We take pride in our collection, which combines high-quality design with the latest lighting technology. Our lights are not only beautiful to look at but also smart and flexible technical solutions that perfectly meet the lighting needs of both homes and public spaces.
Custom lighting solutions are our core expertise. This means we can design and manufacture a completely new light fixture tailored to the architectural and aesthetic requirements of the space. Every project is unique to us, and we strive to create lighting that not only meets technical needs but also highlights the unique character of the space.
All of our lights are technical fixtures, with a color temperature adjustable across a wide range, from approximately 1800 to 4000 Kelvin. This allows the lighting to be adapted to different needs and moods in the space, whether it’s a crisp white light for working or a warm glow for relaxation. In this way, our design lights can tell the same story as the Architectural lighting, creating a cohesive whole.
Today, it’s increasingly important that interior lighting is an integral part of the overall lighting design. Our lights can be seamlessly integrated into smart lighting systems, allowing them to be controlled and adjusted automatically alongside other lighting. This creates a pleasant and functional environment that adapts to the various situations and needs of everyday life.
Our lights are not only beautiful and functional but also durable and energy-efficient. We believe that good design is sustainable design – solutions that stand the test of time and support sustainable development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about Otherwise’s design lights — what makes them different, how custom fixtures are created, the technical capabilities behind the aesthetics, smart integration, and sustainable design philosophy.
Otherwise’s design lights are fully technical lighting fixtures disguised as beautiful objects — they combine high-quality aesthetics with adjustable colour temperature, smart control compatibility, and custom-manufactured precision.
A standard decorative pendant or wall light typically offers a fixed colour temperature and no integration with building automation. Otherwise’s design fixtures offer the same 1800–4000 K tunable white range, beam control, and Casambi compatibility as architectural recessed lighting — but in a form that functions as a visual centrepiece. This means you never have to choose between beauty and performance; the design light tells the same story as the rest of the lighting scheme.
Every custom fixture starts with the space itself — its architecture, materials, proportions, and intended atmosphere — and Otherwise designs and manufactures a completely new light that is unique to that project.
The process: Otherwise analyses the architectural and aesthetic requirements, proposes a form and material concept, develops detailed technical drawings, and manufactures the fixture in-house. Because the company controls the entire chain — from optics and LED modules to metalwork and surface finishing — the fixture can be exactly the right size, shape, colour, and light output for its location. No compromises, no catalogue limitations.
It means the design light is not just decorative — it has a fully adjustable colour temperature range (approx. 1800–4000 K), precise beam angles, high CRI, and compatibility with wireless smart control systems.
Practically: you can shift the same fixture from a crisp 4000 K daylight for focused work to a warm 1800 K candlelight glow for evening relaxation — without changing the bulb or the fixture. Combined with Casambi wireless control, each design light can participate in automated scenes, schedules, and dimming curves alongside the rest of the architectural lighting. “Technical” means the design light does real work, not just look good.
Otherwise’s design lights connect seamlessly to Casambi and other wireless systems — they can be grouped, dimmed, colour-tuned, and scheduled automatically alongside recessed and architectural fixtures, creating one unified control layer.
This is important because in a well-designed space, the decorative pendant over a dining table and the recessed downlights around it should respond together — dimming in sync for dinner, brightening together for cleanup, switching off together at bedtime. When the design light is part of the smart system, it doesn’t exist in isolation; it participates in the overall lighting choreography of the space.
Good design should last — Otherwise builds fixtures that are durable, energy-efficient, and timeless in form, so they don’t need replacing when trends change or technology advances.
Concretely: LED modules are serviceable and upgradeable without replacing the entire fixture body; materials are chosen for longevity (solid metals, quality finishes); and the aesthetic is deliberately timeless rather than trend-driven. This means a fixture installed today still looks and performs correctly in 15–20 years, with only a module swap if LED technology advances significantly. Sustainable design is not an add-on — it’s the foundation of how Otherwise manufactures.
Otherwise designs and manufactures custom lighting fixtures that combine aesthetics with full technical performance — tunable white, smart control, and built to last.
