Patrizia Volpato wins Kit Decorative category [d]arc awards 2024
(Global) – Italian lighting brand Patrizia Volpato took centre stage at the 2024 [d]arc awards, winning the Kit – Decorative category with its Nebula collection.
Inspired by the beauty of space and designed to transform interiors through an interplay of light, reflection, and shadow, Nebula captivated voters and reaffirmed the studio’s commitment to artistic lighting innovation.
The 2024 awards saw record participation, with 1518 independent designers casting a total of 19,734 votes. Winners were announced at a vibrant celebration on 24 April at the Fireworks Factory in London, where the design community marked a decade of [d]arc with immersive installations, a documentary premiere, and nearly 600 attendees.
Crafted from Murano blown glass and metal, Nebula is distinguished by its hand-shaped glass elements that create celestial-style reflections across surrounding surfaces. The fixture offers an atmospheric experience, bringing a sense of depth, movement, and colour into architectural interiors.
This win adds to Nebula’s growing list of accolades, which already includes recognition at the LIT Awards and the Master Prize Award, demonstrating its wide-reaching impact on contemporary lighting design.
The full list of category winners includes:
- Structures – Low Budget sponsored by Pharos Controls: Temple of Poseidon, Greece by Eleftheria Deko & Associates Lighting Design
- Structures – High Budget sponsored by Pharos Controls: Vela di Calatrava, Italy by Dolce E Luce Lighting Design Studio
- Places – Low Budget sponsored by Lutron: House in Hayamiya, Japan by Sirius Lighting Office
- Places – High Budget sponsored by Lutron: 2nd Nagoya Sanco Building, Japan by Sirius Lighting Office
- Spaces sponsored by Light Graphix & Best of the Best– Thames City, UK by Foundry from an initial masterplan by Equation Lighting
- Art – Low Budget: Kaleidoscape, Thailand by Ambiguous
- Art – High Budget: Light Cycles Kyoto, Japan by Moment Factory
- Art – Bespoke: Duo, UK by Melek Zeynep Studio with LAB.1 Lighting Design
- Event: Summer Lantern Festival 2024 – Light Dance Moon River, Taiwan by Fundesign Studio
- Kit – Architectural Interior: Nano Tini i – DGA
- Kit – Architectural Exterior: Cu-Pip – Stoane Lighting
- Kit – Technology: Colour Calibration – Tryka
Another key highlight of the evening was the installation competition, which saw manufacturers create sustainable and engaging light art installations. Voting for the best installation took place online last week with Arup and Atea taking first place for their installation ‘Ten Years in Neon’.
Installations from the night include:
Rako Controls & AE7 – The Voyage So Far
Unibox & Buro Happhold – The Choice
Radiant Architectural Lighting & dpa lighting consultants– Piece of Cake
Kingfisher & Foster + Partners – Puzzle
Signify & Hoare Lea – [d]ecastrike.
Lutron & Jan Erika – X
formalighting & Michael Grubb Studio – TEN-tacles
Tryka & Nulty – Pendula
Vivalyte & Speirs Major Light Architecture – Power of Ten
Artemide & WSP – Reflexions
