Euroluce 2025, one of the world’s premier lighting exhibitions, will return to Milan from April 8-13, 2025, marking a significant moment for lighting industry professionals worldwide. This biennial event, held as part of the 63rd Salone del Mobile.Milano at Fiera Milano Rho, promises to showcase cutting-edge innovations, sustainable solutions, and artistic interpretations of light from over 500 international companies. The 2025 edition introduces the inaugural Euroluce International Lighting Forum, creating a new platform for global dialogue on the future of lighting design and its multidisciplinary applications.
Event Overview and Significance
Euroluce stands as one of the most influential international lighting exhibitions since its founding in 1976. The 2025 edition will span approximately 38,000 square meters, attracting an estimated 30,000 participants to explore innovations across all lighting categories. As a biennial event occurring in odd-numbered years (alternating with EuroCucina, the kitchen showcase), Euroluce serves as a critical platform where thousands of professionals plan their business year around product premieres and industry developments.
The exhibition transcends mere product display by positioning light as not just a technological and functional element but as “an aesthetic dimension, an emotional force and determining factor for the comfort of our spaces”. This comprehensive approach attracts architects, specifiers, designers, engineers, and representatives from government agencies and public utilities seeking to understand how lighting shapes our environments and experiences.
Exhibition Categories and Focus Areas
Euroluce 2025 will cover a comprehensive range of lighting sectors including:
- Indoor and outdoor lighting solutions
- Industrial and hospital lighting applications
- Event and show lighting technologies
- Lighting systems and home automation integration
- Illumination technology software and consulting services
- Light sources and special-purpose lighting
With tickets priced at €35.00 per visitor, the exhibition promises access to the complete spectrum of contemporary lighting innovation.
The Euroluce International Lighting Forum: A New Chapter
The most significant addition to the 2025 edition is the inaugural Euroluce International Lighting Forum, scheduled for April 10-11, 2025. This global arena will foster multi-voice discussions on leading issues in lighting design through conferences, round tables, and workshops.
The Forum represents a fundamental evolution in the exhibition format, building on the successful transformation initiated in the 2023 edition. As Maria Porro, President of the Salone del Mobile, notes: “Light is, incontrovertibly, an increasingly integral part of our lives. As a place where ideas and visions that lead to dialogue intersect, laying fertile ground for innovation, the Forum reflects the DNA of the Salone del Mobile.Milano, which has always been a generator and bearer of new ideas and formats for tackling contemporary challenges”.
Forum Structure and Program
The Forum will feature:
- Six masterclasses exploring various aspects of lighting design
- Two round tables facilitating industry dialogue
- Two workshops providing hands-on learning opportunities.
All events will take place in “The Forest of Space Arena” (Pavilion 2), an innovative space designed by renowned Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. The arena will be constructed using vertically arranged natural pine beams, drawing inspiration from forest structures to create a fluid, layered experience for participants.
Featured Speakers and Topics
The first confirmed speakers include DRIFT, specialists in sculptures and installations that highlight parallels between artificial and natural structures; A.J. Weissbard, an internationally renowned lighting designer and multifaceted artist; and Marjan van Aubel, a leader in solar design for sustainable futures.
Key topics will include:
- The interaction between light and architecture
- Light’s relationship to human wellbeing
- The role of light in integrated and sustainable design for public and private spaces
- Quality of life and environmental sustainability considerations1
Exhibitor Highlights and Brand Showcases
Major lighting brands have already announced their participation and planned exhibitions:
BROKIS
The Czech brand will present its largest display to date at Euroluce, spanning 400 square meters at Booth A05 & B04 in Hall 10. BROKIS will debut several new collections including COMET by designer Simona Sbordone, UNDER PRESSURE by Boris Klimek and Lenka Damová, and a new MINI interior variant of their popular NIGHT BIRDS collection.
Zafferano
The Italian brand will exhibit at Hall 10, Stand B05 with an innovative stand divided into four distinct areas: a green outdoor space developed with a flower designer, display niches featuring their latest decorative and architectural lighting fixtures, a dedicated space for their portable lamp collections, and a convivial restaurant area inspired by Neapolitan and Venetian alleys.
Ingo Maurer
The innovative German design studio will unveil “Shhh!”, a new suspension lamp that integrates an ear defender headset around a lamp, creating a distinctive visual statement that challenges conventional expectations about light sources.
Key Themes: Sustainability, Technology, and Human-Centric Design
Several dominant themes will shape the conversations and exhibits at Euroluce 2025:
Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
Environmental consciousness will be central to the exhibition, with many brands showcasing eco-friendly solutions and energy-efficient technologies. Marjan van Aubel’s participation highlights the increasing focus on solar design for a sustainable future.
Smart Lighting and Connectivity
The integration of lighting with technology to create intelligent, personalized environments will be prominently featured, reflecting the industry’s move toward more adaptive and responsive lighting solutions.
Human-Centric Lighting
The exhibition will emphasize how light influences wellbeing, perceptions, performance, behaviors, and moods, showcasing the shift toward lighting designs that prioritize human experience and comfort.
Carlo Urbinati, President of Assoluce of FederlegnoArredo, emphasized this holistic approach: “Giving depth to spaces, characterising them, transmitting sensations, but also creating wellbeing and contributing to the liveability of spaces, both public and private. Telling the story of light from this perspective is the objective that we at Assoluce… have set ourselves together with the Salone del Mobile.Milano”.
Practical Information for Attendees
Dates and Location
- Exhibition dates: April 8-13, 2025
- Forum dates: April 10-11, 2025
- Location: Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, Italy
Accommodations
Industry experts recommend booking accommodations well in advance due to high demand during Milan Design Week. Services like ExpoBeds offer special rates and hotel packages in convenient locations near the exhibition venue.
Conclusion: The Future of Lighting Design
Euroluce 2025 represents more than just a trade exhibition; it embodies the industry’s collective vision for how light will shape our future environments. By bringing together commercial showcases with educational forums and artistic installations, the event creates a comprehensive platform for exploring light’s multifaceted role in our lives.
As the lighting industry continues to evolve at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and human experience, Euroluce 2025 promises to be an essential gathering for professionals seeking to understand current trends and anticipate future directions. The introduction of the Euroluce International Lighting Forum signals a deeper commitment to fostering dialogue and innovation that extends beyond product development to address light’s fundamental role in creating more sustainable, inclusive, and experientially rich spaces.
For designers, manufacturers, and lighting enthusiasts alike, April 2025 in Milan will offer an unparalleled opportunity to witness firsthand how light continues to transform from a purely functional necessity into a sophisticated design element that shapes how we experience and interact with our world.