Tread lightly: shoe stores with brand-focused lighting concepts | | With lighting as bold as their architectural concepts, these fashion-led sneaker stores run away from convention. Featuring SAKUMEISHIMA, NiiiZ Design Lab, Various Associates and Studio Animal. Read more | | | Photo: Maira Acayaba | | Bouncing off the walls: how interiors can benefit from indirect lighting | | We take a look at five different interior typologies to illustrate the effectiveness of clever lighting design in all kinds of spaces. Read more | | | Axis showcase lighting from ERCO: For big magic on a small stage Only the best light is good enough for unique exhibits. With Axis, ERCO sets new standards in terms of lighting quality for display case lighting. Reproduce colours without distortion, highlight special details and set impressive accents. Find out more | | | Photo: SFAP | | M2 Art Centre in Hang Zhou, China, by SpActrum | | The unique and daring architectural language of the M2 Art Centre, as well as its atmosphere of otherworldly sanctity, can be attributed to SpActrum's creative transformations, multi-faceted design interventions and profound awareness of the project's inherent conflicts. Read more | | | Photo: Roland Halbe | | Eindhoven-based LAVA was founded in 2007. The office merges future technologies with the patterns of organisation found in nature to build a smarter, friendlier, more socially and environmentally responsible future. Read more | | | | | | |