The LIT Lighting Design Awards™ was established to acknowledge the exceptional work of talented lighting product designers and implementers worldwide. We firmly believe that lighting encompasses artistic expression and scientific principles, making it a vital component of any design.
The LIT Awards were created as a platform to recognise and celebrate achievements in lighting products, architectural lighting designs, and entertainment lighting.
From poetic acts of remembrance in Brazil to ethereal light installations in Seoul and visionary student projects in Venice, the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 once again celebrated the extraordinary creativity and conscience of the global lighting community. With over 1,000 entries from 62 countries, this year’s winners prove that light remains one of the most powerful tools […]
Read more »The LIT Lighting Design Awards Spotlight prize is dedicated to an organization or a project that carries out remarkable work for its community and has a major contribution to the Lighting Industry. The LIT Design Awards is thrilled to announce that Darksky is receiving the 2023 "Spotlight"prize. Daksky mission is to restore the nighttime environment and protect communities and wildlife from light pollution.
The LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 Winners Catalogue is now available, showcasing the most outstanding and innovative lighting projects from around the world. This year’s publication highlights exceptional achievements in architectural, entertainment, and product lighting, recognizing the visionary designers who are shaping the future of the industry. In addition to the award-winning projects, the catalogue features exclusive interviews […]
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The Memorial Brumadinho is a place of remembrance and symbolic reparation, created to honor the 272 victims of the 2019 dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Conceived as a sequence of architectural, landscape, and exhibition spaces, the memorial invites visitors into a slow, introspective journey shaped by silence, materiality, and light. The project received the Architectural […]
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Winner of the LIT Lighting Design Awards in Lighting Product Design, Amphora is a sculptural chandelier that blurs the line between lighting and living form. Designed by Martin Döller for his studio One to One, the piece draws inspiration from ancient amphora vessels and the organic geometry of seed pods, reimagined in solid bronze with […]
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"I’m really honored to be recognized for this project. We spent over two and half years working in close collaboration with the architect and contractor to bring this project to completion. The changes for space, from where it started to where it is now, are breathtaking and I was so proud to be a part of the team that accomplished them."
Erin Held, Charter SillsI really feel honored and thank you for your patient, support, and encouragement.
Congrui Gao - LIT Emerging Light Designer of the Year
