designer Rachel Benitez shares her favorite light fixtures and lighting trends from the Euroluce International Lighting Forum at Salone del Mobile 2025.
Fragments by Bomma
Bomma has long been known for combining exceptional craftsmanship with minimalist aesthetics, resulting in stunning lighting fixtures with serious wow factor. At this year’s Euroluce, the Czech glass manufacturer captivated visitors with its Fragments Reborn installation. The showcase featured the debut of two new lighting collections — Fragment Line and Fragments — both crafted from upcycled glass shards.
Best known for its handblown glass, this marks Bomma’s first series made from Fragmentglass — presenting a new perspective on glass waste transformed into gemstone-like pendants and linear rods. The pieces are striking, and the sheer scale left us in awe.
Orbis by Axolight
A recurring theme across this year’s Lighting Forum — and Salone del Mobile overall — was whimsy (whether a response to global heaviness or a simple desire to inspire joy is up for debate). Either way, exhibitions delighted and uplifted at every turn, with trending light fixtures exhibiting this ethos.
Axolight’s vibrant eccentricity stood out. The Italian brand’s new breakout lamp, Orbis, initially appears as a simple luminous disc. But thanks to its highly processed glass diffuser, the vibrancy of light shifts depending on the viewing angle. We also love their Orchid wall light (shown above), designed by Rainer Mutsch, with its fun cone-shaped shade for warm directional lighting." For designers in search of multifunctional and multidimensional fixtures, Axolight deserves a top spot on the sourcing list.
Pop by OtyLight
Simplicity is often the hardest thing to pull off — but Italian lighting company OtyLight nailed it with a timeless and tonal collection of chandeliers, sconces, and ceiling lamps. The brainchild of brothers Andrea and Simone Pamio, Oty is known for personalized, innovative, and sustainable lighting solutions — a highly sought-after trio for modern lighting design in 2025.
At the forum, we were especially charmed by the brand’s artistic restraint. But it was the latest iteration of its Pop suspension lamp — now offered in a light bronze finish — that stole our hearts. Confident but not complicated, familiar yet minimal, it strikes a perfect balance. Stay tuned for its official release…
Moon by Davide Groppi
From poetic gestures to modular brilliance, this award-winning design studio continues to redefine lighting with purity, purpose, and quiet elegance. That said, Davide Groppi’s collections aren’t for everyone. Clean, highly structured forms with thoughtfully diffused light are the hallmark of the brand’s aesthetic.
At this year’s Euroluce, Groppi’s long-beloved Moon lamp was a showstopper. Original, one-of-a-kind, and handmade from Japanese paper, it resembles a papier-mâché orb up close. Step back, and it becomes something entirely celestial. Designed and crafted in Italy, each piece is unique and leaves you marveling at how so much light emerges from something so delicate. This year’s show celebrated the iconic lamp’s 20th anniversary — and frankly, its popularity is likely just getting started.
Vera by Lasvit
Biophilic design — bringing the outdoors in — remains a powerful and enduring trend (see our full blog post on the topic here). By weaving natural elements into the built environment, designers tap into stress-reducing stimuli that foster productivity and well-being. The challenge: finding new and creative ways to do it.
Enter Lasvit. Rising to the occasion, the brand debuted Vera, a pendant light by French designer Patrick Jouin that takes literal inspiration from nature and weaves it into modern interior lighting. The suspended vertical glass cylinder is imprinted with the texture of bark, achieved not with a mold, but by pouring molten glass directly onto a real tree branch. The resulting fused glass is then enclosed in a handmade borosilicate glass skin. Nature as the mold? Genius.
Linked by Flos
Flos — a beloved stalwart in lighting design — continues to push boundaries with each new collection. At Euroluce, the brand unveiled seven new product lines in an immersive exhibition that showcased both the products and their creative development.
Our favorite? Linked, by designer Michael Anastassiades. Shaped like a cane, Linked transforms light into a chain of glowing glass links. Modular and endlessly reconfigurable, it descends like an ethereal piece of jewelry. A luminous sphere can even be suspended from the end for a sculptural finish. With its quiet impact and flexibility, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Linked join other Flos icons like Arco, Snoopy, Taccia, and Parentesi in the design hall of fame.
Origo by David Pompa
One of this year’s standouts: David Pompa, a Mexico-based studio that blends material integrity with modern aesthetics. Their Euroluce booth was a masterclass in minimalism and tactile experience — the perfect setting for their Origo collection of pendants and wall lamps made from volcanic rock.
The pieces explore the dialogue between tradition and innovation, raw and refined. Each handmade recinto volcanic stone base is illuminated by a frosted opal glass globe that highlights its relief and texture. Flip the wall lamp horizontally for a fresh play on light and shadow. Pompa’s dedication to sustainable materials, responsible sourcing, and craftsmanship makes them a favorite of ours — and we can’t wait to see more.
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