Journal

For both homes and hospitality spaces, choosing the perfect lighting or lampshade is about style and storytelling. Our guide and compilation of posts to help you choose the perfect one for your home or business.

Bespoke doesn’t mean rejecting technology. This Journal piece explores how Iberian Lighting fuses traditional craftsmanship with modern precision tools to create lampshades that honour the hand while embracing innovation, proof that artistry and machinery can work hand in hand.

Commissioning is more than procurement; it’s collaboration. This Journal piece explores why the most successful interior designers work directly with makers to create meaningful, enduring spaces that celebrate craft, sustainability and design intent.

In a world of convenience and disposability, bespoke design offers meaning and endurance. Tom Acciarini explores how Iberian Lighting champions craftsmanship, collaboration, and emotional durability in an era of fast interiors, creating lighting that is built to last.

At WOW!house Chelsea Harbour, Tom Acciarini reflects on Iberian Lighting’s collaboration with Pirajean Lees. Exploring soul in design, mindful finishing, and the tension between efficiency and craft, this Journal piece examines how light, care, and collaboration shape timeless interiors.

A collaboration born in the heart of Sussex, the Iberian Lighting x Ashdown Pottery collection celebrates craftsmanship, creativity, and the landscape that inspired both makers. From concept to PotFest debut, this partnership captures the harmony between pottery and light, turning shared vision into timeless design.

Rechargeable lighting promises freedom from the plug, yet at what cost? Tom Acciarini examines the environmental consequences of sealed, non-repairable lighting and argues that in the pursuit of convenience, design must return to longevity, repairability, and purpose.