Chapters · 2018 → 2026
The Lizia chronicle.
From a 3D-printed sketch on a bedside table to 100,000 readers and a national television stage. The years, the rooms, the small obsessions behind the lamp.
Back us on Kickstarter- 2018June 2018
Cédric has the idea for Lizia
Cédric sleeps on his side and struggles to hold his book open. To solve his own problem, he designs and 3D-prints a small object. That is how Lizia was born.
- 2021July 2021
The Lizia trademark is filed
After more than 200 prototypes, Lizia becomes a registered trademark. The project takes on a new scale — the serious chapter begins.
- 2021December 2021
Our first competition, our first funding
We win a competition and secure the funding to keep developing the project. A patent is filed to protect the invention.
- 2022May 2022
The Ulule crowdfunding campaign
We launch a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule. The response is immediate: more than 3,800 pre-orders in a few weeks.
- 2023November 2023
First trade show, first eye-to-eye
At the Made in France trade show, the team wins over more than 500 visitors in four days. First show — not the last.
- 2024November 2024
Back to Made in France
Second edition of MIF for Lizia. The audience grows; so do the conversations.
- 2025April 2025
Paris Book Festival
Lizia exhibits at the Festival du Livre de Paris. Memorable encounters along the way: Emmanuel Macron, Rachida Dati, Amélie Nothomb, Marc Lévy. The reading lamp earns its place in the world of books.
- 2025May 2025
Foire de Paris — Lépine, out of competition
Lizia takes part in the Foire de Paris in the Lépine out-of-competition section. Another step in the recognition of the product.
- 2025December 2025
The reading cushion launches
A new product joins the range: the reading cushion, designed to extend the comfort of long sessions on the page.
- 2025December 2025
100,000 readers crossed
A symbolic — and very concrete — milestone: 100,000 readers have adopted Lizia.
- 202619 February 2026
Lizia on television
Lizia airs on M6 in Qui veut être mon associé. A turning point in national visibility.
- 2026April 2026
Back to the Paris Book Festival
A second appearance at the Festival du Livre de Paris.
- 202630 April 2026
Ulule launch — James The Book Game
A book-shaped board game, made in France — in Vendée, Rennes and the Côtes-d'Armor — from recycled plastic. The pre-order campaign goes live on Ulule.
- 2026May 2026
Foire de Paris — twin Lépine entry
Lizia returns to the Foire de Paris in the Lépine out-of-competition section with the lamp, and enters the official Concours Lépine with James The Book Game — which takes home the bronze medal.
- 20261 June 2026
1,000 pre-orders crossed
In just over a month, the Ulule campaign passes the 1,000 pre-order mark.
To be continued
The next chapter is being written.
New products, new pages, new readers. If you'd like to be part of what comes next, the lamp is the easiest way in.
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