Overview
DARK specializes in innovative lighting design with a portfolio of multi-awarded lighting products. The company exports to 43 countries worldwide and has completed 1,134 projects. Founded in 1998 (26 years experience noted) and based in Maldegem, Belgium, DARK emphasizes creative design with attention to materials and craftsmanship.
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- Could Léon Stynen’s SL53 be part of your next project? A book presentation about—and inside—Casino Kursaal Oostende offered a fitting setting to reflect on the details that give a building its identity. Lighting is one of them. At DARK, we’re reissuing the SL53, designed by Léon Stynen, opening a new chapter for this piece of Belgian design heritage. For architects, interior designers and project partners exploring lighting with a story, we’d welcome a conversation. Message us with “SL53” and a few details about your project to
- The right lighting can completely change the way an office works and feels. For the offices of DUYCK in Wingene, we created a varied lighting concept that combines performance, visual comfort and architectural character. The project features a selection of DARK lighting solutions — Ninza, Tuki 40 Box 7, Atsji, Orgue and Magnifique — together with Hilow by Panzeri. Each fixture was selected to respond to a specific function, from focused task lighting and circulation areas to meeting spaces and architectural accents. The result
- HERITAGE | THE DARK ICON IS BACKSome designs deserve a second chapter. Designed by Anthony Duffeleer, NO FRUIT was born in 2003, with its first project installation at Vitrapoint, Antwerp, in September 2003. 23 years later, this DARK icon returns. NO FRUIT represents an important piece of our design heritage and a reminder that distinctive design can remain relevant long after its introduction. For architects and interior designers looking to bring a piece of DARK heritage into a new residential, hospitality or commercial project:
- One lighting family. Multiple ways to shape a space. DIP by PANZERI gives architects and interior designers a versatile solution for bringing focused, adjustable light into both residential and commercial projects. Available as suspension, wall, ceiling and floor versions, for indoor and outdoor applications, DIP combines a minimal architectural language with practical flexibility. Its curved arm and adjustable head allow precise beam positioning, while finishes such as Black Marquina marble and travertine add a distinctive
- NEW DARLING — MISS RIGHT G9Spheres delicately balancing on a slim profile. With MISS RIGHT G9, a simple linear structure becomes an expressive lighting object. The composition of luminous spheres introduces rhythm and softness without visually overpowering the architecture. A distinctive solution for architects and interior designers looking to add a graphic yet elegant focal point above kitchen islands, tables and other project spaces. Working on a project where MISS RIGHT G9 could find its place? Get in touch — we’d love to
- One design. Multiple applications. GAZTA gives architects and interior designers the freedom to use one coherent design language throughout a project. Available as a suspension or wall/ceiling-mounted fixture, GAZTA can move effortlessly from dining areas and meeting spaces to circulation zones, feature walls and hospitality environments. Used individually or repeated in larger compositions, it offers plenty of possibilities for creating a distinctive lighting concept. Working on a project where GAZTA could fit? We’d love to explore
- How colorful was your summer? We keep on spreading color. Behind every finished result is a process: individual components, careful choices, assembly and attention to the details that make the final piece stand out. This is how a TOTM comes to life. :-) And it happens right here in Belgium. 🇧🇪 Looking for a partner to turn a distinctive idea into something tangible? Let’s create something that stands out. #madeinbelgium #BelgianDesign #ProductDevelopment #Design #Manufacturing
- Introducing KITN MIGLIA — a new expansion of our KITN range designed to give architects and lighting designers greater freedom within their projects. With a choice of horizontal and vertical curves, KITN MIGLIA allows you to draw continuous lighting lines through a space and adapt the system to the architecture rather than the other way around. Add Tiki, Tuki, Peti or Petu spotlights, or combine the system with pendants including Cuiaba, Bangster and Elpee, to balance functional, accent and decorative lighting within one dynamic
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