Modo Luce

What Modo Luce does

Modo Luce srl is an Italian designer and manufacturer of decorative and architectural lighting fixtures, headquartered in Vazzola, Treviso, with the entire production process conducted in Italy. Founded in 2005, the company designs and produces a broad catalog of pendant, ceiling, wall, table, and floor lamps organized across indoor, outdoor, and acoustic-comfort categories, with named product families including Icaro, Atollo, Campanone, Loto, Florinda, Milleluci, Camaleonte, Hoop, Cocò, Orb, Lucilla, and Peggy, often developed in collaboration with named external designers such as Paolo Grasselli, Brian Rasmussen, Alfredo Chiaramonte, Francesca Smiraglia, and Büro Famos.

The company's core technology centers on lighting fixture design and manufacturing using innovative combinations of plastics, metals, and fabrics, supplemented by proprietary acoustic-comfort technology that integrates sound-absorbing materials into multiple product lines (Alco, Basilica, Butterfly, Circus, Cocò, Cocò Demi, Florinda, Frisé, Idea, Loto, Milleluci, Milleluci Soft, Peggy, Righello). Every catalog item is customizable in size, material, and finish, and the company offers personalized bespoke projects for architects, interior designers, and developers with non-standard requirements.

Modo Luce monetizes through one-time sales of finished lighting fixtures via a global reseller and distributor network covering Italy, Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Oceania, supplemented by direct custom-project sales handled via a dedicated sales channel ([email protected]) and a reserved professional portal for architects, light designers, interior designers, and resellers. Primary customer segments are hospitality (hotels, restaurants, airport lounges), workplace/commercial (corporate offices, professional services firms), retail (boutiques, showrooms, specialty stores), custom/contract projects (architects, interior designers), and residential/private buyers.

Name

Modo Luce

Legal name

Modo Luce srl

Website

https://modoluce.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Modo Luce is an Italian designer and manufacturer of decorative and architectural lighting fixtures, producing indoor, outdoor, and acoustic-comfort lamps entirely in Italy for hospitality, workplace, retail, and residential clients worldwide via a global reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vazzola

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lighting Fixture Sales: Sale of proprietary lighting fixtures including pendant lamps, ceiling lamps, wall lamps, table lamps, and floor lamps through a global reseller network. Products are sold as finished goods with customization options available.
2. Custom/Bespoke Projects: Customized lighting solutions developed for specific architectural projects, offering personalized design, custom dimensions, and bespoke finishes for both residential and commercial spaces.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Modo Luce designs and manufactures Italian-made decorative and architectural lighting fixtures, offering pendant, ceiling, wall, table, and floor lamps for residential and commercial environments. The portfolio includes a dedicated acoustic comfort line, an outdoor lighting range, and catalog-wide customization in dimensions, materials, and finishes for bespoke contract projects.

Product overview

Modo Luce is an Italian lighting company that designs and manufactures lamps with elegant, linear design for various spaces. The product portfolio consists of multiple distinct lighting collections organized by type (pendant, ceiling, wall, table, floor lamps) and use case (indoor, outdoor, acoustic comfort). Key product lines include: Icaro family (Icaro, Icaro Ball, Icaro Outdoor, Icaro Ball Outdoor) featuring minimalist metal structures; Atollo and Campanone for diffused luminous effects; Orb as spherical pendant icons; Loto, Florinda, and Florinda Desnuda for elegant artisanal designs; Milleluci and Milleluci Soft for acoustic comfort; Camaleonte featured in the 2025 catalog; Hoop (2025) with innovative metal ring design; and Chandelier/Chandelier Longue for traditional elegance. The company emphasizes customization capabilities, offering extra sizes, experimental materials, and color finishes. Products are categorized into pendant lamps (sospensione), ceiling lamps (plafoniera), wall lamps (parete), table lamps (tavolo), and floor lamps (terra), with specialized lines for outdoor and acoustic comfort applications.

