Lighting Trends 2025: The Future of Lighting Design
The future of lighting is brighter than ever! As we head into 2025, conscious and stylish designs are set to transform how we illuminate our homes. Let’s examine how our values influence key themes, finishes, and innovations in lighting design trends.
What to Expect in 2025
The future of lighting design in 2025 is all about blending comfort, nature, and timeless style. Organic forms, rounded shapes, and handcrafted elements inspired by the outdoors will lead the way, offering a sense of serenity for the home. Alongside this, vintage and classic designs are being updated with modern twists, creating pieces that feel both nostalgic and contemporary.
We’ll also see textured finishes, such as stone, ceramic, and frosted glass adding depth and warmth to spaces, with brushed bronze and all-white designs providing a subtle sophistication to design outcomes.
In terms of innovation, human-centric and layered lighting will be key, emphasising the importance of light exposure on our circadian rhythms. The focus will shift from harsh overhead lighting to softer, ambient sources that promote a better quality of life.
New and Popular Lighting Design Trends for 2025
Key Themes: Organic Forms, Rounded Shapes, and Timeless Designs
For 2025, decorative lighting styles are set to favour nature-inspired elements, handmade forms, materials sourced directly from the earth, and timeless aesthetics. Answering the yearning for more comfort at home during times of global uncertainty, organic designs and rounded shapes will dominate. We’ll see designs created as an homage to elements found outside such as pebbles, clouds and shells.
The appeal of timeless and vintage designs also continues to grow, as people are mindful of a changing economy and seek lighting solutions that transcend fleeting trends. Classic shapes, such as traditional chandeliers or Hamptons-style lanterns, are being reimagined with modern twists to create pieces that feel both nostalgic and contemporary. The influence of mid-century modern and Art Deco beauty remains strong, as homeowners see decorative light fixtures as artistic features throughout the home.
When it comes to the Amphis Decorative collection, we have many options of organic and rounded fixtures. Consider the Olindias wall lamp, with its fluid, hand-blown glass form, or the Lurelin series of pendants that feature an undulating woven bamboo shade. As for vintage-inspired pieces, seek out our Heirloom and Hinterland Decorative collections. The Bronte pendant is a tried-and- true favourite that speaks of classic design.
Key Finishes: Textured Surfaces, All-White, and Brushed Bronze
Texture prevails in 2025, with materials like stone, ceramic, and textiles taking centre stage in decorative lighting design. Fluted surfaces will elevate simple shapes, adding dimension to otherwise flat surfaces. This tactile appeal reflects a growing desire for designs that evoke serenity and calm in the home. Frosted glass will also feature, providing diffused, filtered light that mimics the sun’s natural glow, helping people feel closer to nature.
Metallic lighting fixtures continue to be a staple, typically in matt or brushed finishes. Brushed bronze is making a strong emergence, adding warmth and sophistication to modern lighting designs with a subtle reflective finish. We’ll also see the rise in popularity of all-white finishes. This look provides a sense of cleanliness and lightness, perfect for contemporary spaces where restraint is key, and is primed for pairing with textured finishes to avoid a clinical vibe. Adding layers of texture in a monochromatic scheme allows the materials to do the talking.
The Amphis catalogue showcases a range of different finishes. Try the Almarah for a chic pendant that blends a soft metallic base with a textured stone shade.
Or explore the Silo series of pendants and wall lamps, with a fluted cylindrical design and offered in multiple colours including effortless white.
Key Innovations: Human-Centric Lighting and Layered Lighting
Lighting trends for 2025 emphasise creating healthier, more relaxing environments by adopting a layered approach. A recent study* highlights the significance of light exposure on our circadian rhythm, linking excessive night light to health risks like cardiovascular diseases, and the benefits of increased light exposure during the day. In response to research such as this, 2025 lighting layout designs will advocate for balanced, health- conscious lighting that promotes wellbeing and longevity.
Moving away from harsh overhead downlights at night, the focus shifts to softer, ambient lighting from sources like wall lamps, pendants and strip lighting. We’ll see further curation of lighting layouts that take the homeowners’ lifestyles into account, with multiple sources of illumination across ambient, task and accent lighting. This design approach promotes better sleep patterns and reduces stress, helping to create calming, overstimulation-free spaces.
Flexibility is easy with dimmable fixtures from our Essentials collection, such as our popular Bellucci wall light or Stretto pendant. Achieve soft illumination with items from our Decorative collection, by looking for fixtures with diffused or frosted glass shades like the Briar wall lamp.
Conclusion
The future of lighting design in 2025 is all about blending comfort, nature, and timeless style. Organic forms, rounded shapes, and handcrafted elements inspired by nature will lead the way, offering a sense of serenity at home. Vintage and classic designs will be updated with modern twists, creating lighting pieces that feel both nostalgic and contemporary.
With texture-rich finishes, innovative human-centric lighting solutions, and a shift toward layered illumination, the coming year will see a transformation in how we light our spaces.
Explore our latest products to see how these trends can be integrated into your next project.