THERE IS NO DOUBT that one of the strongest developments in lighting in recent years has been the experimentation, and increasing sophistication, of optics. Technically, once the source becomes pretty well universal the direction of travel is the refinement of the technology (Flos’s extended LED filament) and the management of the light it produces (microprismatic
diffusers such as Artemide’s Discovery and their evolving applications). But as was evident at this year’s Salone del Mobile, it’s not all about the gubbins, especially in Milan, aesthetically eclectic as ever. Minimalism rubbed shoulders with maximalism, the classics (some revisited) with the contemporary, traditional crystal with the clean-lined – literally in the case of Lasvit’s Bois de Cristal.
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This year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan showcased a wide variety of lighting solutions – from a taste of retro to the colourfully artistic…