Design Strategist
As we go about our daily lives, we encounter spaces designed to shape and regulate our behaviour. In A wall is just a wall, Kapwani Kiwanga exposes the mechanisms of these underlying structures through wall paint inspired by colour theory and targeted fluorescent lighting.
Bottle Up by Italian duo Giuseppe Casuccio and Valerio Palmieri is lamp that lights and promotes a product at the same time. Made from upcycled Campari soda bottles and a detachable LED luminaire that is affixed to the top. A small hole in the crown allows the liquid to evaporate over time, allowing for custom colours and quality of luster to pass through. Fragrances can also be added to the vessel for diffusing aromas in an interior setting.
Premiering at this year’s Salone del Mobile, Zaha Hadid has designed two chandeliers for Italian lighting company Slamp.
Aria, is a suspension lamp made of 50 layers of Crystalflex®. Standing 130 cm in height and 90 cm in diameter, this piece is charged with a dramatic sense of motion combined with a weightless fluidity.
Avia is a miniature piece of architecture. Constructed out of 52 different layers of Opalflex® this lamp is transformed into a source of tones and reflections. The item is available in four sizes, extra-large, large, medium and small.
Aria and Avia collection.
The immersive installation invites visitors to experience the infinitely reflected crystalline interior, the dynamic visual display constantly changing.
The pieces celebrates the architecture of Milan in the first years of the 20th century reflecting the imagery of the bold skyscrapers through artisanal skills and engineering systems.
The multi-purpose lantern features an adjustable beam that can be angled through the use of a magnetic ball joint.
Night photography is resemble and layered into new forms and shapes.
The light series includes two table lamps in different heights.
Inspired by the works of Wilhelm Wagenfeld and his double walled lighting designs.
The deliberate use of openings, to separate from the outside and the play of natural light are of great importance.