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Products and services

• Icaro Minimalist design pendant lamp with a metal structure referencing spread wings, diffusing atmospheric light for indoor spaces.
• Icaro Ball Ball-shaped pendant lamp combining industrial style with mythological references, available in a floor-standing version.
• Icaro Ball Outdoor Outdoor version of Icaro Ball with industrial style and mythological aesthetic for exterior spaces.
• Icaro Outdoor Outdoor version of Icaro with minimalist metal structure diffusing atmospheric light in exterior settings.
• Atollo Polyethylene luminous elements with circular shapes for indoor and outdoor spaces, evoking tropical beach atmospheres.
• Campanone Pendant lamp with clean, continuous lines enhancing a diffused luminous effect. Designer: Paolo Grasselli.
• Campanone Outdoor Outdoor version of the Campanone collection engineered for exterior environments.
• Angelica Indoor pendant lighting collection.
• Angelica Outdoor Outdoor version of the Angelica collection for exterior spaces.
• Diogene Pendant lighting collection.
• Rettangolo Pendant and wall lamp with squared lines for illuminating specific zones and highlighting precious details, available in multiple sizes.
• Orb Pendant lamp featuring enigmatic luminescent globes made into timeless icons, emphasizing the perfect archetypal form of the sphere. Designer: Büro Famos.
• Romeo Floor lamp with simple, elegant lines that spreads a warm embrace of light.
• Lucilla Table, floor, and wall lamp with atmospheric light and a simple but not banal form, featuring metal structure supporting a conical fabric lampshade.
• Idea Ceiling and pendant lamp where light metal structures frame fabric discs that accommodate the luminous body.
• Loto Family of pendant and wall lamps where lightness and strength coexist in harmony, with acoustic comfort functionality.
• Milleluci Pendant lighting collection with acoustic comfort features that improve room acoustics while providing illumination.
• Milleluci Soft Classic and minimal pendant lamp with acoustic comfort / sound-absorbing function. Designer: Arturo Bellese, 2024.
• Basilica Pendant lamp with symmetrical light form recalling classical formal architecture values, featuring acoustic comfort. Designer: Baldessari e Baldessari.
• Butterfly Lighting collection with acoustic comfort features.
• Circus Lighting collection with acoustic comfort features.
• Cocò Pendant lamp illuminating spaces with the charm and grace of dance, featuring acoustic comfort functionality.
• Cocò Demi Pendant and ceiling lamp with minimalist, fluid forms that illuminates and furnishes interiors with discretion. Designer: Brian Rasmussen, 2024.
• Florinda Elegant and refined pendant, ceiling, and wall lamp expressing Italian artisanal skill. Designers: Romano + Menegon. Features acoustic comfort.
• Florinda Desnuda Nude pendant and ceiling version offering a modern touch of floral style with essentiality.
• Frisé Pendant lamp offering an unprecedented meeting of shapes and geometries, volumes and materials, lights and shadows. Designer: Francesca Smiraglia, 2024.
• Alco Lighting collection with acoustic comfort features that absorb sound while providing illumination.
• Peggy Pendant or ceiling lamp with cone or globe diffuser and dual light source, with acoustic comfort functionality. Designers: Bellucci Mazzoni progetti.
• Righello Lighting collection with acoustic comfort features.
• Camaleonte Pendant lamp featured in the 2025 Modo Luce catalog.
• Gregory Floor lamp with a lightweight metal structure base designed for infinite compositions suitable for home and contract environments. Designer: Alfredo Chiaramonte, 2024.
• Hoop Pendant and ceiling lamp featuring a metal double ring enclosing a fabric cylinder that floats in the air. Designer: Modoluce R&D, 2025.
• Geco Wall-mounted lamp inspired by the small reptile that climbs walls with extreme naturalness.
• Chandelier Contemporary interpretation of a traditional Venetian chandelier with arms, balancing past and present.
• Chandelier Longue Pendant and ceiling lamp with slender forms reflecting elegance of traditional chandeliers in a contemporary style.
• Cilindro Pendant lamp with a classic but always current style for illuminating environments.
• Bolla Ellisse Pendant lamp combining transparency of plastic materials with intense colors of fabrics. Designers: Grasselli + Modo Luce R&D.
• Mood Pendant and ceiling lamp with harmonious rhythm of proportions and futuristic design; a large central diffuser radiates light materializing in a surrounding disc.
• Discovolante Pendant and ceiling lamp with a perfect circle of light enriched by a fabric belt.
• Hammer Ceiling and pendant LED lamp with discrete but effective light, contained and tapered forms creating fun and dynamic light plays.
• Multiball Multiple orb pendant lighting solution designed for workspace applications.
• Clip Pendant lamp featured in café and project applications.
• Ombrella Umbrella-inspired pendant lamp used in large commercial projects.
• Custom / Bespoke Lighting Projects Personalized and tailor-made lighting projects for clients needing custom dimensions, finishes, materials, or experimental new materials, for both residential and commercial spaces. Inquiries handled via [email protected].

Quantifiable outcome

• Global project portfolio spanning over 30 countries across 5 continents

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Slamp: Italian decorative lighting company that, like Modo Luce, combines plastics, fabrics, and innovative materials in design-led pendants and ceiling/wall fixtures. Comparable aesthetic and target market.
• Catellani & Smith: Boutique Italian decorative lighting manufacturer focused on design-led, hand-finished fixtures for residential and high-end hospitality. Similar size, artisanal positioning, and project-driven distribution model.
• Axolight: Italian contemporary decorative lighting brand producing pendant, ceiling, and wall fixtures for residential and contract markets. Closely comparable product categories, similar global distribution, and similar mid-sized Italian design positioning.
• Luceplan: Italian lighting manufacturer with strong designer collaborations (e.g., Rizzatto, Sarfatti) and a comparable residential/contract mix. Overlaps in pendant, wall, and acoustic-friendly product categories.
• Foscarini: Italian design-led decorative and architectural lighting manufacturer with a comparable mix of residential and contract/hospitality customers, custom finishes, and global distributor network. Closest direct peer to Modo Luce in segment positioning.
• Vibia: Spanish premium decorative and architectural lighting brand with a strong international presence in hospitality and residential. Competes for the same specifier and high-end residential buyer as Modo Luce.
• Penta Light: Italian contemporary decorative lighting manufacturer focused on handmade fixtures for residential and contract/hospitality. Similar size, customization ethos, and Made-in-Italy positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Flos: Premier Italian architectural and decorative lighting brand owned by Design Holding. Overlaps directly with Modo Luce in pendant, ceiling, and outdoor categories, and competes for the same specifier-driven hospitality and workplace projects at a higher brand-tier.
• Moooi: Dutch design lighting and furniture brand with significant pendant, ceiling, and wall offerings. Competes in the same high-end residential and hospitality specification space as Modo Luce, at a larger scale.
• Artemide: Established Italian architectural lighting group with deep presence in commercial, hospitality, and residential segments. Competes with Modo Luce for specification work and shares the "Made in Italy" provenance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Pinterestpinterest.it/modo_luce

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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