To create a concrete idea of “home”, but also to make personal and comfortable any environment, it is clear how light plays an undisputed role and new design proposals outline a heterogeneous panorama in which, however, is possible to find common roads. To accomunate every project there is the technological component, which is often played by an essential design aimed to value it as much as possible: the one-tubular Lum by Thonet for example has a LED lamp that light on with a motion sensor, combining absolute functionality to energy savings. It is suitable for the home, but also to the work environment, just like Force One, by Nimbus, slim but with a flat and wide head that houses the LEDs, to effectively illuminate the whole workstation. Essentiality and functionality come together in innovative interpretations, as in Anytime by Alex Shultz, which creates a hybrid between a floor lamp and a wardrobe: provided with a luminous body, the perforated leather skin that covers the wardrobe is able to emit light in the environment. More conceptual considerations outline projects where the lamp is seen in close contact with art: Afillia, by Alessandro Zambelli, eliminates the superfluous to reveal the essence, thanks to an empty/full geometry that harks back to botany to create an interesting texture to touch. The inconsistency of light is what inspires Bolle lamps by Giopato & Coombes, which crystallize it in lightweight blown glass, while with Flauti, the team push towards a more articulated interpretation aimed at improving the balance between the tradition of glass processing and aesthetic and technological innovation. As in any other area is then interesting to observe how sustainability and research for alternative materials are key components in the creation of new projects, which in light design translates into products such as Bi-color, by the Japanese firm Nendo in cooperation with Taniguchi Aoya Washi, which exploits the infinite possible processing to build a lamp with the traditional Japanese paper, for an unexpected luminous effect. With biodegradable thermoplastic instead Martin Zampach uses 3D printing technique to draw Ribone lampshades, which can be adapted to any bulb, with a super fast and sustainable production.