modular lighting system glowtile comes from ceramic tiles
Leucos and RedDuo debut Glowtile, a modular lighting system built from glazed ceramic tiles, hand-blown glass, and anodized aluminum. Unveiled at the 2026 Matter and Shape fair in Paris between March 6th and 9th, the lighting design can be stacked together to form a wall or build a chair. They can also be placed on the floor, allowing the lights to shoot upwards and illuminate the space from below. The collaboration between the Italian lighting brand and design studio works around two types: a square 15×15 centimeter tile and a rectangular 30×10 centimeter one.
Both can be installed on walls or ceilings, arranged in grids, staggered patterns, or mixed configurations, the same freedom one can have with any standard tile system, but now with egg-shaped light diffusers built in. That modularity means Glowtile isn’t a light fitting placed in a room. Here, it becomes a playful set of glazed ceramic bricks that users can compose a design object or artwork from.
all images courtesy of Leucos and RedDuo | photos by Louis De Belle, unless stated otherwise
Handblown glass forms the egg-shaped light diffuser
The modular lighting system Glowtile comes in three finishes: Chalk Blue, a pale, dusty tone like the inside of an old swimming pool; Oyster White, warm and creamy; and Mineral Grey, evoking a more architectural vibe. Set into each tile is a handblown glass diffuser shaped like eggs, held inside a ring of anodized aluminum. The ceramic tiles can be laid out in a close grid pattern to fill a frame edge to edge. Each tile has a glowing dome sitting in its center, with a warm cream-colored light pushing softly upward. Then, the aluminum rings catch the light around each globe.
The glass diffuser at the heart of each module in the modular lighting system Glowtile is hand-blown, as described by the lighting brand and design studio. It involves a process where a glassblower gathers molten glass on the end of a long metal pipe and shapes it entirely by breath and rotation. In this way, no two hand-blown pieces are perfectly identical. Every Glowtile carries a small trace of human craftsmanship around it. Leucos and RedDuo bring out the modular lighting system Glowtile for the first time at Matter and Shape in Paris on March 6th, 2026.
Leucos and RedDuo debut Glowtile, a modular lighting system
it is built from glazed ceramic tiles, handblown glass, and anodized aluminum
the lighting design can be stacked together to form a wall or build a chair
the design can be installed on walls or ceilings, arranged in grids, staggered patterns, or mixed configurations
detailed view of the lighting object
view of the design both as a wall fixture and a chair | photo by Mickaël Llorca
project info:
name: Glowtile
brand: Leucos | @leucos_official
photography: Louis De Belle, Mickaël Llorca, Celia Spenard-Ko | @louisdebelle, @mickaelllorca, @ceeesk
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