Iconic Lamp Design by Alessandro Zambelli: Woodspot

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Posted: 21 Jun 2014 02:16 AM PDT

Alessandro Zambelli has conceived Woodspot, an iconic lamp design assembled and varnished entirely by hand for Mantua-based furnisher Seletti. Joined to the molded support are a base and a light diffuser, both in pine with a natural finish. The diffuser itself is available in ivory white, flesh pink or pastel green. The base rests at an angle, like the prop of a photo frame. It supports a light diffuser with the unexpected look of a three-dimensional frame, projected to the boundary of unreality.The object's highly unusual profile stands out. This is an iconic shape, which imposes itself on space. The emerging beam lightens the solid materiality of the wood and casts a warm and compact pool of light in the surrounding darkness. It may seem a figment of the imagination, yet it remains firmly anchored in a quintessentially material reality.

There is nothing schematic about Alessandro Zambelli's new design, for this is a tale of the unexpected. Woodspot simultaneously surprises, fascinates and enchants, because it conceals something mysterious within itself. This visionary synthesis of material, light and shade blurs the boundaries of everything. Like the Magritte painting, it is a re-composition by different rules which sidestep convention. The result is a new and unusual ideal of beauty. Woodspot is 22 cm long, 44 cm high and 23 cm deep. The lamp fitting is suitable for light sources of up to 60W. [Photos and information provided via e-mail by Alessandro Zambelli]

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Sculptural Rotating Lounge Chair Bringing Unique Contemplation Moments

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 01:34 PM PDT

Imagine yourself in your favorite outdoor setting – what would you be resting on? Try the impressive Etazin Lounge Chair as a contemporary alternative that embodies function, aesthetics and high-quality into an eye-catching chair design. Designer Kate Brown saw this swivel/hammock chair as an artistic expression of comfort and flexibility and shares her vision in a rotating steel shape. A curved and padded lounge area was fixed on the chair’s innermost ring, inviting to comfortable contemplation and relaxation. About 8 1/2′ tall and wide, rotating its inner ring 360 degrees, this steel masterpiece engages with the landscape in a very personal and welcoming manner. An interactive piece of furniture perfect for the outdoors, the Etazin Chair is on permanent installation at Taliesin West, the main campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Arizona if any of you want to take a closer look at its elegant, imposing curves. After that, you can decide if you want to buy your own Etazin outdoor lounge chair.

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