Euroluce 2017
Arrangements and WireRing
Flos is undoubtedly the star of the show at every Euroluce, but its booth was particularly stunning this year, with works by Nendo, Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, and the Bouroullec brothers. London-based Michael Anastassiades’s Arrangements is a modular system of aluminum geometric light elements with flex strip LED’s that could be combined in different ways. Each unit simply attaches to the previous one as if resting, to create a glowing chain. Young design duo Formafantasma triumphed in its first collaboration with Flos, showing two equally subtle fixtures. An exercise in reduction, WireRing is composed of a belt-like electric cable and a ring that contains an LED strip.
Arrangements and WireRing
Flos is undoubtedly the star of the show at every Euroluce, but its booth was particularly stunning this year, with works by Nendo, Konstantin Grcic, Philippe Starck, and the Bouroullec brothers. London-based Michael Anastassiades’s Arrangements is a modular system of aluminum geometric light elements with flex strip LED’s that could be combined in different ways. Each unit simply attaches to the previous one as if resting, to create a glowing chain. Young design duo Formafantasma triumphed in its first collaboration with Flos, showing two equally subtle fixtures. An exercise in reduction, WireRing is composed of a belt-like electric cable and a ring that contains an LED strip.
Filo
Foscarini was established on the island of Murano in Venice just over 35 years ago. Its latest fixture to feature the area’s world-famous glass is its most playful. For Filo, designer Andrea Anastasio incorporates blown glass, porcelain, and varnished metal in a decorative table lamp that resembles a necklace but is also very functional. Users can string Filo’s colorful, fabric-wrapped electrical wire in whatever loop pattern they choose.
Filo
Foscarini was established on the island of Murano in Venice just over 35 years ago. Its latest fixture to feature the area’s world-famous glass is its most playful. For Filo, designer Andrea Anastasio incorporates blown glass, porcelain, and varnished metal in a decorative table lamp that resembles a necklace but is also very functional. Users can string Filo’s colorful, fabric-wrapped electrical wire in whatever loop pattern they choose.
Yuh
Classic Danish lighting brand Louis Poulsen has collaborated with one of the best emerging talents worldwide, Copenhagen-based studio GamFratesi. In addition to creating its booth for the fair, designers Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi introduced their first product for the company, which was inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s AJ lamp for Louis Poulsen. Available later this year, Yuh comes in white or black. The flexible fixture rotates, rises, and drops, illuminating where desired. The shape of the shade was determined geometrically from the functional movement of the screen on the vertical pipe. The collection comprises a table, wall, and floor lamp.
Alzabile
Tato is a young company that is drawing on a rich past. It reintroduced several fixtures by Italian modernists, including Gio Ponti. Alzabile was designed in 1947 by leading 20th-century Milanese architect Ignazio Gardella. The floor lamp features a shade that rotates 180º. It is available in brass or chrome, with a marble base in white, black, or gray.
Boom
Stickbulb was founded in 2012 by Yale School of Architecture graduates Russell Greenberg and Christopher Beardsley as a way to combine their mutual love of architecture, modular systems, and sustainable manufacturing. Its latest introduction is Boom, inspired by and made from destroyed buildings. At the center of the LED chandelier is a mulitfaceted cast-brass joint from which linear wood strips housing the lamping in varying lengths—the essence of all Stickbulb designs—cantilever. In this case, the sticks are made of redwood sourced from dismantled water towers in New York City.
Krane
American studio Ladies & Gentlemen teamed up with Norwegian designers Vera & Kyte to create Krane. Functioning like a crane, the fabric cord glides through the arch to raise or lower the glass shade, which is perfectly balanced by its counterweight. Available later this year as a large or small ceiling mount, or as a wall mount.
Meshmatics
Made of galvanized steel and brass, Meshmatics is a delicate chandelier designed by Rick Tegelaar for Dutch furniture, lighting, and accessories brand moooi. The three layers of wire mesh reflect and diffuse light from the integrated LED source.
The biennial lighting trade show, which took place alongside the Salone del Mobile last month, spanned four large pavilions at Milan’s sprawling fairgrounds. Additional exhibitors showcased their introductions at offsite venues throughout the city. Collected here are some of the most innovative and alluring new fixtures that were on display.
