Marset

Marset builds its lighting at a factory in Terrassa, just outside Barcelona, and the house talks about light rather than about lamps. Their own phrase for it is taking care of light: fixtures that choose what to reveal and what to hide, and that never dazzle you while they do it.

That single idea takes startlingly different shapes. Discoco scatters a ceiling with overlapping discs. Ginger hangs a wide, quiet plate of wood veneer above a table and keeps the glare out of your eyes. FollowMe is small enough to carry by its handle, charges over USB, and ends the evening outdoors.

Much of the outdoor range is rated IP65, sealed against jets of water rather than merely splash-proof, so it can stay out through the season and be left to the weather.