Brand Focus: Nuura
Nuura is a contemporary Danish lighting brand that prioritises well-being alongside artistic expression. Their designs combine a Nordic simplicity that integrates modern technology and sustainable practices within its forms.
It stands apart from other brands, however, due to its deep consideration of human needs, extending beyond just ambience and light output.
With Nuura, form isn’t just visual, it is experienced.
About Nuura
Nuura is relatively new on the scene, co-founded in 2017 by Sofie Refer, Nadia Lassen, and Peter Østerberg. Their business premise and experience, however, were anything but new, with many years of experience culminating in a powerful trio.
Sofie, a renowned lighting designer, Nadia an entrepreneur with a portfolio in luxury lifestyle and Peter, a business development and production expert came together with a vision of merging Nordic design heritage with luxury lighting.
Each piece would be created to nourish the well-being of the owner, with a soft, comforting ambience delivering more than just light.
The name "Nuura," comes from Nordic languages to mean light and honour.
The Design Philosophy
Nuura’s design philosophy centres on creating high-quality and sustainable light solutions with functional beauty inspired by Nordic nature.
The brand also aspires to achieve happiness and harmony through light, championing organic shapes and soft ambient glows that enrich any environment from work to home.
The Nuura Collections
Each piece from the Nuura collection combines Scandinavian simplicity alongside nature and is reflected in each collection’s names.
The bridging emphasis for the Nuura collections is their focus on the chandelier as a centrepiece.
The brand uses quality materials such as mouth-blown glass, polished metals like brass and aluminium, as well as natural stone.
Nuura has chosen such materials not only for their durability but also for their ability to beautifully and softly diffuse the warm, cosy illumination they are famed for.
The Anoli Collection
Nuura’s debut lighting collection, Anoli, set the tone for future collections with the brand’s now signature blend of functionality, beauty and artistry.
The design takes inspiration from raindrops with delicate, mouth-blown pendants representing the purity of water. The glass itself has a pétillant texture that mirrors the globules of water that pepper nature across the Nordic coast, capturing the atmosphere of the climate perfectly.
Examples of this are the Anoli Pendant Light, a gently rounded, clear glass pendant mimicking the shape of a water droplet. Elegant and comfortingly familiar in shape, this light is ideal above a kitchen island or as a more intimate bedside light.
Alternatively, the Anoli Cluster Light displays clusters of multiple pendants at differing heights, adding visual depth and texture to the light. Best suited for larger spaces like a dining room or lounge, it provides a gentle, warm glow.
The Blossi Collection
Taking its gentle curves and forms from Nordic flora like flower petals and tree branches, the Blossi lamp displays flowing shapes that evoke a sense of organic growth in nature.
The glass is mouth-blown, delicate shapes and brushed or powder-coated metal for the frame provides longevity and elegance in one.
This design is represented in The Nuura Blossi Chandelier and The Nuura Blossi Table Lamp which both feature the organic shapes of Nordic flora and soft, muted light through dimmable LED technology.
The Liila Collection
Inspired by the twinkling stars of the night sky, The Liila Collection carries a celestial influence with its mouth-blown glass pendants representing individual stars in a clear Nordic sky.
It also borrows from the frost-covered landscapes of a Nordic winter, captured in the frosted glass of the Liila collection. This glass emits a soft glow like snow falling during the low sun of winter.
Consider the Nuura Liila 7 wall/ceiling light, a seven-pendant light created to represent shining stars scattered across a night’s sky. It brings a serene, inviting ambience to your dining room or lounge areas.
Where Can I Buy Nuura Lighting?
The Nuura collection is available from select high-end retailers such as Holloways of Ludlow.
We stock a variety of Nuura lighting including the Liila and Blossi series, carefully selected to complement Scandinavian style, modern, minimal and many other interior styles.
If you would like bespoke guidance on the best Nuura lighting to suit your needs, do get in touch with one of our team for friendly, expert, advice today.