A collective narrative that retraces over forty years of Luceplan’s creative research, spanning the history of Italian and international illumination design from the 1980s to the present day, blending technological innovation and lighting culture.

From the birth of Costanza—a timeless icon capable of redefining the relationship between formal simplicity, function, and everyday life—to the latest experiments in electronics, sustainability, and acoustic comfort, this volume explores the identity of a company that has transformed light into a design language. Through critical essays, designers’ testimonies, and an extensive visual narrative from the archives, the book showcases the evolution of Luceplan as a laboratory of ideas. From iconic lamps to modular systems, and from acoustic solutions to new poetics of light, what emerges is the profile of a pioneering company, capable of interpreting light as a sensory experience and anticipating changes in contemporary living and international design.

About The Author

Valentina Croci is a journalist who writes for magazines specializing in design and architecture. She holds a degree from the Iuav University of Venice and a PhD in Design Sciences from the same institution, and has taught the History of Design at IED Milan and NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti). She is the author of publications on design and corporate monographs.