Astro White Wall Lamp by Giopato & Coombes for Oluce

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Wall lamp 'astro' designed by giopato & coombes in 2015. Wall lamp giving direct and diffused light. Painted base cast … Read more Wall lamp 'astro' designed by giopato & coombes in 2015. Wall lamp giving direct and diffused light. Painted base cast aluminium. Transparent sand-blasted pressed glass diffusor. Manufactured by oluce, italy. Giopato & coombes wanted to make the cube the leitmotif of their project. They studied its isometric projection, and used this as a starting point to play with the perceptions of the volumes themselves. The end product is a solid rhombic dodecahedron of catalan and comprising twelve equal rhombi. From a flat figure recalling a solid they have created a solid that looks like a plane: the astro wall lamp. The lamp has three transparent and sanded surfaces and the rest are opaque, making it look like a little jewel whose geometrics are underlined by the materials that form it: the metal part, which comes in white or black, and the transparent and sanded glass create a “prism” effect on the light. The technicalities of the project have been carefully studied, in order to achieve a perfect harmony between the physical volumes of the lamp and the light. The result is that the form creates a light that draws geometrical figures on the wall. When assembling, the direction of astro can be chosen in order to exploit its full potential and make it meet your needs. Materials and color: painted white aluminium glass dimensions: d 13.5 cm x w 10 cm x h 14 cm technical information: 1 x max 33 w (g9) this lamp is wired for europe, if used in us or any other country the client will need to convert it. Founded in 1945, oluce is the oldest italian design company in the lighting sector still in operation today. Oluce lighting’s design aesthetic is crisp, linear, and decorative. A subtle, intellectual beauty that over the years has led the company to produce some of the more recognizable and admired iconic lighting in the world. Oluce, already participating at the 9th triennale in milan, throughout its long history, has received numerous acknowledgements including two golden compass awards, two design awards and the gold medal at the 13th triennale in milan. Its lamps appear in the most important permanent design collections worldwide. Oluce’s expertise reveals its unparalleled manufacturing excellence which transforms into objects an untiring technological research into the potential of light. Each lamp is a milestone along this journey. Over time, from unusual materials, original designs and new lighting sources ensued revolutionary iconic designs by tito agnoli, joe colombo, marco zanuso, ostuni e forti, and vico magistretti, who since the 1950s, have been rewriting the history of lighting. Recent collections reaffirm oluce design and decorative approach, expressed through the signs by italian and international designers such as angeletti & ruzza, francesco rota, nendo, victor vasilev, nicola gallizia, christophe pillet, mist-o and david lopez quincoces. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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