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.
On June 16, 2026, the LIT Lighting Design Awards will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the heart of Paris. This milestone event promises to be a perfect blend of innovation, creativity, and networking, set against the iconic backdrop of the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower. Event Highlights The day is set to begin with […]
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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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"I feel tremendously honoured, not only for myself but also for the many persons and organizations who stimulated me: my “early” teachers and bosses but also to the many students all over the world who helped me and are still helping me today, through their critical questions and active participation in discussions, in learning how to explain lighting."
Wout Van Bommel, Lifetime Achievement recipient 2020I'm overjoyed about every victory, as the next step in improvement and development. I am immensely proud that our company has become the only winner representing Ukraine.
Mykola Kabluka, Expolight.