Aura
Viabizzuno
2024–2025
Introduction
In collaboration with renowned Italian lighting manufacturer Viabizzuno, Snøhetta has explored lighting design in a revolutionary new way - focusing on light itself, rather than the form that holds it.
Technical details
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Shaping the Invisible
In physics, light is 100% predictable.
With this in mind, the collaborative process started with a simple, but defining question: Could we design light itself, rather than the form that holds it? Using advanced mathematical calculations and ray tracing, the team has sculpted light into an invisible vortex—seamlessly optimizing its direction, quality, and impact, resulting in the Aura collection.
A precise fusion
Each piece in the collection is a precise fusion of engineering and design, where technical components, materials, and geometry work in symbiosis to control and transport light. Developed in close collaboration with Viabizzuno’s engineers and technicians, this approach ensures unparalleled clarity and performance and pushes the boundaries for light itself.
Aura is built around carefully engineered light prisms, sculpting the light into invisible vortex beams —allowing for the light to be transferred effectively through its different diffusers and provide quality lighting.
Designed from the inside out
Where traditional lighting collections require each new product to mirror the first, the Aura collection allows form to follow function.
With light as the constant, each structure can be shaped to suit its specific purpose, free from the constraints of a fixed silhouette. This inner light unites the collection, not the shapes that surround it. Light becomes the foundation—a point of origin for a collection that is meant to evolve over time.
Photo: viabizzuno
Product Range
Launching in multiple versions and finishes, the collection offers a versatile range of lighting solutions suited for many different applications. More than a series of fixtures, it is a testament to the power of collaboration—uniting expertise, innovation, and craftsmanship to redefine the way we experience light.
The initial launch range includes pendants available in three diameters: Ø180mm, Ø210mm, and Ø240mm and in addition, a complementary cluster or veil arrangement in Ø180mm—introducing a spatial dimension that invites creative expression and layered installations across both residential and commercial settings. Soon-to-come are both wall-mounted versions, as well as stacked, hanging configurations. These options have been thoughtfully developed to suit a wide variety of spatial and functional requirements.
Photo: viabizzuno