Blending technology with craftsmanship

From the beginning, Lumio set out to improve how we live. Our creations combine forward-thinking technology with time-honored craftsmanship. Through touch, sound, sight or scent, our creations engage your senses and leave you feeling more…human.

A more human technology

Lumio exists to evoke a warmth too often absent from contemporary technology.

We create magical objects that push back against the over-stimulated and rushed world we live in — carefully made creations that spark delight, re-engage the senses and remind us what it means to be human.

  • 01
    Sight

    Lito represents our first foray into the senses — a visually mesmerizing exploration of sight through an all-new approach to lighting.

  • 02
    Sound

    Our second foray into the senses, Teno immerses you in rich, warm sound that emerges magically from an unseen source.

  • 03
    Touch

    Coming soon in 2023. Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on a product designed to change the very way we sit.

  • 04
    Scent

    Work has already begun on our fourth chapter, which will explore perhaps the most evocative sense of all — our sense of smell.

  • 05
    Taste

    Our fifth and most comprehensive exploration of the senses will venture into an area long-ignored by the design world: taste.

  • 01
    Sight

    Lito represents our first foray into the senses — a visually mesmerizing exploration of sight through an all-new approach to lighting.

  • 02
    Sound

    Our second foray into the senses, Teno immerses you in rich, warm sound that emerges magically from an unseen source.

  • 03
    Touch

    Coming soon in 2023. Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on a product designed to change the very way we sit.

  • 04
    Scent

    Work has already begun on our fourth chapter, which will explore perhaps the most evocative sense of all — our sense of smell.

  • 05
    Taste

    Our fifth and most comprehensive exploration of the senses will venture into an area long-ignored by the design world: taste.

Founder

Founded by Max Gunawan in 2012, Lumio started in a tiny workshop in San Francisco. Becoming an entrepreneur was a happy accident. At the beginning, Lumio was created simply out of his desire to create an object that was beautiful and surprising, something functional and…joyful.

That project grew into an award-winning bestseller, sold in more than 200 retailers across 30-plus countries. Lumio has been featured prominently in the New York Times and countless design publications, as well as New York’s Museum of Modern Art. It has won numerous awards, from Red Dot's “Best of the Best," Cannes Lions to Good Design Awards.

Awards
2022
Good Design Award, The Chicago Athenaeum
Product design
Winner
2022
Good Design Award, Australia
Product design
Gold Winner
2022
Red Dot Awards
Product design
Best of the Best, Best Innovative Product
2022
Cannes Lion
Product design
Bronze Lion
2015
Good Design Award, The Chicago Athenaeum
Product design
Winner
2015
Red Dot Awards
Product design
Winner
2015
Maison & Objet
Rising talent award
Winner
2015
Good Design Award, Australia
Product design
Best in Category
2015
Edison Award
Household environment
Silver
2014
Cannes Lion
Product design
Finalist
2014
COOPER-HEWITT SMITHSONIAN
People’s design award
Nominee
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"A gift that amazes for its embrace of light and spectacle, for its unexpected repackaging of a revolutionary yet increasingly quaint form, and for its seat-of-the-pants ingenuity is Lumio, a book that is really a lamp."
- The New York Times
“Lumio recently unveiled their latest object of wonder, Teno, a sculptural speaker and light inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi (the mending of broken pottery). Eye-catching in the most peaceful and Zen ways possible.
- Forbes
“This nifty illuminator aims to revolutionize portable lighting products.”
- ELLE Decor
"Lumio certainly is an attention-grabber. People have to touch it, examine it, smile at it. It's that tactile craving that helped build the product into one of the standout retail stories."
- Forbes
"Teno packs a lamp and a speaker within Its stone-like shell. Just crack it open first. The thoughtful design is meant to be a welcome but unintrusive addition to the home, with a nature-inspired design and intuitive user experience."
- Hypebeast
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