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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.
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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.)

Torre Rakumba

Designed by Milan-based Studiopepe, Torre from Rakumba is a geometric lighting collection that merges architecture with light and rhythm. 

Torre Rakumba

Exploring the sturdiness of architectural structures as well as sculptural softness, Torre from Rakumba approaches light as a spatial composition, one that blends form and illumination into a single geometric gesture. 

Torre Rakumba

Featuring wall lights and rechargeable table lamps, Torre was conceived as a small architectural structure composed of concave and convex forms. The compact totem-like light combines solidity with openness and circles with rectangles; the elements overlap and interrupt each other to create moments of pause and release. 

A modern, rectangular black table lamp with illuminated vertical panels sits on a reflective marble surface in front of sheer curtains.
A modern, rectangular copper-colored table lamp sits on a marble countertop with blurred bottles on shelves in the background.

A measured tension is expressed, with solids and voids providing a pleasing rhythm, play of proportion and an impactful presence. The mix of solid panels and openings play with the light, revealing or concealing it depending on where the lamp is approached from.  

Torre Rakumba

The effect is not simple and straightforward illumination, but a spatial and experiential feature within modern architecture. Refined and rigorous, the lamp is weather-sealed, making it suitable for use both indoors and outdoors. 

Torre Rakumba

The Torre collection of wall lights (in two sizes) and table lamps is available in four distinct powder-coat colours — Black, Bordeaux, Ivory and Agave — as well as custom finishes for large-scale installations. The collection will be available in September 2026. 

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