Readings Paper Lantern Wins at IDEA Awards 2025

The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program.

The Paper Lantern from Ed was named the winner of the sustainability category

Lantern for Readings with Ed Linacre, Kerstin Thompson Architects, EMAC

The ceiling’s paper lantern form evokes a timeless sense of calm and reverence, drawing on cultural references while reinterpreting them at an architectural scale. Extensive testing was undertaken to refine the lighting—balancing warmth, clarity, diffusion, energy efficiency and consistency across the expanse.
This illuminated ceiling is simultaneously a work of lighting innovation and a monumental lantern installation. More than a design feature, it communicates a powerful message: that discarded materials, thoughtfully reimagined, can inspire awe, ignite curiosity and shift perceptions of value in the built environment.