The Art of Complementary Lighting

The Art of Complementary Lighting

Designing an atmosphere of wellbeing means crafting scenes that adapt to our evolving needs and the natural light throughout the day. Complementary products are crucial to achieving balance, visual hierarchy and functionality: spotlights and wall washers can be used to direct the gaze or define activity zones, the temperature and tone can set the mood, while colour mood grazers mirror the natural transition of light at dawn and dusk. By experimenting with different lighting effects and layering density, temperature, colour and direction, designers can shape comfortable, nuanced environments.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Bind Solo

Until now, technical and decorative lighting have always been treated as two separate realms, but Vibia redefines this approach with technical solutions that are harmonious with the broader visual language of its portfolio. While complementary, these products carry emotional value when viewed as fragments of a coherent vision. They mark a new era for Vibia as it embraces a more holistic approach to lighting design.

Thoughtful scene design elevates our sense of well-being. Circle presents a highly-functional, cohesive range of ceiling lights in a variety of elegant finishes. Combining accent, diffuse and general lighting effects with dynamic control and temperature regulation, the collection curates subtle, tailored environments with smooth transitions between relaxed, energised, and intimate atmospheres.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circle
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circle

Accent downlights, wall washers and flat diffusers, with or without trim, come to life when paired with Vibia’s wider product range. Circle’s soothing, graphic silhouette complements the curved volumes of Plusminus Solo or the sleek, linear architecture of the Plusminus‘ belt.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circle Plusminus Solo

Especially suited to a natural aesthetic, the White Oak and American Walnut finishes combine well with the Dots and Duo collections.

Like Circle, Line features a series of graphic luminaires each delivering a distinctive lighting effect. Rooted in a simple linear motif, it allows designers to experiment with lengths and angles to accommodate both high-contrast and understated designs.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Line

Available with or without trim, and in two contemporary finishes, Line flawlessly integrates with its architectural surroundings as well as Vibia’s extended portfolio.

With dynamic control and subtle gradients in intensity, tone, and colour, Line enhances the emotional impact of a space through thoughtful, layered illumination.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Line
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Line

High-comfort and flat diffusers ensure a soothing ambience, while low-glare options enhance focus and promote circadian balance. From wall washer to diffuse lighting and subtle colour gradients, each element is designed to enhance human wellbeing.

Designed by Xuclà, Offset combines intuitive lighting with a sleek, graphic silhouette. A system of superficial ceiling fixtures integrates five lighting effects with advanced colour and temperature regulation.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Offset

Designers can experiment with different lengths and angles to create a uniquely modular arrangements. The collection features five lighting effects: downlight, flat diffuser, high efficiency and low glare level, and a colour mood grazer -a device for multichromatic ambience- that offers six unique shades; this version is available in static colours and in rich chromatic gradients to compose carefully crafted atmospheres full of nuances that evoke emotions.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Offset
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Offset

Offset floor introduces a vertical rod extending from a solid base, angled to illuminate the adjacent wall with a diffuse, ambient light. Offset wall consists of a sleek aluminium bar in multiple dimensions that projects light upwards, downwards -or from both ends- from an invisible LED source. Their linear simplicity enables rhythmic patterns of light and shadow, lending a dynamic, graphic dimension to a contemporary space.

To be installed on the ceiling and oriented at will, Circus Solo complements the original collection of its designer, Antoni Arola. In order to cast dynamic lights and shadows on the wall, the designer presents an accent spotlight that facilitates the intuitive control of the lighting.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circus Solo

It permits built-in or remote electrical connection, so that each element can be installed in the desired place for a visual harmony between decorative and functional elements. This complementary collection thus invites you to play with lighting to create dynamic and versatile atmospheres at any time.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circus Solo
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Circus Solo

The accent spotlights offer different spectrums or lens apertures, making them ideal for defining functional areas and highlighting key elements. The collection offers static white in three temperatures or tunable white, the tunable option for precise colour temperature control. The tunable red option, with a chromatic transition from white to red, invites designers to create a myriad of relaxing and welcoming effects to create the perfect atmosphere in every setting.

Martín Azúa has designed the Bind Solo collection, a set of unique fixtures for playing with contrasts, delimiting functional areas and defining hybrid activity zones. This complementary collection offers accent spotlights and zenithal luminaires, in elegant matt black or neutral beige finishes. Bind Solo provides pleasant general lighting as well as directional lighting.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Bind Solo
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Bind Solo

To be mounted on the ceiling as desired, the luminaires offer various apertures that allow every setting to be sculpted through the ideal lighting. Accent spotlights create a high contrast, while the zenithal light of the wide-beam downlights casts a soft bath of light over the room from the ceiling. Thanks to a micro-profile model, Bind Solo also blends in perfectly with all types of architecture.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Bind Solo

This collection features a static white or tunable wihite option, allowing you to switch between cool white and warm, relaxing light. Combining the Bind Solo collection with the multiple diffused and indirect lighting effects offered by the Vibia product range, the possibilities are endless.

Plusminus Solo is a versatile collection featuring a range of playful, semi-spherical silhouettes. Designed by Diez Office, this belt-free model complements the original Plusminus collection, taking the signature semi-spherical diffuser and spotlight and opening up new possibilities for lighting a space by offering diffuse and accent lighting from above—and below.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Plusminus Solo
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Plusminus Solo

This collection includes wall and ceiling lights, as well as floor and table lamps It combines accent spotlights with flat diffusers, allowing for a balance of general comfort and precise illumination depending on the intended use of space. With five elegant finishes, the collection complements any interior, offering endless possibilities for dynamic compositions with a curated ambience.

By integrating several different sources and typologies simultaneously, designers can develop a rich and balanced atmosphere. Designed by Martín Azúa, the Dots collection stands out for its simplicity and intimate scale. Available in solid wood or lacquered in four of Vibia’s Chromatica colours, glowing circles trace diffuse, reflected, direct or indirect light across a wall, much like musical notes in concert.

Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Dots
Vibia The Edit - Complementary Lighting - Dots

Deployed alone like a sparkling jewel or in combination to create a glowing galaxy, Dots provides limitless lighting solutions: a reading lamp offers focused, adjustable illumination; a directional luminaire creates a graphic beam of light via its adjustable cone-shaped aperture; an indirect luminaire evokes the light of the moon from its concave surface; while, an ambient luminaire radiates with a glowing halo.

Thoughtful, layered illumination not only defines areas of activity but enhances the user experience, generating positive emotions and fostering a profound sense of wellbeing. Whether brightening an entire space, adding a base layer or using accents to shape specific scenes, each layer complements the other to establish a comprehensive lighting solution. Vibia’s complementary collections embody this holistic approach. By integrating technical and object luminaires in a unified manner, designers can curate subtle environments that ensure comfort, balance, and connection.

Featured Products:
Circle
Line
Offset
Circus Solo
Bind Solo
Plusminus Solo
Dots