Wästberg / W+
Wästberg, now presented as W+, is a Swedish lighting brand developing lighting for homes, workplaces, hotels, and other spaces.
Last updated September 25, 2026
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Overview
Wästberg is a Swedish lighting brand whose current website presents the company under the name W+. The brand describes its purpose as creating light that is functional, emotional, sustainable, and affordable, and frames its work as developing holistic lighting solutions for both people and spaces. Its current identity combines the emotional design legacy associated with Swedish lighting pioneer Wästberg with the technical lighting expertise of the XAL Group. The company is based in Malmö, Sweden. Its products are used in offices, hotels, and homes, and the company says they are also represented in museum collections worldwide. Its website reports international recognition and more than 60 design awards, without specifying the award list in the supplied material. The company works with architects and designers, and presents its design collaborations as an important part of product development. The online range includes ceiling, pendant, track, wall, table, and floor lighting, as well as accessories. Named products include the FARO, CAST, ALTO, ALMA, PASTILLE, CHIPPERFIELD, CONE, HALO, ION, FOCAL, DALSTON, and WINKEL families. The FARO TABLE W241 illustrates the combination of product design and technical features: the official page credits David Chipperfield and describes it as a portable hybrid lamp with a rotary dimmer and rechargeable accessories. The company’s website announces that Wästberg has become W+, describing the change as a brand evolution reflecting expanded potential within the XAL Group. The supplied sources do not provide a founding year, founder, or details of the legal corporate structure.
History
Wästberg is a Swedish lighting brand whose current official website presents the business as W+. The supplied sources do not establish the company’s founding year or identify its founder, so those details are not included here. The brand’s stated approach is to develop lighting that is functional, emotional, sustainable, and affordable. It describes its work as holistic lighting for people and spaces and identifies architects and designers as close collaborators. Its current account of the company’s background links Wästberg’s emotional design legacy to the technical lighting expertise of the XAL Group. The company says it is based in Malmö and that its products can be found in offices, hotels, homes, and museum collections around the world. The product range spans ceiling, pendant, track, wall, table, and floor lighting, together with accessories. Product names shown on the official site include FARO, CAST, ALTO, ALMA, PASTILLE, CHIPPERFIELD, CONE, HALO, ION, FOCAL, DALSTON, and WINKEL. The FARO TABLE W241 page credits David Chipperfield as designer and presents the lamp as a portable, technically advanced product. Its listed specifications include an integrated rotary dimmer, LED light source, and charging-related accessories. A major identity development documented on the current website is the move from Wästberg to W+. The company describes this as the next step in its brand evolution and says the new expression reflects expanded potential within the XAL Group. The website also promotes a 2026 product catalogue that brings together the collection and its latest additions. The supplied materials do not provide dates for the brand’s founding, the change to W+, or other corporate milestones; no dates are inferred here.
Products and positioning
Design-led lighting intended to be functional, emotional, sustainable, and affordable, combining Wästberg’s design legacy with the technical lighting expertise of the XAL Group.
FARO TABLE W241
A table lamp designed by David Chipperfield. The official product page describes it as a portable hybrid lamp and lists an integrated rotary dimmer, LED light source, and charging accessories.
CAST
A lighting collection shown on the official products page in ceiling, semi-recessed, suspended, and track configurations.
ALMA
A lighting collection shown in ceiling, wall, and suspended configurations.
PASTILLE
A product family shown in multiple configurations, including base, clamp, pin, bracket, and floor versions.
Brand decisions
- Adopted the W+ brand expressionOther
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