The Alchemy of Outdoor Lighting: Adding Emotion to Outdoor Spaces

Exterior lighting helps extend not only the spaces we inhabit into nature but also the time we spend there. With the help of well-designed light fittings and lighting schemes we can create a continuity between these very different worlds. The following lighting collections from Vibia don’t distinguish between inside and outside, they shape atmospheres, carving out spaces where life is lived. When night falls these spaces are transformed through light, an alchemy of golden light converting the vastness of nature into intimate settings.

The unmistakeable silhouette of Out adds a slick and stylish presence to exterior dining spaces or relaxation areas. Designed by Víctor Carrasco for Vibia the cantilevered cone of light throws a soft diffused light over moments shared with family and friends. A counterweight anchors the fitting firmly to the ground while the conical shade floats in space.

The design evokes rational logic by day with its clean-cut fluid lines transforming into an emotion of intimacy at night, outlined by pools of light.

The fluted glass of the Class floor lamp elevates the merely functional into something more poetic. This eye-catching light fitting designed by Sebastian Herkner is an elegant solution to lighting paths and defining terrace zones. The glass diffusers can be aligned individually or paired at the edges of circulation routes, hugging the ground plane. Or alternatively the taller version is elevated, totem like, occupying space in a statuesque manner.

The sconce lamp version of Class is attached to exterior walls recreating the beauty and utility of an indoor light fitting. The streamlined geometric design manages to be robust and refined at the same time. The translucent glass is contrasted with the opaque metal. Class sits proud from supporting walls, its glass tube diffuses the light in the round.

A warm lighting radiates across vertical planes, washing the textures of rough external surfaces with a distinctive glow.

The beauty of external spaces and landscapes takes on an entirely different quality at night. Designer Martín Azúa keeps the light source close to the ground with Dots Outdoor, a self-effacing collection of lamps that throw indirect light over their surroundings. The subtle low-level glow throws a 360° radial light across decking, lawns and other outdoor finishes. These surfaces take on a magical quality while equally signalling limits and boundaries in a functional manner.

The wall lamp version of Dots Outdoor rotates the understated but distinctive design through 90 degrees, making the fitting more visible. Distinguished by the same compact design and satisfying geometry the wall lamp attracts the gaze day or night. Two different versions project either a closely cropped halo or a wider angled beam of light over vertical planes.

The lighting provides a warm glow to accompany get togethers or intimate evenings, never trying too hard, but just there creating an ambience.

With the help of clever design and technology exterior lighting can help eradicate the differences between inside and out. The Break Plus wall lamp collection by Xùcla provides a lighting tool for converting terraces and patios to living rooms and habitable spaces. Choose between cubic or conical volumes of different sizes that wash light upwards, downwards or in both directions.

The external shell has a rustic texture that be colour matched to its supporting walls.

Featured Products:
– Out
– Class
– Dots Outdoor
– Break Plus