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As dusk settled over Darling Harbour on a cool October evening, the Australian design community gathered at ICC Sydney for the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards. The NEOZ team was there to celebrate the Cordless Lamp Lock, recognised in the Product Design category for Furniture and Lighting. It is our fifth Australian Good Design Award, and the first designed around how cordless lamps live in hospitality service.
Seven projects featuring NEOZ lamps were among the winners at the 2026 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. Now in its annual cycle, the program recognises hospitality interiors from architects and designers around the world, each shaped by a clear point of view on how people gather, eat and drink. Read on to explore the seven winning venues and the role light plays in each.
An industry-first approach to securing cordless lamps has earned the NEOZ Cordless Lamp Lock recognition at the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards, in the Product Design, Furniture and Lighting category. Designed to bring greater security without compromising the simplicity of cordless lighting, the locking system is integrated directly into the lamp base. No visible brackets, cables or external hardware- just a discreet mechanism that works quietly within the design.
A well-placed gleam of brass can do what a jazz quartet does: give a room a sense of occasion. Art Deco’s strong lines and polished surfaces brought that same confidence to its architecture, a quality that still translates beautifully to the table. The Manhattan distils the era’s fluted columns and stepped skyscraper profiles into a slender, cordless brass lamp.
Terraces, courtyards and rooftop dining rarely have power where they are needed, leaving venues to choose between costly wiring and the upkeep of candles. Commercial-grade cordless lamps offer a third option, bringing warm, table-level light to outdoor service without a single cable.
The Corner Light began at Tate Modern's Corner Bar, where London studio There's Light used low-level lighting to create intimacy within a large, open space. That same quality now travels with NEOZ's cordless design, built around hand-blown glass and an aged brass base left deliberately unsealed. Touch and time don't damage the finish. They deepen it, until every lamp carries its own particular colour.
Hotel spaces rarely stay still. A lobby that welcomes guests at check-in becomes something quieter by evening; an event space resets from breakfast to private dinner within hours. Cordless table lamps give hotels a way to shape that light as it moves, from The Warehouse Hotel's lobby bar to in-room dining at Rosewood Hong Kong and the garden at Dukes London. Here's how portable lighting is doing that work across a property, without a single new fixture.
From a single lamp to a family of six, Cooee pares the cordless table lamp back to a slim column, a compact base and a diffuser or reflector shaped around the light it produces. That restraint gives it unusual range, at home in venues from the balcony at Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern to the highest bar in Malaysia at Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.
Restaurant lighting upgrades usually mean electricians, ceiling access and downtime, until the layout changes again. Cordless table lamps sidestep that entirely, giving hospitality operators a way to lift ambience in leased or heritage spaces without touching a single wall. Here's what to look for, and why more venues are skipping the renovation altogether.
A lamp specified ten years ago can perform like one specified today. The N1 Light Engine is a retrofit upgrade for compatible NEOZ lamps, delivering improved brightness and runtime without replacing the body, diffuser or charging system.