Luminaire Video Archive | Events & Interviews

Spark your curiosity from anywhere with the forces who drive contemporary design. Luminaire invites designers from all over the world to inspire the public during talks and events in our showrooms. Our curated selection of videos shares these encounters and highlights moments that energize dialogue surrounding good design. We welcome you inside the mind of a design legend or to expand your understanding of good design with some of the most meaningful ideas that are enthusing our community today. As our passion for design education endures, our video library will continue to grow.

Videos

February 24, 2020

Timeless Simplicity | Lecture by Claudio Silvestrin

On February 24, 2020, coinciding with the inaugural edition of ArchWeek Miami, Luminaire and Platform Magazine hosted Italian architect and designer Claudio Silvestrin for an evening discussion at Luminaire’s Lab showroom, located in the Miami Design District.

October 2019

Exploring Forms | Lecture by Jader Almeida

On October 24, Luminaire Lab, located in the Miami Design Distrcit, hosted the opening reception and discussion for their latest exhibition titled Exploring Forms with Brazilian designer Jader Almeida who guided guests through an exploration of his creative process, inspirations, and influences f...

May 12, 2019

DESIGNLIVES | Lecture by Omer Arbel

On Tuesday, May 12th, coinciding with the inaugural day of the first edition of Maison & Objet Americas in Miami, Luminaire hosted Omer Arbel for a Designlives lecture at its Miami Design District showroom, for a stimulating and educational presentation. Founder of Vancouver based Omer Arbel ...

November 2018

A New Perspective | Luminaire Los Angeles

On Wednesday, November 28, Luminaire opened the doors to its new showroom in the West Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. Spanning 15,500 square feet, Luminaire Los Angeles features some of the most important brands in design, and debuts of new works including kitchen designs by Minimal ex...

September 11, 2018

Evergreen Brasil | Luminaire Lab

Luminaire and Casa Vogue Brasil will highlight a range of Brazilian designers from different generations who manifest the magnetism of their culture through their work in the design exhibition “Evergreen Brasil” during Art Basel and Design Miami/ week Thursday, December 1.

September 2017

Lecture by Antonio Citterio | Luminaire Chicago 2017

Luminaire continues its commitment to viscerally connecting the public with contemporary design by hosting muti-disciplinary Italian architect and designer for a lecture and exhibition in Chicago. On Tuesday, June 13, 2017, Citterio presented a lecture at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago wh...

September 12, 2016

Lastvit Via Lucis Exhibition | Milan Design Week 2016

A quick tour of the Lastvit Via Lucis exhibition during Milan Design Week 2016.

June 14, 2016

Women in Design | Discussion with Patrizia Moroso and Patricia Urquiola

Aiming to recognize, empower, and inspire female design thinking through our WOMEN IN DESIGN series, Moroso’s Creative Director Patrizia Moroso joined Luminaire Chicago in an intimate conversation with the renowned Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola Tuesday, June 14.

June 2015

Geometric Sensibilities | Luminaire Chicago

On June 16, 2015 Luminaire Chicago announced the expansion of its Soft Furnishings collection and exhibited a collection of geometrically inspired design pieces during NeoCon® 2015 revealing good design in honest forms.

February 2016

*Mi Ami ? | Interview with Davide Groppi

Luminaire has been a pioneer in the field of design for years. *Mi Ami ? was special event dedicated to the Davide Groppi label, hosted at Luminaire Lab in the Miami Design District. During this event, designer Davide Groppi recorded this in-depth interview.

December 2012

Evolution of Stickbulb | Interview with Russell Greenberg of RUX

Designers at RUX and their latest project, a revolutionary lighting option called StickBulb, personifies their enthusiastic drive to create work that is both captivating and carefully-executed. StickBulb is innovative, playful and strikingly simple. Wooden scraps of maple and sunbleached Ipe woo...

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December 2012

Evolution of Stickbulb | Interview with Chris Beardsley of RUX

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August 2, 2012

Interview with Antonio Citterio

June 2012

Essence of Absence | Interview with Oki Sato of Nendo

On June 12th, Sato was celebrated at the Chicago showroom for a private editors’ luncheon and public reception at which nearly 500 celebrated the launch of Luminaire’s latest design-driven event aimed at making good design accessible to all. Entering the showroom’s third floor, guests were first ...

December 2011

Emotional, Personal, Beautiful | DesignLove at Luminaire Lab

Presented at Luminaire Lab, located in the Miami Design District, DesignLove, the latest in Luminaire's philanthropic Love Series with all proceeds benefiting the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami.

June 2011

Design as a Series of Delicious Disasters

November 2010

Seasons | Interview with Nao Tamura

Nao Tamura, a Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based designer. Tamura defies the kind of categorization that the industry status-quo often insists upon. Her unique solutions are more than simple designs, they possess a rare balance of innovation and beauty. This interview was conducted during transFORM,...

November 2010

Vase # 44 | Interview with Francois Brument

November 2010

The Ad Memoriam Project | Interview with Luca Bonato

June 2010

Design Inevitable: Humans, Things and Environments | Lecture by Naoto Fukasawa

For the past twenty years Luminaire has been in Chicago, a consistent stream of events and lectures by design luminairies from around the world during Neocon. This year, Luminaire welcomed internationally renowned designer Naoto Fukasawa to its showroom for a special lecture and reception.

December 2009

Design for Change

December 2009

Production, Interpretation, and Transformation

December 2009

People Need to Dream

December 2009

Vague. Hazy. Transparent. Wavering.

October 2009

Konstantin Grcic on the 360 Chair

February 29, 2004

Philippe Starck | Luminaire Coral Gables

In February 2004, Starck was back back in Miami for the first time since the 2003 groundbreaking of ICON, a luxury high-rise he designed in South Beach for the Related Group. A reception at Luminaire kicked off his visit, where Starck’s illuminating thoughts engaged guests from worlds of architec...