D’LIGHT LIGHTING DESIGN AWARD 2026
The 2026 D’Light Lighting Design Award brought together winning projects from 32 countries, celebrating creativity across lighting projects, lighting products, art and installations, and AI-assisted lighting.
Powered by Designooor Lighting Media in partnership with the Universal Lighting Platform (ULP), the award recognizes outstanding work through four distinctions: Diamond (Best of the Best), Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
SOME OF WINNING PROJECTS
Cologne Cathedral
Philipp Schmitz, Stephan Thiele – Licht Kunst Licht AG – Germany – Diamond (Best of the Best)
Arc ZERO: Eclipse
James Tapscott – Studio JT – Australia – Diamond (Best of the Best)
Temple of Hatshepsut: Bringing Back the Light of a Queen
Víctor Barbero & Noemi Barbero – VBNB Lighting – Spain – Diamond (Best of the Best)
Tesser Collection
Ridima Jain, Manav Singla – Ridezign – USA – Gold Winner
EXPLORE THE WINNING PROJECTS →
THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
A 20-member international jury, chaired by Roger Narboni, selected the 2026 winners.
Roger Narboni, Nicholas Bewick, Prof. Dr. Annamaria Lambri, Prof. Dr. Derek Porter, Jesper Kongshaug, Prof. Dr. Sophie A. Johnson, Vicente Pillado, Prof. Dr. Maurizio Vrenna, Yah Li Toh, Adele Locke, Prof. Marco Sosa, Claudia Paz, Prof. Lina Ahmad, Débora Vieira Mendes, Roham Shamekh, Prof. Dr. Craig A. Bernecker, David Bird, Arthur van der Zaag, Martin Klaasen, and Prof. Dr. Ashok Ganapathy Iyer.
THE AWARD RANKINGS
Discover the designers, studios, companies, and countries recognized across the Diamond, Gold, Silver, and Bronze rankings.
VIEW THE RANKINGS → MEET THE WINNING STUDIOS → DISCOVER THE WINNING UNIVERSITIES →
The 2027 edition will be open for registration soon.
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