114 LIGHT + TECH


AFRICA Lighting design: Vibia


Designed by Francisco Gomez Paz, Vibia’s new Africa collection is tactile and sculptural, featuring a slender, conical stem out of which emerges the compact head. It works both individually and, because of a certain anthorpomorphic quality, as a group.


Shaped from a single unit of pure aluminium, with a polycarbonate diff user, the density of the shaft and head is balanced by a counterweight at the base, providing stability while allowing the elegance of an elongated neck. It is controlled by a simple push button at the head, the changeable LED light source (a warm 2700K, CRI 90) providing three levels of intensity – 100 per cent, 66 per cent and 33 per cent which allows 6.5, 10 and 20 hours of use respectively. For recharging, the shaft slides into a magnetised aluminium base, a neat continuation of its shape. Available in two sizes (45cm and 40cm high, both with a 5cm base), the luminaire has a lacquered matte texture and comes in four natural tones: light and dark beige, brown and terra dark. vibia.com


PORTABLES: MELT, STONE AND BELL Lighting design: Tom Dixon


More new luminaires launched at Euroluce will be featured in the July/August issue


Tom Dixon has introduced the Portables, a brand-new category of lights for the company. There are three designs in the range, Melt, Stone And Bell, all based on existing signature ranges. The Melt version is particularly eff ective and unusual, the optically playful diff user sitting on a slim conical base. It also complements the new


Melt floor lamp, a scaled-up wired version. ‘No longer do we want to be tethered to a fixed desk or power outlet, so increasingly we want our light to move with us,’ says Dixon. ‘Thankfully technology has come to the rescue with powerful batteries and low-energy light sources combined to allow us to illuminate wherever we choose


with complete adaptability...we want more flexibility in where we can illuminate and how we design.’


The Bell and Melt designs comes in gold, silver, copper and black options. The Portables range also has three dimmable settings. tomdixon.net


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