A vehicle design element including • a light assembly (1, 100), including: a light guide (20, 120, 220), the light guide (20, 120, 220) including a plurality of light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); and a plurality of light sources, preferably in form of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a circuit board (30, 130), the light sources being arranged adjacent to and directed towards respective light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); • a housing (10, 110) provided behind the light guide (20, 120, 220); and • a lens (40, 140) connected or joined to the housing (10, 110), characterized in that the light guide (20, 120, 220) is shaped to define an annular base (21, 121) lying in a first plane and to further define at least one circumferential flange or cylinder (24, 24a, 25, 25a, 124, 125) disposed generally orthogonal, or inwardly or outwardly splayed to the first plane, the circumferential flange or cylinder (24, 24a, 25, 25a, 124, 125) including a viewable annular light exit and extending away from the annular base (21, 121) of the light guide towards the viewable annular light exit (26, 26a, 27, 27a, 126, 127), the annular base (21, 121) including a plurality of shaped elements, in particular in form of disconnections, recesses, holes or wedge-shaped protrusions (22, 122), extending away from the first plane, each shaped element of the light guide defining one of the light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123) for receiving incident light from a respective adjacent light source, wherein a plurality of the light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123) are orientated substantially transverse to the annular base (21, 121). • a light assembly (1, 100), including: a light guide (20, 120, 220), the light guide (20, 120, 220) including a plurality of light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); and a plurality of light sources, preferably in form of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a circuit board (30, 130), the light sources being arranged adjacent to and directed towards respective light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); a light guide (20, 120, 220), the light guide (20, 120, 220) including a plurality of light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); and a plurality of light sources, preferably in form of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a circuit board (30, 130), the light sources being arranged adjacent to and directed towards respective light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123); • a housing (10, 110) provided behind the light guide (20, 120, 220); and • a lens (40, 140) connected or joined to the housing (10, 110), characterized in that the light guide (20, 120, 220) is shaped to define an annular base (21, 121) lying in a first plane and to further define at least one circumferential flange or cylinder (24, 24a, 25, 25a, 124, 125) disposed generally orthogonal, or inwardly or outwardly splayed to the first plane, the circumferential flange or cylinder (24, 24a, 25, 25a, 124, 125) including a viewable annular light exit and extending away from the annular base (21, 121) of the light guide towards the viewable annular light exit (26, 26a, 27, 27a, 126, 127), the annular base (21, 121) including a plurality of shaped elements, in particular in form of disconnections, recesses, holes or wedge-shaped protrusions (22, 122), extending away from the first plane, each shaped element of the light guide defining one of the light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123) for receiving incident light from a respective adjacent light source, wherein a plurality of the light receiving surfaces (23, 23a, 123) are orientated substantially transverse to the annular base (21, 121).