Made in:
Italy
A collection with contemporary connotations that incorporates precious historical features: those of glass working such as the βballotonβ and the straight and twisted βrigadinβ. The collection is completed by a large new pendant in which the oval frame supports four colored and textured cylinders in pure crystal. This new configuration enchants with its correspondence between visual and tactile perceptions, creating a strong decorative and emotional impact. βLooking to the past to design the present with ideas that look to the futureβ: this is the design philosophy of architect Francesco Lucchese, who designed the Armonia collection for Vistosi, which was awarded the honourable mention of the Compasso DβOro in 2020. When designing, Lucchese allows himself be inspired by history to identify future trends and needs, in seeking to bring out the maximum functionality of each object and offer new emotion. Colour also has great importance in his creative process, as shown by the Armonia chandeliers and wall lights, which combine warm and cold colours (crystal and amber, smoke and amber) or the extreme transparency of pure crystal cylinders, with two different metal finishes of the external ring that surrounds them: satin black nickel and internal satin brass or copper. It creates plays on circumferences that create infinite circles. The Armonia collection is enhanced with a new large-sized chandelier, a sublime example of Vistosiβs artisanal know-how, and four new appliques with a frame available in satin gold or satin black nickel, without a metal ring, which highlights the cylinders in crystal with different colours and processing techniques (E14 light). The historical reference is found in the techniques used for processing the glass: the balloton, which gives the glass surface a particular crossed relief that creates a special optical effect, the βrigadinβ, the traditional striped design, both straight and twisted, which in the past decorated the surfaces of Murano glass furnishings to obtain interesting refractions of light, and the new elongated diamond pattern. The combination of colours and the technical details make the light diffused by Armonia truly enveloping, both in its suspension and wall versions.
Application:
Ceiling
Dimension
7 - 8 Weeks
Manufacturer:
Vistosi
It is rare for a company to be able to tell the stages of such a long history. In fact, Vistosi was born in the last millennium, almost six centuries ago in the cradle that gave birth to the most referenced glass masters in this now almost lost artisan art. Vistosi today is a 2.0 craft industry with one of the largest owned glass mills in Europe, an in-house research and development department, an workshop, and a network of established and qualified local suppliers. Definitely one of the few companies where the value chain is managed to guarantee constant product quality. In fact, if Made in Italy is still one of the most successful brands today, it is thanks to companies like Vistosi that have managed to innovate without penalising product quality.
Francesco Lucchese was born in 1960 in Messina, Italy. He began his career receiving the 1st ADI award with a folding chair project and in 1985 founded the Lucchesedesignstudio developing projects of architecture, interior design and product design around the world. He collaborates as artistic director and business consultant for internationally renowned companies also dealing with strategic company positioning. At the same time he continued teaching at the design faculty of the Politecnico di Milano. Lucchesedesign works all over the world with different levels of design depending on the customerβs request, with a great ability to adapt to different contexts offering an approach and a 360ΒΊ view of the services offered. The opening of the new office in Nanjing in China makes the structure competitive for the offer on the Asian market both from the logistic point of view and interface with the customer ensuring a direct presence on the territory. The studio operates in different fields and offers a wide range of product design projects thanks to the collaboration with leading Italian and foreign companies. The product design is addressed in its entirety by taking care of all aspects related to it through the artistic direction and including the marketing strategy, the project of brand identity, the design of trade fair stands, of showrooms and exhibition corners, support in advertising campaigns, exhibitions and photo shoots.
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