Tag Archive: Design

People with character: A conversation with Gracia Cardona, Director of WOD Spain 

February 21, 2020

Throughout the twentieth century, the fields of architecture and design were very much the preserve of men, a result of

People With Character: A conversation with Antonio Jesús Luna, editor at ROOM Diseño

January 31, 2020

Antonio Jesús Luna is co-editor at ROOM Diseño, the Spanish architecture and design magazine that launched in 2012. A man

Valencia is named World Design Capital 2022

September 27, 2019

LZF’s home city of Valencia has been named World Design Capital 2022. It’s an incredible honour for this darling of

Mariví Calvo discusses LZF’s approach to communication and graphic design

July 1, 2019

LZF has a unique ability to connect with an audience, by promoting its lighting products and ideas in a manner

Explore Lisbon with LZF’s smart tips for worldly travellers

December 14, 2018

Charming and colourful, hilly and historic, ravishing and rugged, optimistic and outgoing: words that aptly describe the Portuguese capital of

LZF shine in polished Spanish penthouse.

December 5, 2018

Valencia-based architectural studio Versea created a restful retreat for an individual who spends much of his time away from home—a person

Light seen through wood: LZF’s organic and original design.

September 25, 2018

Design is a pure vehicle of expression. In LZF we do believe that original design makes the difference and we put all our efforts together to achieve it. But there’s more than meets the eye: behind our original design there is also lots of work and efforts put together to transform an idea into a tangible reality.

TGR Monthly. So You Want To Try Minimalism? Here’s What You Need To Know…

August 21, 2018

Simplicity, cold lighting and  large space with minimum objects and furniture are some of the recognisable treats of Minimalist Design. But what exactly means that a space is designed based on minimalist design? Our TGR Monthly is all about the myths and misconceptions of minimalism as a form of expression and lifestyle.

Dine & Shine dinner brings new friends to LZF from the USA and Spain.

July 19, 2018

Recently, LZF had the pleasure of welcoming and hosting a few product advisors from the USA. In a trip organised by ICEX ‘Invest in Spain’, the select group of advisors were keen to learn more about Spanish design and business by the hand of Sandro Tothill and BB Calvo.

Contract lighting: striking creations by LZF

July 3, 2018

When thinking about planning and designing a public space, particularly a social space, light is doubtless an enabler—of conversation, openness, warmth and intimacy. If a restaurant, cafe or bar requests a particular ambience, for example a relaxed or lively air, then a well-designed lighting scheme will play a pivotal role in fulfilling this requirement.

Natural wood veneers: why do we use them to create our fixtures.

June 7, 2018

Wood is a noble, natural, versatile, long-lasting and aesthetic material. An organic, physical matter, it is perceived as warm and welcoming. Endowed with such qualities, wood is the perfect material for use in a wide range of architecture and design projects. 

LED lighting: the importance of choosing the right light

April 25, 2018

Nowadays style and sustainability go hand in hand.  If we care about the origin of our furniture, ornaments a houseware, why not think about our lighting too? We rely on light to develop many daily routines and activities: reading, cooking, using our laptops and tablets… But do we give a second thought to the bulbs we have installed at our home? Learn more about LED Lighting and save money and energy!

Reading by the right light: creating the best atmosphere

February 8, 2018

If you were a bookworm from an early age and started reading under your sheets by torchlight, or hid in

From Bauhaus to Our House

July 10, 2015

If Israel’s Tel Aviv is not on your architectural must-see bucket list it sure as hell should be. The city

Bilbao Apartment

June 4, 2015

Remains of the day When archaeologists dug around on the top of Mounts Avril and Artxanda near the present site

Cutting-Edge Spanish Crafts exhibition, Washington

March 3, 2015

In 2011 Tachy Mora published her acclaimed book “Cutting Edge Spanish Crafts”; a book that reveals the most contemporary side

LZF Lamps | Handmade Wood Lighting | 2015

February 17, 2015

Lzf loaded its first handmade movie onto Youtube in September 2009. Since then it has received over half a million

Asterisco & Chou receive an iF Design Award 2015

January 30, 2015

As iF At LZF we don’t like to boast. Well, actually we do. And we love a nice shiny trophy

Don’t be diplomatic, LZF @ The NH Abascal, Madrid

January 28, 2015

Diplomatic Immunity If there’s one thing that diplomats enjoy it’s a damn good après work cocktail. So we think all

The Kitchen Island

December 23, 2014

For this instalment of the LZF Blog, we decided to maroon 3 of LZF most beloved employees on an island. 

Star of the show

October 31, 2014

  In feudal times the Asterisk was used by printers who drew up family trees as a symbol to indicate

Web Happy

October 15, 2014

  Get set for blast off, LZF is about to launch its new groove-powered website. When super geek Tim Berners-Lee

LZF: It’s only natural

October 1, 2014

  Sometimes we like getting back to our roots. Here at LZF we love getting in touch with nature. It’s

Biennale Interieur 2014 at Kortrijik … She’ll be apples!

September 25, 2014

LZF heads to Belgium…and this time it’s not for the beer. Kortrijik, the largest city in southern west Flanders is

Introducing the LZF lifestyle magazine

September 22, 2014

It’s lifestyle but not as you know it. When Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler first coined the term ‘Lifestyle’ back in

Fabulous Fifties

August 22, 2014

LZF travels back to the future Here at LZF we love the 1950s for so many reasons. It’s the decade

Food for thought

July 23, 2014

An LZF garden party is always a feast for the senses We’re a pretty sensual lot here at LZF. So,

Lzf – Press Clipping

July 11, 2014

    Craziness this summer with our Asterisco model, due for this autumn. Enjoy the press

LZF – Festival of the Catalogue

July 1, 2014

  The Pamplona Bull Run, Semana Santa, the Tomatina Tomato Fight, Las Fallas. Sure, these are all great Spanish festivals.

Cool Daze: Christopher Walken’s gonna make you sweat

April 11, 2014

    We’ve seen him in SO many movies from a whole different series of genres: thrillers, horror film, comedy,