Discover Lucas Zito’s Paris atelier, where 3D-printed lamps blend craft and technology. Inspired by city life, his work shows how design starts with observation.

Design often begins with how we move through the world. In this short documentary, we meet Lucas Zito, a Paris-based designer whose atelier explores the intersection of craft and technology through a series of 3D-printed lamps.

What stands out in the film isn’t just the objects but Zito’s process. His ideas are shaped by moments of observation while biking through the streets of Paris. From the rhythm of the architecture to the patterns of everyday life, these impressions inform forms that feel both organic and architectural. It’s a reminder that inspiration doesn’t always arrive in the studio, it’s collected along the way, in the ordinary details we might otherwise pass by.

The idea is usually to take something that fascinates me like a bas-relief or a very industrial pattern on train tracks and then extract something I find replaceable and interesting. — Lucas Zito

The resulting pieces show how digital tools like 3D printing can become a medium for personal interpretation. Each lamp is more than a functional object, it’s a reflection of time spent paying attention, translating the city’s textures and geometries into tangible design.

The film itself, directed by Dylan Haynes, produced by En Face (enface-films.com) and shot by Tom Black (@tomblackdp), captures this process with quiet focus, situating Zito’s contemporary work within the timeless creative energy of Paris.

For designers, it’s an encouraging reminder: stay observant, stay curious, and let the world around you inform your practice. Inspiration is everywhere, it just takes slowing down enough to notice it.

Watch the film below to step inside Lucas Zito’s atelier and see how observation and technology combine into a uniquely personal design language.