Highlights from Boston Lights 2025

Your humble editor spent the day at Boston Lights, reconnecting with colleagues and seeing some of the most exciting new products in the industry. The show offered a fascinating mix of design, innovation, and craftsmanship. Here are a few standouts from the floor:

Vode Lighting

At Vode Lighting, Ann Schiffers and Gabriel Souvay introduced Nexa, a luminaire with a rose-gold honeycomb design and a patent-pending power connection that merges suspension and feed into one clean system.

Gabriel explained, “It’s both your suspension point and your power point.” The design eliminates bulky hardware and keeps the fixture elegant. He added that Nexa represents some of Vode’s best work in recent years—an ideal balance of function and form.

Fabbian

Next, at the Fabbian booth, Sleiman Zogheib presented the SANTO Collection by Atelier Biagetti.  Your humble editor first saw this luminaire earlier at Salone del Mobile in Milan.  SANTO treats light as both material and movement. The series blends glass, metal, and illumination into adaptable forms that range from minimal to sculptural.

The configurable system has a bold, chain-link–inspired look and can be arranged as pendants, wall lights, or floor lamps. Each piece includes blown-glass diffusers with 24V dimmable LEDs, available in 10- and 20-inch segments. The result is an elegant yet industrial aesthetic that allows designers to shape luminous structures for nearly any space.

Verozza

At Verozza, Charles Poirier introduced the Moduline System, a versatile 48-volt track lighting platform offered in standard, low-profile, recessed, and flangeless recessed versions.

“There are roughly 20 different inserts,” Charles explained, “including downlights, linears, general lighting, and specialty fixtures. We even have zoomable projectors that adjust from 20° to 60°.” He added that the system is ideal for retail spaces because users can easily reconfigure lighting layouts as displays change.

In addition, the Class 2 system design allows users to move fixtures without an electrician—simply unplug and reposition them. The system also supports wireless DALI control, so each fixture can be managed individually.

CSL

Then at CSL, the company unveiled its newest innovation, the Whisper—a recessed downlight with a ½-inch aperture that delivers more than 1,000 lumens. Once installed and finished into the ceiling, Whisper nearly disappears, leaving a clean and quiet surface. It made the 1-inch aperture luminaires that I have in my home, seem giant!

Despite its small size, the fixture delivers strong, glare-free light. The remote drivers are maintainable, ensuring long-term service. The LED module itself is integrated and non-replaceable, yet the accessible drivers simplify maintenance. Whisper offers high output, refined aesthetics, and a near-invisible ceiling presence.

Current

At Current, Evan White showcased the expanded Aira line from Litecontrol. The new wood finishes add a warm, architectural touch. The collection now includes pendant, wall, and surface-mounted options, giving designers a consistent visual language throughout a space.

The fixture provides 75 percent uplight and 25 percent downlight, reaching up to 1,200 lumens per foot. The integrated driver and emergency module maintain a sleek profile, while the powder-coated housing offers durability and refinement.

Brownlee Lighting

Brownlee Lighting introduced the Slope Series, a new exterior architectural luminaire with a wedge-shaped profile. Designed for demanding outdoor environments, the slim fixture produces up to 1,400 lumens and offers three beam options—Narrow, Wide, and Forward Throw—for versatile lighting design.

Lumenwerx

At Lumenwerx, Kyran Griffiths unveiled Aera Shallow, an extension of the Aera downlight family built for low-plenum spaces. The fixture comes in true-to-size 2-, 3-, and 4-inch apertures and delivers a remarkably slim profile.

The magnetic, wireless light engine allows servicing from below with no wiring required. Users can swap between fixed and adjustable versions, with the adjustable offering up to 30° tilt and full rotation. Even the driver can be serviced from below—an impressive achievement in a housing just two inches tall.

Delta Light / Delray

At Delta Light, Amer Maleh described how the company continues to evolve. Delta has reinvested heavily in R&D, creating a new downlight platform designed entirely in-house.

Meanwhile, Delray continues refining its designs. One standout was The Draft, a fixture with an angled form and flexible lens developed in Europe. The lens blends light beautifully, supports compound curves, and enables long, seamless runs with no visible joints. This patented system demonstrates the growing collaboration between Delta and Delray.

Amer added that the current U.S. website shows only 20 to 30 percent of what Delta offers. Because nearly everything is customizable, the company plans to emphasize these capabilities in an upcoming rebrand.

Linea Light / Inter-Lux

At Linea Light, part of Inter-Lux, I saw the new Skin luminaire—an IP67-rated modular outdoor fixture with an elongated hexagonal shape. Skin allows designers to create continuous linear compositions in recessed or surface versions. It’s available with multiple beam spreads, including frosted and asymmetric, and the wall-mounted model offers single or dual illumination.

The Lighting Quotient

Finally, at The Lighting Quotient, Bill Mierzejewski presented the S420 Series. This high-output linear fixture includes three independently controllable light engines in a 4-foot housing that delivers 60,000 lumens. It’s ideal for airports, gymnasiums, and natatoriums.

The S420 Series also offers dim-to-warm and RGBW-to-white capabilities in seven standard colors. Each light engine operates separately, giving users precise control over brightness. That flexibility makes it perfect for spaces that need multiple lighting zones or layered illumination.