Downtown Design
redazione 29/03/2022

The key is in the details

A tribute to decoration and creativity. A voyage in light, from the age-old tradition of glassblowing to high-efficiency fixtures

They give places personality thanks to details, materials or particular types of workmanship. Appliques, suspension or wall lamps combine decoration with technology and functional quality.

Lightbody is an ethereal, floating glass sculpture designed by Jörg Hugo for Leucos. The diffuser is made with the ‘free-blowing’ technique, where the master craftsman has the possibility of making pieces that are always slightly different and unique. Every piece bears a serial number as proof of authenticity.

Saliscendi by Stilnovo, Design Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Saliscendi by Stilnovo, Design Achille Castiglioni & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Stilnovo has chosen to add new life to the Saliscendi lamp designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1957, adapting it to the new LED technologies. A mobile unit (up-and-down) capable of altering the light intensity through vertical movement of the source with a system of pulleys, changing the glow on a tabletop or in the surrounding space. At the same time, the system permits proximity or distancing of a reflecting disk placed over the light source. Originally made in painted metal only in ruby red, today the lamp also comes in grass green and white-gray.

Character by Euroluce

Character by Euroluce

Character by Euroluce is a project that combines manufacturing prowess, artisan culture and contemporary taste in a very natural way. In the wall lamp version the light spreads by means of a geometric composition, where structures and decorative elements in metal, made by hand, alternate with others in rippled glass Made in Veneto, in the transparent Viridian and Rosaline colors.

Akoya by Fabbian, Design Filippo Protasoni

Akoya by Fabbian, Design Filippo Protasoni

Designed by Filippo Protasoni for Fabbian, Akoya stems from a two-dimensional surface (a circle) that becomes a three-dimensional volume (a sphere). The interaction of these two geometric figures generates the image of a seashell with a luminous pearl inside. The collection includes an indoor applique and a suspension lamp. Two metal disks contain a diffuser in blown glass. The high-efficiency LED light source can be used with a dimmer and a built-in power supply.

Madame by Il Fanale

Madame by Il Fanale

Light Shedby iGuzzini

Light Shedby iGuzzini

Lightness for Madame, the lamp by Il Fanale that looks like a ballerina dancing in the air: a perfectly shaped bust, painstakingly proportioned head, adorned by a small sphere. Madame comes in natural brass or in a two-tone version, in suspension, applique or ceiling spotlight models.

Light Shed by iGuzzini is not just a lighting fixture, but also a décor complement developed for various contexts: Work, Retail, Hospitality and Infrastructure. A modular system, it lends itself to infinite combinations, also playing with contrasting colors. In the suspended versions it can contain smart tools (the lux and presence multi-sensor, a video camera, speaker and environmental sensor) that extend its functions beyond lighting. To reduce energy consumption, the system is equipped with LEDs and drivers for very high levels of efficiency.

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