AXO Light

Axo Light is one of the most dynamic companies in the rich and complex world of Italian design. Created in the inland Venice area in 1996, from the outset it combined Italian passion for design with a strong international focus and soon became one of the leading companies in the high quality indoor lighting sector. Inspired by the Venetian tradition of glass making, Axo Light has explored the widest possible range of working methods and innovative materials among which crystal, fabric, ceramics, metal, cast aluminium and injected ABS. The partnership with Karim Rashid has given birth to the Nafir collection, winner of Good Design Award 2012 and Interior Design Best of Year 2012 Honoree. Nafir has also been finalist at the Spark Product Design Award 2012 and it has been nominated to the GDA - German Design Award 2014. Within the other Axo Light collections, Muse is the winner of Good Design Award 2009; Rythmos is finalist for the Interior Design Best of Year Award 2013 and Spiry is the winner of the Good Design 2013. On 2015 Axo Light has started a cooperation with Dima Loginoff, rising star of the Russian design, who created the Mountain View collection that won the Interior Design Best of Year Award 2015.

Axo Light offers two extremely striking lines to suit any environment, whether modern or traditional, public or private.

The Axo Light line, real light icons whose distinctive feature is their elegant manufacture, combined with attention to detail. The company culture and philosophy emerge extremely clearly: Axo Light creations are never solely governed by market logic, but each one is the result of inspiration. They are products that are never ‘casual’, because their main aim is to embody emotion and values through creativity. The Axo Light line also includes technical/emotional products with LED light source.

The Lightecture line, created for large spaces, made up of eleven product families with standard sizes up to 180 cm; avant-garde, high tech lighting solutions in line with the growing demand for energy saving light sources. The company has followed the contract sector with foresight and in 2009 the Lightecture line was introduced specifically for the contract sector. It includes over 5,000 colour and light variations as well as 3D files and photometric data that allow a customised solution to be created even for the most discerning clients. Axo Light distribution has a strong international imprint with a direct, worldwide presence in over 90 countries thanks to its European Headquarters and its strategic branch offices: Axo Light USA and Axo Light Asia. Axo Light USA, located in Danbury CT, opened in late 2009 and has experienced accelerated growth in the North American marketplace since that time. Between 2010 and 2012 it doubled in sales and has developed a rich association of 35 sales representatives in the North American territory to reach target markets in residential, hospitality, and commercial sectors. In 2013 Axo Light USA became a licensed ETL manufacturer able to assemble and partially customize products on the premises. Inhouse technical support allows for quicker analysis of Customers’ requests while being more responsive to the unique considerations of US building requirements.

2009 saw also the opening of Axo Light Asia, the office located in Guangzhou, China, which is now a true company branch. It aims to promote Axo Light to the best of its ability in a market that is not only emerging but is now dominant and is a bridge to the dynamic world of Asian design, where being physically present can only make the completion of large scale projects easier and more immediate. The perfect coordination amongst the three branches and the partners also guarantees an important presence of Axo Light in the world of international planning.