The 2026 edition of Pordenone Design Week concludes today. Each year, the initiative brings together companies, universities and young designers to foster direct dialogue around emerging themes in design and industrial innovation.
For the past five years, L&S has participated as a partner of the event together with ISIA Roma Design, contributing with workshops and discussions focused on technological and regulatory developments in the furniture lighting sector.
The meeting between students and industry
The week opened with a visit by ISIA students to the L&S Headquarters in Brugnera. The visit was designed to introduce participants to our company, our production processes and our latest product developments.
Building on this direct exchange with the company, students then developed a design workshop over the following days based on a technical and strategic brief provided by the L&S team.
The workshop theme: light as a design language
The workshop explored a highly relevant design topic for the sector: interpreting light not only as a technical component, but as an element capable of interacting with both people and space.
The design work was framed within several dynamics currently shaping the furniture and retail lighting industry: the evolution of European regulations, including instruments such as the Digital Product Passport and new directives on ecodesign and the right to repair; the development of increasingly modular and integrated technological platforms; and the growing importance of user experience within physical spaces.
Light as a relational system
The concepts developed by the students explored lighting from multiple application perspectives.
In particular, several projects investigated Human Centric Lighting solutions capable of adapting colour temperature, intensity and light direction in relation to natural light and to the user’s spatial perception.
Other concepts interpreted light as a tool for orientation and signalling, applicable in public or infrastructural environments, or as a safety and communication system in retail spaces, where lighting can support flow management and emergency situations.
Some projects also explored the role of lighting in environments dedicated to personal care, such as assisted living facilities, where lighting can facilitate orientation, comfort and well-being.
All proposals were developed starting from L&S technologies and systems, envisioning possible product evolutions applicable to integrated lighting solutions, with particular attention to sustainability, modularity and traceability throughout the product life cycle.
The value of collaboration between universities and industry
Our thanks go to the professors and all participants for their work during the week. At L&S, we strongly believe in the value of dialogue between universities and industry. Supporting initiatives such as Pordenone Design Week means strengthening the connection between companies, universities and the local territory, promoting an ecosystem in which design, technology and sustainability can evolve in a truly synergistic way.