BEACON in milan

DESIGN LEE BROOM
Piazza San Babila, Milan
20—26 April 2026

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BEACON is a monumental lighting installation designed by the renowned British designer Lee Broom. During Milan Design Week 2026, it will be positioned in the heart of Milan at Piazza San Babila, a well-established destination for designers and the wider creative scene.

BEACON was first unveiled at the London Design Festival 2025 as one of the festival’s official Landmark Projects. It then remained in place as a key installation for the Southbank Centre Winter Light festival, running to January 2026. The design draws inspiration from Brutalist architecture and the legacy of the Festival of Britain 1951, once heralded as a ‘beacon of change’.

Made using a special fusing technology developed to upcycle discarded glass fragments, BEACON reinterprets classic street lamps to form a structure that collectively resembles a vast sculptural chandelier. It has been sustainably constructed so that its components can be repurposed into individual light fixtures after deinstallation, ensuring both beauty and longevity.