Transparency. Orbit. Repetition. These are the three ideas Lodes brought to Milan Design Week this year, each one translated into a distinct new fixture: Aurea, Axia, and Non Random—an exploration in decorative lighting design.

Aurea and Axia extend an ongoing dialogue with Carolina Martinelli and Vittorio Venezia of Martinelli Venezia. Non Random arrives independently. The result is a release that spans table, pendant, and sculptural installation without a single repeated move.

Aurea is the quiet one. A glass diffuser sits almost weightlessly atop a slim cylinder, grounded by a single black base. Optical fiber and internal refraction do the heavy lifting, so the source recedes and the glow takes over. It’s a table lamp built on the logic of near invisibility, which makes it ideal for hotel lounges, boutique lobbies, and the kind of console moment that needs presence without bulk.

Axia takes the opposite approach. Roughly 80 cm across, it reinterprets the chandelier by removing the wire entirely. A PVD-coated stainless steel axis carries the current through the body itself, so the arms branch like orbits around a fixed center. Available in Glossy Bronze or Black Chrome, it reads like a small solar system. Structured, balanced, and built for lobbies, private dining rooms, and double-height hospitality moments.

Non Random is the most flexible of the three. Three sphere diameters, six finishes (including new Mandarin Orange, Golden Sage, and Deep Azure Steel), and full compatibility with Lodes’ canopy system. One sphere anchors a corridor. A dozen define a stairwell. For specifiers working on restaurants, retail, or large-scale multifamily amenity spaces, the compositional range is the whole point.

Together, the three launches show Lodes pushing decorative lighting toward something more spatial. Not just fixtures, but instruments for composing a room.  

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Main image is Axia | Photo credit: Omar Sator}