--- title: Bral Collection. The new matter of light description: Nowadays, designing lighting also means deciding how that light will fit into a space over the years. It is from this consideration that the Bronze Collection was born. A collection that does not start with form, but with the material itself. image: https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/E_proiettore%20bronzo_sfondo%20nero.png --- Toggle navigation [![](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/rh%20-%20blog/logo.svg)](https://blog.simes.it/en) - [All stories](https://blog.simes.it/en/all) - [Wellbeing](https://blog.simes.it/en/tag/wellbeing) - [Design](https://blog.simes.it/en/tag/design) - [Projects](https://blog.simes.it/en/tag/projects) - [Heritage](https://blog.simes.it/en/tag/heritage) - [Events](https://blog.simes.it/en/tag/events) - [Website](https://www.simes.it/en) BRAL COLLECTION # The new matter of light   With the new Bral collection, SIMES introduces a family of outdoor products in which **light emerges from a dialogue with the material.** The design places at its core a noble, authentic, and enduring material, capable of expressing both **technical solidity and aesthetic value.** --- ## **Beauty born from material**   Bronze, a **precious material** valued for its **strength** and its **ability to evolve over time**, becomes the heart of this collection of compact, refined fixtures, where light is more than a function but a presence that integrates with architecture and landscape. Over the years, the surface develops a **natural patina**, slowly transforming and gaining character. Each product becomes part of the space it illuminates, establishing an increasingly deep relationship with the architecture and landscape that surround it. The **Bral collection** features a recessed light source, shielded by **honeycomb filters**, a choice that eliminates glare and refines beam control. The technology remains invisible, giving way to a warm, soft emission capable of shaping surfaces and volumes with natural ease. The result is a **discreet and measured light** that accompanies architecture without imposing itself, enhancing space through balance and depth. ![Comfort lighting - honeycomb filter](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/C_dettaglio%20honey.png) Comfort lighting - honeycomb filter # BRAL: a bronze engineered for outdoor use   The material at the core of the collection is **BRAL**, a **bronze–aluminum alloy** selected for its high performance in outdoor environments. This alloy ensures excellent **corrosion resistance** even in particularly demanding conditions, such as coastal areas, humid environments, or contexts subject to strong climatic variations, making it ideal for products designed to maintain structural integrity and aesthetic quality over time. All fixtures of the Bral collection are **machined from solid stock**: each luminaire is crafted from a solid cylinder of material, precision-turned to achieve compact, robust forms that enhance the materiality of bronze while ensuring strength and long-term durability. At the same time, BRAL preserves the nobility of bronze: its surface naturally reacts to the environment, developing a **protective patina that evolves over time**, enriching its appearance and making each piece unique and valuable. It is a living material, one that matures alongside architecture, embracing and expressing the marks of time. ![Machined from solid stock – BRAL (bronze–aluminum alloy).](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/E_tornio.png) Machined from solid stock – BRAL (bronze–aluminum alloy). ### **A coherent language for every space**   The Bronze Collection is designed to adapt to a variety of architectural and landscape contexts. The family includes different types of fixtures, conceived to suit a range of applications while maintaining the same formal language and construction quality. **Appliques**, casting grazing light across surfaces; **downlights**, for lighting seamlessly integrated into architecture; **adjustable spotlights and garden stake**, for illuminating trees and green spaces; **step lights** and **in-ground fixtures**, for enhancing pathways and access points. Each version approaches material and light in a consistent way, making it possible to create lighting schemes with a unified language, from detail to overall vision. Not individual fixtures, but **design tools created to build atmospheres.** ### **Applique**   Bral in [Applique](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/226/bronze-wall-surface) version enhances architectural surfaces with precise, controlled light. Available in **single or double emission configurations** with a 40 mm diameter, it allows for different lighting effects: downward-directed light for discreet illumination, or opposing beams that elegantly trace the façade. The compact body highlights the material, while **the recessed optics reduce glare and ensure visual comfort.** It is an ideal solution for entrances, façades, porticos, and pathways along buildings. ![Bral applique](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_applique.jpg) Bral applique ![A\_HERO\_bronzi\_applique\_orizz](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/A_HERO_bronzi_applique_orizz.png) ![Bral applique](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_applique.jpg) ![A\_HERO\_bronzi\_applique\_orizz](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/A_HERO_bronzi_applique_orizz.png) ### **Spotlight and Garden Stake**   The **Spotlight** and **Garden Stake** versions, with a 40 mm diameter body, are designed for targeted lighting of architectural and natural elements, offering versatile solutions for outdoor lighting. The [Spotlight](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/227/bronze-spot-light) allows precise adjustment of the light beam to highlight façades, trees, sculptures, or landscape details. Its **adjustable body** makes it possible to direct the light exactly where needed, while maintaining a compact and essential design that enhances the material presence of bronze. The [Garden Stake](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/228/bronze-ground-stake) is designed to be **inserted directly into the ground.