XAL
Lighting without limits
Born of the passion of Andreas Hierzer, 35 years ago, XAL works in close collaboration with architects, designers and planners to create individual luminaires and lighting systems at the cutting edge of technology. And always with a single aim: to rise to the challenges of technical feasibility and create designs that are truly visionary. At the heart of our passion, the desire to overcome the seemingly impossible inspires and drives XAL every day. From the first spark of an idea to the shining light of innovation: our path breaks boundaries and crosses borders.
Auer-Welsbach-Gasse 36
8055 Graz, Austria
Wever & Ducré
Exciting Belgian design lighting for everyone, delivered fast.
We all know it, the famous glimpse at the ceiling during which you think: “Well, everyone really does have that light.” That’s why the Belgian lighting manufacturer Wever & Ducré – founded in 1985 by Belgian Frank Deceuninck and part of the XAL Group since 2011 – strives to achieve lighting solutions that first and foremost fit the description: unique. Who inspires us in the process? People like you, who share our enthusiasm for beautiful things and attach as much importance to noble design as to high-quality workmanship. Does it sound passionate? Well, that’s what it is. After all, life is simply far too short for boring lighting.
Spinnerijstraat 99/21
8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
Wastberg+
We create well-being through good light.
Wastberg+ merges the emotional legacy of Swedish lighting pioneer Wästberg with the technical lighting expertise of XAL Group – opening up new ways of designing, developing, and experiencing light. Drawing on the culture of a family-run company, the resources of a global group, and our close circle of leading designers and architects, W+ creates lighting that is functional, emotional, sustainable, and affordable – our definition of good light. Based in Malmö, Sweden, our products can be found in offices, hotels, homes, and museum collections worldwide, earning us international acclaim and over 60 prestigious awards for design excellence.
Box 5085
200 71 Malmö, Sweden
IQ LUX
Illuminating the world to net zero
Illuminating the World to Net Zero: Since 2023, IQ LUX has embraced the mighty challenge of achieving net zero lighting, serving as the industry’s beacon of honest sustainability. With dedication to CO₂-neutral production, revolutionary engineering, and innovative technology, we are constantly exploring new horizons in material, form, and function. We consider simplicity and efficiency to be the cornerstones of resource preservation and support those who want to express their creativity through individual lighting concepts.
Auer-Welsbach-Gasse 36
8055 Graz, Austria
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Today, tomorrow and in future
As a business, we perceive our role within a wider context of humanity and environment, to which we are committed – for the present day and for a future worth living. For us, corporate, social and environmental responsibility are equally important and go hand-in-hand, which is why sustainability is anchored as a basic principle of our actions at all organisational levels.
The XAL Group is committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and has set emission reduction targets in line with climate science that have been validated by SBTi. Our goal is to achieve Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our entire value chain by 2050 at the latest. By 2032, we aim at reducing our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 75% compared to 2019/20 and Scope 3 emissions by 40% compared to 2023/24. In the long term, we are aiming for a 90% reduction in all scopes by 2050. In doing so, we are guided by the latest scientific findings on limiting global warming to 1.5 °C and underlining our long-term commitment to climate protection.
The first spark of light
The first glimmer from the Xenon Lights company was ignited by the founder and mastermind of the group, Andreas Hierzer, in a garage. At a time when halogen lighting was all the rage, he was already developing lighting solutions that broke through the barriers of technical feasibility.
International expansion
Alongside opening up subsidiaries in the USA, Germany and Switzerland, an international sales network was established. Consolidation of the brand and its distinctive visual appearance ultimately came together through participation in the world’s leading trade fair, Light + Building in Frankfurt, and Xenon Architectural Light evolved to become XAL.
Wever & Ducré joins the XAL Group
The Belgian lighting manufacturer has been synonymous with decorative lighting since the early 80s. Wever & Ducré compliments and extends the group with a range of designs for the hotel and catering sector, as well as private living spaces, that are unique and anything but boring.
Barcelona Creative Lab – where the new sparks of innovation glow
The Creative Lab in Barcelona continues the tradition of forging light and design together. The Lab is in close contact with the XAL Competence Center in Graz: two worlds that both inspire and complement each other. Openness and bold ideas beating together form the sparks that lead to new ground-breaking innovations.
Wästberg joins the group
Drawing on the culture of a family-run company, the resources of a global group, and our close circle of leading designers and architects, W+ creates lighting that is emotional, functional, sustainable, and affordable – our definition of good light.
Based in Malmö, Sweden, our products can be found in offices, hotels, homes and museum collections worldwide, earning us international acclaim and over 60 prestigious awards for design excellence.
Inception of the IQ LUX brand
IQ LUX has been formed as a dynamic collective around XAL founder Andreas Hierzer: revolutionary engineering is utilised to save resources using recycled materials, to produce custom-made, 3D printed lights.
