Snøhetta extends Volum series for Lodes

As a continuation of the successful collaboration with Italian Lighting manufacturer Lodes, Snøhetta has extended the Volum collection with four new floor variants. With its third edition, the Volum collection has become more versatile and able to adapt and fit into every context and space.

The new floor variants utilize the same recognizable glass shapes used in the other variants, inspired by the process and traditional handcraft of glass blowing. The two largest glass forms are combined with two different heights of the frame, resulting in a total of four different variants. Together, the variants provide a varied range of options for different situations or dynamic combinations.

 

360 Degrees

As introduced with the launch of the pendant variants, the concept of Volum is to provide a 360-degree glow to create the expression of an uninterrupted shape and fill the space with even light. Identically, the translucent lid has been implemented in the floor lamps, maintaining consistency throughout the collection.

"Our collaboration with Lodes has been about developing flexibility and approachability from the beginning. From the inception of the concept of Volum, the aim has been to create a product that can add value to any situation and space with a design that brings more value than the sum of its parts," says Marius Myking, Director of Product Design at Snøhetta.

 

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Project Facts

  • Project Name: Volum Floor
  • Timeline: 2021-2024
  • Client: Lodes
  • Location: Italy
  • Status: Completed
  • Disciplines (by Snøhetta): Product Design
  • Typology: Lighting

 

About Lodes:

Formerly known as Studio Italia Design, Lodes completed a rebranding process in June 2020 — on the occasion of its seventieth anniversary — which culminated in the unveiling of the new logo. Since then, as part of a strategic vision led by General Director Massimiliano Tosetto, Lodes has embarked on a new phase of contemporary design that celebrates production know-how together with the essence and quality of the company.

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About Snøhetta

For almost 40 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world’s most notable public and cultural projects. Snøhetta kick-started its career in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt. This was later followed by the commission for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City, among many others. 

Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original transdisciplinary approach, and often integrates a combination of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, product design and art across its projects. The collaborative nature between Snøhetta's different disciplines is an essential driving force of the practice.

Today, Snøhetta has a global presence, with studios in seven locations spanning from Oslo to Paris, Innsbruck, New York, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Melbourne.

Snøhetta is currently working on a wide range of international projects, including the Shanghai Grand Opera House, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Dakota, Harbourside redevelopment in Sydney and La Croisette in Cannes, to name a few. 

Recently completed works include Vertikal Nydalen in Oslo, Beijing City Library, the renovation of Musée national de la Marine in Paris, Orionis - the planetarium and observatory of Douai, Airside in Hong Kong, Esbjerg Maritime Center in Denmark, 550 Madison Garden and Revitalization in New York, as well as Volum lamps for Lodes.

Some of Snøhetta's previous projects include Ordrupgaard Art Museum expansion in Denmark, the Cornell University Executive Education Center and Hotel in New York City, Le Monde Group Headquarters in Paris, including the wayfinding and signage, Europe’s first underwater restaurant, Under, the redesign of the public space in Times Square, the expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Lascaux IV: The International Centre for Cave Art, Powerhouse Brattørkaia and design for Norway’s new banknotes.

Snøhetta’s working method simultaneously explores traditional handicraft and cutting-edge digital technology. At the heart of all Snøhetta’s work lies a commitment to social and environmental sustainability, shaping the built environment and design in the service of humanism. Every project is designed with strong, meaningful concepts in mind – concepts that can translate the ethos of its users and their context.

Among many recognitions, Snøhetta has been awarded the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award for the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the Aga Kahn Prize for Architecture for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. In 2016, Snøhetta was named Wall Street Journal Magazine's Architecture Innovator of the Year, and the practice has been named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company two years in a row. In 2020, Snøhetta was awarded the National Design Award for Architecture, bestowed by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 2021 and 2022, Snøhetta’s Forite tiles won the Sustainable Design of the Year by Dezeen and Best Domestic Design by Wallpaper* in 2022, and the wayfinding system for Le Monde Group Headquarters was acknowledged with Monocle Design Awards. In 2023, Snøhetta won a number of awards for the Esbjerg Maritime Center and was named Architects of the Year at the Monocle Design Awards, in 2024 included a number of awards to Beijing Library and the BIA 2024 Award to Snøhetta and in 2025, Snøhetta was recognized with the OPAL Special Award for Sustainability, among others. 

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