The 9th edition of the LIT Lighting Design Awards celebrates the winners and their projects – designs and concepts that set new trends and offer a forward-looking view of the lighting industry.
The winners of the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 showcase the outstanding achievements of international lighting designers, artists, and manufacturers. For the ninth edition, over 1,000 entries were submitted from 62 countries. An esteemed jury of 34 – including architects, interior designers, scholars, and media professionals – reviewed the submissions, recognising exceptional designs and concepts in the field of lighting. The selected projects highlight extraordinary creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship, celebrating the talent and vision shaping the future of light design and opening new possibilities. The winners demonstrate vividly that light remains one of the most powerful tools for shaping how we see, feel, and connect with the world.
The LIT Design Awards launch an annual competition for lighting design
The LIT Lighting Design Awards annually recognise outstanding achievements in lighting design, products, and entertainment lighting. The programme stands for innovation, diversity, and excellence, celebrating the evolution of light design across various forms and inspiring future trends and creative excellence worldwide.
Introduction of the award winners, including interviews, here > PDF
Architectural Lighting Design of the Year | Winners in Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition
Atiaîa Lighting Design, Belo Horizonte/BR
Memorial Brumadinho
The lighting design of the Brumadinho Memorial combines targeted accent lighting, the highlighting of architectural and symbolic elements, and sustainable strategies to create a calm and contemplative experience.
Entertainment Lighting Design of the Year | Winners in Light Art Project, Outdoor Light Art Installation
Studio Jt Pty Ltd, Melbourne/AU
Arc ZERO: Eclipse
‘Eclipse’ achieves a precise, immersive visual effect using minimal technology and natural elements such as water, mist, and light.
Lighting Product Design of the Year | Winners in Chandeliers
One to One By Martin Döller, Cape Town/ZA
Amphora
Amphora is a modular bronze light, whose adjustable beam and patinated surfaces enable flexible and durable installations.
Emerging Lighting Designer of the Year | Winners in Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition
Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf/DE
Flight into Shadow
Flight into Shadow is an installation that uses mycelium-based structures and artificial sunlight to explore the interplay of light and shadow as a strategy for heat-stressed cities.
Emerging Lighting Product Designer of the Year | Winners in Hanging Lights & Lamps
Artcenter College of Design, Pasadena/USA
CinderGlow
The pendant lamp lets light pass through a fracture, combining organic form with calmness and resilience, and follows a sustainable, modular design made from recycled wood.
Lifetime Achievement Award | LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025
Suzan Tillotson
Suzan Tillotson is celebrated for her visionary approach to lighting design, her committed mentorship of emerging talent, and her exemplary professional excellence.
Suzan Tillotson, founder of Tillotson Design Associates, will receive the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Her career is defined by the fusion of technical precision and artistic sensitivity. From childhood, curiosity, creative skills, and a fascination with spaces shaped her passion for light—a passion that continues to inspire her work today.
Introduction of the award winners, including interviews, here > PDF
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Photos / credits
Memorial Brumadinho – Architectural Lighting Design of the Year – Winners in Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition – Atiaîa Lighting Design, Belo Horizonte/BR – Lead Designers: Mariana Novaes. Other Designer’s names: Lighting Design Assistant: Pedro Ferreira, Interns: Bárbara Oliveira, Elisa Campos. Architecture Company: Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados. Interior Design Company: Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados. Client: AVABRUM – Association of Families of Victims and Affected by the Collapse of the Córrego do Feijão Mine Dam. Photo Credits: Pedro Mascaro and Leo Drumond/Nitro. Other Credits: Landscape: Medra Paisagismo; Signage: Greco; Project Management: Olhar 360 Projetos e Gerenciamento. Completion Date: 2024. Project Location: Córrego do Feijão, Brumadinho – Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Arc ZERO: Eclipse – Entertainment Lighting Design of the Year – Light Art Project, Outdoor Light Art Installation – Studio Jt Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia | Company: Studio Jt Pty Ltd. Lead Designers: James Tapscott. Client: Godeok I-park, Seoul. Photo Credits: James Tapscott. Other Credits: Project co-curated by THE TON and Jane Lee, Managed by THE TON. Completion Date: 1/3/25. Project Location: Seoul, South Korea.
Amphora – Lighting Product Design of the Year – Winners in Chandeliers – One to One By Martin Döller, Cape Town/South Africa | Lead Designers: Martin Döller. Other Designer’s names: Jon Peer Bouwer. Photo Credits: Sean Gibson. Other Credits: Interior Design: ARRCC. Project Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Flight into Shadow – Emerging Lighting Designer of the Year – Winners in Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition – Winners in Other Lighting Designs – Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, DE | Lead Designers: Burak Bardakci, Miriam Haidn, Nico Karl, Jannick Lippert, Franziska Rieder, Sara Salamun, Jesse Voigt, Malik Yalniz. Professor Names: Sabine Wiesend. Client: Salone Verde Art & Social Club. Photo Credits: Jacopo La Forgia. Other Credits: HFT Stuttgart Interior Architecture Prof. Ziegler, University of Stuttgart IBK2 Prof. Ostermann. Completion Date: 10.05.2025. Project Location: Salone Verde Art & Social Club, Calle Regina 2258, 30135 Venezia VE, Italy.
CinderGlow – Emerging Lighting Product Designer of the Year – Winners in Hanging Lights & Lamps – Artcenter College of Design, Pasadena, Kalifornien, USA | Lead Designers: Yuxin Luo. Professor Names: Penny Herscovitch.
Termin: 2025
Adresse: LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025