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A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
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Summer 2026

A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
#316
Summer 2026

The June/July/August 2026 edition of AZURE is dedicated to our 16th annual AZ Awards — and also features the best of Milan, the New Museum’s expansion, the latest in building envelope systems and more!

The AZ Awards issue packs much more than our winners and finalists — though they certainly take pride of place. (And you can read all about them on our dedicated AZ Awards site.)

With his fourth light for Venice-based lighting manufacturer Lodes, multidisciplinary designer Luca Nichetto explored the concept of a traditional floor lamp and flipped it on its head.

Meaning “quaver” or “eighth” in Italian, Croma was inspired by a musical note and, instead of opening at the top, positions its flare-out at the base, creating a new dialogue between form and function. 

Its slender frame is discreet yet striking and belies the powerful output of illumination, which is controlled by an integrate ring halfway up its stem rather than by a standard on/off switch. The LED modules washes light upwards across the wall and ceiling and features a dim-to-warm function. 

Suitable for use in both private and public spaces, the elegant lamp is made from metal and available in four colourways – two metallic ombre effects (on that fades from green to black, the other from bronze to nickel) and two solid matte (white and black, each of which has a textured finish). 

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