Some more lighting inspirational ideas/images. Awesome. Loving the oversized lamps, mix of materials, and
currently on display at the triennale design museum milan as part of the creative series set is the work of italian studio deepdesign, founded in 1995 by matteo bazzicalupo and raffaella mangiarotti. among their clients - barilla, daimler chrysler, whirlpool europe, coca cola and NEC.
blue bell lamp, 2009
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the idea of this light grew out of a natural observation. it is like a spray of bluebells. the bellflowers can be rotated and orientated all one way or in different directions. raising or lowering the sleeve changes the curve of the three stalks and hence the angle of the lights, changing their height and orientation. this makes it simple to pass from light diffused upwards to a focused reading or work light. the base is high and contains the switch. the stems, covered with nautical stocking, are flexible. inside is a steel rod and an electric cable. the lampshade is in heat-molded opalescent sandblasted polyethylene.
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dandelion, 2003
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the light resembles a dandelion. the light source in the first version deepdesign produced was even lighter because they conceived it in terms of optical fibers which would exactly reproduce the form and buoyancy of a dandelion. however when they first tried to bend them after making a small mold, a lot of the fibers broke and this was unacceptable. so for the final design they decided to replace the tuft of optical fibers with a polycarbonate tube.
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flat piano prototype, 2006
first exhibited at the soundesign event, 2006 salone del mobile
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how to maintain the entrancing qualities of the grand piano, made important by the coherence between its sound and its physical impressiveness, in the smaller spaces of homes today? the piano is integrated and combined with the furnishings of the home: an electronic keyboard runs under a large glossy white top with an electronic device that acts as its sound board. when not being played it becomes a work or dining table.
the top is in etched glass backpainted white, forming a smooth surface, deep and rather cold. the system is based on a built-in master keyboard amplified to a panel which exploits the properties of the feonic system to transform the table top into an acoustic panel/soundboard. the electric keyboard is connected to a miniaturized (feonic) amplifier which creates three-dimensional sound and distributes it uniformly across the whole table top.
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