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Our roots as the basis of our future.
The passion as the driving force.
Only those who live for the moment live for the future (Heinrich von Kleist)
Italian lighting design in Austria. Since 1981.
In 1981 Fritz Eiber, who was 22 at the time, made the bold decision to start a company to bring Italian lighting design to Austria. The young entrepreneur initially ran a small specialist lighting store of only 100 m² in the centre of Wels, with a great deal of passion and motivation. His love of design and architecture was already reflected in the range in this period and he was soon selling unique lighting designs from all over Europe. Architects and planners were quickly won over by the success and continuous company growth of Molto Luce.
1981
Foundation of Molto Luce
The first company headquarters was a 100m² shop in Wels.
1983
Change of location
Molto Luce moves to Linzer Straße 260 in Wels.
1986
Change of location again
Relocation to Europastraße 45 - The current address of the Molto Luce head office.
1989
Conversion of the company into a GmbH
Extension and remodeling of the building, opening of the adjoining restaurant "Il Campanile".
1991
Opening of Molto Luce Vienna
1998
First Molto Luce product development
Track-spotlight DADO
2002
Building of the production site in Weißkirchen near Wels
Starting of the production of own lighting series branded by Molto Luce
2007
Foundation of a distribution company in Germany
Opening of a distribution office in Cologne
2008
Opening of a distribution office in Nuremberg
Design Plus Award for Zita pendant
2010
Opening of the Molto Luce flagship-store Munich
2011
30 years Molto Luce
Opening of a further German distribution office in Bremen
2012
Huge enlargement of the production site
Enlargement of the der LED-development unit
Design Plus Award for Balance pendant
2014
Opening of a distribution office in Graz
Opening of a distribution office in Hamburg
Design Plus Award for Illumini, Red Dot Award, Design Plus Award, AIT Retail Trend Award for After 8
2015
German Design Award Special Mention for Illumini
German Design Award Winner for After 8
Red Dot Award for Shopstar
2016
35 years Molto Luce
Relocation of the Flagship-Store Munich
Ground-breaking for the new building WK IV at the production site Weißkirchen
2017
Foundation of a distribution company in Italy
Opening of a distribution office in Brescia/Italy
Relocation and enlargement of the distribution office in Hamburg
New production site in Weißkirchen WK IV
German Design Award for Lash
2018
Luminaire of the year for Lens
German Design Award Winner for Iven and Loon Ball
Design Plus Award for Trigga Semirecessed Frameless
Red Dot Award for Grid LFO and Charm
2019
Founding of Molto Luce Schweiz AG
Lenzburg sales office opens
Opening of the new West sales office in Innsbruck
Change of location Graz
Award "Top Supplier Retail 2019" from EHI Institute and German Food Newspaper
German Design Award 2020 Mova and Algae
Lamp of the year Algae
2020 | 1
IF Design Award 2020 for ARTIS spotlights
2020 | 2
Lighting for Good Award for Mova Track Spot with replaceable COB-Modul
2020 | 3
Modernisation of outdoor storage Weißkirchen Biergasse
2021 | 1
New construction of a production hall WK V
2021 | 2
NEW: Creative Colours for more design freedom
Thanks to a modern powder coating plant, the basis for further promoting the degree of individualization of products was created.
2022
Red Dot Award for PILLE product family
Molto Luce today
10 locations, 480 employees
Today, Molto Luce is itself a manufacturer of innovative lighting solutions. More than 480 employees work at ten sites in Austria, Germany, Italy and Schwitzerland to develop and manufacture a high-quality range of indoor and outdoor lighting for the home and – especially – the commercial sector, and to create the best lighting atmosphere in the field of architecture with these products. In Austria, Germany, the EU and beyond these borders - the company has changed but the passion remains.
Molto Luce 2019