2022 lighting trends
Lighting trends 2022
Sustainability, Comfort and Design: the three keywords for the lighting of the future. The 2022 lighting trends bring us closer to nature, focus on sustainability and combine functionality and minimalism. The future focuses on lights with low energy consumption and environmental impact (LED lighting), the spaces – from houses to offices – will be simple and practical, but with a touch of glamour for quality, minimal and modern designs.
Bringing nature closer
Materials inspired by nature: light is a genuine decorative element that illuminates and enhances every room, in a natural way. Next year's colours will be increasingly natural and warm: space is given to neutral tones, such as gold, which can make rooms comfortable and welcoming.
Sustainable lights
Caring for and respecting the planet has become an emergency: LED lighting is the protagonist. The reduction of consumption and environmental impact, in addition to the resulting economic savings, are certainly three excellent reasons to rely on LED technologies. Design is also focused on a sustainable future: more attention to certified materials, recyclable packaging and new production technologies.
Minimal design
Gentle shapes, without complex systems and extravagant decorations: simple raw materials, minimal design. Favourite materials are metal and glass: Nontoxic, 100% recyclable and customisable.
Less is more
There will be a return to minimalism, simplicity, furnishings and lighting with a clean, linear design, in both form and colour. In addition to shades reminiscent of nature, there will be a return to essential colours such as black and white. Basic and timeless colours, points of reference, especially for contemporary or industrial environments.
Sustainability and minimalism: minimalism is the 2022 lighting trend, energy efficiency is the goal.
Smart Working and Human Centric Lighting
“The future is at home”. The way in which people live and use their homes has totally changed, becoming - especially after the pandemic - also a place of work, education and entertainment. Kitchens are adjusted and used as offices, bedrooms are used as classrooms for children and living rooms are used as gyms. Every room will be increasingly multifunctional. So, with the right lighting, domestic spaces can become the spaces of our lives, fluid spaces for multiple functions.
In addition to allowing activities to be carried out correctly (at home, in the office, at school, in a shop, etc.), lighting can stimulate attention, mood and the sleep/wake rhythm. A semi-automatic lighting control system helps to make room lighting more flexible by adapting artificial light to the amount of natural light available. Human Centric Lighting (HCL) refers to a set of lighting solutions and systems that optimise the visual, biological and emotional impact of light on human beings, through lighting projects focused on people's well-being.
Technological innovation and Made in Italy craftsmanship
Technological innovation and Made in Italy craftsmanship are two other key factors in the lighting of the future. They seem to be opposites, yet they both denote extreme attention to detail, which is what lighting requires because, in the design process, light plays a key role. This is why it is essential to choose the right lighting carefully for spaces that are becoming increasingly green and technological.