Downtown Design
redazione 23/01/2024

Davide Groppi | Magia

Light and transparency are the constituent elements of the Magia lighting system designed by Michele Groppi

“Magic, deceives the eye, creating illusions of unexpected light. It alters the reflected forms, the perception becomes confused, it makes it suspended, almost impalpable. Suspended transparency, a mirage of apparent inconsistency.”

Only a poem can describe the atmosphere, the sensuality that the Davide Groppi lighting system gives off. An evocative, musical, deep story is needed to interpret the design that has given life to Magia. Michele Groppi indeed designs a highly effective lighting system, not only for its composability – capable of creating stages adaptable to the different heights of the rooms.

But above all for the technical aspect that defines it: the 360° orientable module allows to generate direct and indirect light, while through the effect of the convex lens of the module, the light emission is hidden.

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