Karman

Karman is an Italian decorative lighting brand founded in 2005 in Fossombrone, in the Marche region of central Italy. Operating as Karman Srl Unipersonale, the company designs and produces indoor and outdoor lamps — suspensions, ceiling, wall, table, floor and system fixtures — that are sold internationally and carry a strong made-in-Italy identity. Its stated philosophy is built on three words: being, surprising and creating (Essere, Stupire, Creare), with lighting treated as both function and magic for residential, hospitality and retail spaces. The brand positions itself as a design-led, characterful alternative within the decorative lighting market. Rather than conventional industrial materials, Karman experiments with unusual and often unexpected materials and forms, producing lamps that are meant to surprise and to give each location a distinctive aesthetic impact while maintaining visual comfort. Its catalogue is organised by indoor and outdoor categories and by fixture type, and the company releases an annual collection — recent editions include the 2024 'Break The Silence', 2025 'Affamati di luce' and 2026 'Riflessi di luce' collections. Karman sells primarily through a B2B and professional channel, with dedicated services for architects and interior designers, alongside authorised online retailers and a store locator. It maintains a US website and distributes its lamps worldwide. The company is based at Via Grandi, 10, 61034 Fossombrone (PU), Italy, and presents itself as an all-Italian firm rooted in the Italian provinces but with an outward-looking, international horizon. Its identity is deliberately human and transparent: through its 'Storytelling' and 'Karman's life' content, the brand frames its products as the work of ordinary people turning something ordinary — light — into something extraordinary. Founder Davide Diamantini is publicly associated with the brand's vision. Karman remains a privately held Italian company.

Karman was founded in 2005 in Fossombrone, in the Marche region of central Italy, as an all-Italian decorative lighting company. From its base in the Italian provinces, the brand set out with an outward-looking, international ambition, combining what it describes as lateral thinking with concreteness and a shared passion for light understood as both functionality and magic. The company built its identity around three guiding words — being, surprising and creating (Essere, Stupire, Creare) — and around the idea that decorative lighting should give every context both functionality and magic, surprising and moving people while creating a unique environment. This philosophy shaped a catalogue of suspension, wall, ceiling and table lamps that are innovative in their forms, materials and use of technology, designed to meet varied needs for light and style. A defining trait of Karman has been its willingness to experiment with unconventional materials. The brand's own narrative cites the example of a sheet of paper becoming a unique design lamp on which to write love notes, illustrating its approach of turning ordinary things into something extraordinary. This experimental, playful and slightly irreverent character — described by the company as freedom to be, irony, and attentive observation of the world — became central to how the brand presents itself. Over the years Karman expanded its range from indoor decorative lighting into outdoor lighting, presenting its own vision of outdoor illumination aimed at creating suggestive atmospheres for living outdoors. It organised its offering by categories — indoor and outdoor, and by fixture type including suspension, ceiling, wall, table, floor and systems — and developed a professional-facing side of the business, with a dedicated set of services for architects and interior designers under the banner 'Be Inspired'. The brand has maintained an annual collection rhythm, each edition framed by a conceptual theme. Recent collections include 'Break The Silence' for 2024, presented as a metaphor for change as a path to improvement; 'Affamati di luce' (Hungry for Light) for 2025; and 'Riflessi di luce' (Reflections of Light) for 2026, accompanied by a new 2026 catalogue. Alongside its collections, Karman has developed signature product families such as Opium, Alibaglass, Ululì Ululà, Blanco Puro, Embeè, Stick, Groove, Lilly and Smug. Karman distributes its lamps worldwide, with a US website and a network of authorised online retailers and a store locator, while serving hospitality, retail and residential projects. The company operates as Karman Srl Unipersonale from Via Grandi, 10, 61034 Fossombrone (PU), Italy, and remains privately held. Its founder, Davide Diamantini, is publicly identified with the brand's vision. Through its 'Storytelling' and 'Karman's life' content, the brand continues to present itself through the people behind its lamps, framing its work as the transformation of something ordinary — light — into something extraordinary.

• 2026

  The 2026 collection 'Riflessi di luce' (Reflections of Light) and a new 2026 catalogue are launched.

• 2025

  The 2025 collection 'Affamati di luce' (Hungry for Light) is presented.

• 2024

  The 2024 collection 'Break The Silence' is released, framed as a metaphor for change as a path to improvement.

• 2005

  Karman is founded in Fossombrone, in the Marche region of Italy, as an all-Italian decorative lighting company.

Design-led Italian decorative lighting brand for indoor and outdoor use, sold mainly B2B with dedicated services for architects and interior designers, emphasising unconventional materials, surprise and made-in-Italy quality.

• Opium

  A signature Karman lamp family highlighted in the 2026 collection.

• Alibaglass

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Ululì Ululà

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Blanco Puro

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Embeè

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Stick

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Groove

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Lilly

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Smug

  A Karman lamp family featured in the 2026 collection.

• Be Inspired
• Karman's life / Storytelling

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2. 2The Company - Karmankarmanitalia.it
3. 3Storytelling - Karmankarmanitalia.it
4. 4Karman+wikidata.org