** Installed among vegetation, in landscaped areas, or along pathways, it enables discreet illumination of natural elements with ease of installation. ![Bral Spotlight](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_proiettore.jpg) Bral Spotlight ![](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_proiettore_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Garden Stake](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_picchetto.jpg) Bral Garden Stake ![bronzi\_picchetto\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_picchetto_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Spotlight](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_proiettore.jpg) ![](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_proiettore_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Garden Stake](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_picchetto.jpg) ![bronzi\_picchetto\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_picchetto_ambientata.jpg) ### **Downlight**   The Downlight version interprets overhead light with a minimal aesthetic. Available in [surface-mounted](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/225/bronze-ceiling-surface), [recessed](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/222/bronze-ceiling-recessed), and [semi-recessed](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/222/bronze-ceiling-recessed) configurations, it adapts to different architectural solutions while maintaining compact dimensions and a clean design. The light is directed downward in a controlled way, ensuring **visual comfort and uniform illumination.** In contact with the bronze surface, it diffuses softly, helping to warm the space and enhance its material quality. It is particularly suited for porticoes, outdoor ceilings, loggias, and passage areas. ![Bral Downlight: surface-mounted, semi-recessed and recessed version.](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_soffitto_accesi-1.jpg) Bral Downlight: surface-mounted, semi-recessed and recessed version. ![bronzi\_soffitto\_accesi-1](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_soffitto_accesi-1.png) ![bronzi\_semi incasso\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_semi%20incasso_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Downlight: surface-mounted, semi-recessed and recessed version.](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_soffitto_accesi-1.jpg) ![bronzi\_soffitto\_accesi-1](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_soffitto_accesi-1.png) ![bronzi\_semi incasso\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_semi%20incasso_ambientata.jpg) ### **Inground and Steplight**   The **Inground** and **Steplight** versions, both recessed, interpret light as a **tool for orientation and shaping the space**, each with a specific function while remaining within a consistent design language. The [Inground](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/223/bronze-walk-over)fixtures, available in Ø40 mm and Ø60 mm, are installed in the ground and **project light upward** to illuminate façades, columns, and trees, creating depth and rhythm in the space. Discreet during the day, they integrate seamlessly into the paving, while at night they emerge through their lighting effect, maintaining a robust structure suitable for exposed outdoor environments. The [Steplights](https://www.simes.it/en/overview/224/bronze-wall-recessed), available in Ø40 mm and Ø60 mm, provide a soft, controlled light that **guides movement and defines paths, steps, and corridors** without glare. The grazing light guides the eye and makes spaces more legible and safe, while enhancing the architecture. Compact and material-driven, they maintain the same formal clarity as the rest of the collection. ![Bral Inground](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_uplight.jpg) Bral Inground ![bronzi\_uplight\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_uplight_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Steplight](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_segnapasso.jpg) Bral Steplight ![](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_segnapasso_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Inground](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_uplight.jpg) ![bronzi\_uplight\_ambientata](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_uplight_ambientata.jpg) ![Bral Steplight](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/bronzi_segnapasso.jpg) ![](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/bronzi_segnapasso_ambientata.jpg) # The new matter of light   In a context shaped by the speed of technological innovation, the Bral Collection proposes an alternative vision: **a light that does not simply adapt to space, but is designed to last and evolve with it.** Here, material takes center stage. Bral enters into a relationship with architecture, evolving over time and accompanying its transformations naturally. It is not just lighting, but **a luminous presence that takes root in a place, helping to define its identity and character over time.**   [Download the brochure and discover the Bral Collection](https://www.simes.it/download/SIMES_bronze2026_EN.pdf) ![mockup \_bronzi](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/Bronze%20Collection/mockup%20_bronzi.jpg) DISCOVER MORE # Shifting the future of light   Alongside the exploration of material, SIMES is also developing a parallel vision of light as an intelligent, connected system. A light capable of adapting to different contexts, integrating functions, and interacting with space over time. [Download the brochure to explore Simes 2026 innovations](https://www.simes.it/download/SIMES_novelties2026_EN.pdf) ![brochure novita2026\_lr](https://blog.simes.it/hubfs/brochure%20novita2026_lr.jpg)   Need more information? 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