138 LIGHT + TECH
AS HABITUES KNOW, Milan fizzles with creativity during Design Week. Events, installations, exhibitions, presentations and parties, a choreographed chaos of companies attention-grabbing for their new product or designer personality. It was Fontanaarte’s 90th, Tom Dixon’s 20th and the 60th anniversary of the Salone del Mobile itself. Reflecting the miscellany of Milan, the following is a lighting-focused salmagundi of happenings, milestones and new products.
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David Rockwell’s interpretation was inspired by clusters found in nature. Michelle Gerson also turned to nature for inspiration, reflecting growth and bloom. Sybille de Margerie contrasted the original design with her own interpretation of mixing rawness and refinement
Opposite page, from top Kelly Hoppen’s reinterpretation is a more delicate fitting that retains a sense of movement. Guan Lee’s take on the Welles incorporated the fired clay-like looks of POLiROCK, made of recycled materials. Studio Munge deconstructed the original and rebuilt it with a novel support system
GABRIEL SCOTT EXHIBITION: FLOATING IDEAS
One way of celebrating an anniversary is to take your signature product and invite other designers to have a crack at it. Canadian handmade furniture and lighting brand Gabriel Scott marked its 10th year by commissioning six international designers and architects to reimagine its Welles Chandelier.
The original glass chandelier, which spawned a whole range of permutations, was inspired by jewellery and features a series of hollow glass polygons that form a multifaceted system. It reflects the company’s core approach of creating modular products to custom specifications made to order. The reimagined pieces that resulted from the exercise were shown at the Floating Ideas presentation at Spazio BIG Santa Marta. ‘The project title came to mind because, when you float an idea, you want to see what it inspires in others – and how far it can be taken,’ says co-founder and former architect Scott Richler.
The six designers added their own interpretations to the original design, but kept to core GS principles and, to ensure differentiation between each studio’s response, followed a specific brief which offered advice on design direction, as well as technical execution to ensure that each piece was a workable and buildable product.
Michelle Gerson
New York interior designer Michelle Gerson turned to nature for inspiration, with elements of brass and white sandblasted glass suggesting flowering branches and falling leaves. The softer, organic lines juxtapose with the geometric shape of the original. The floral theme represented growth and bloom, says Gerson, alluding to the rebirth of a design.
Sybille de Margerie
Parisienne interior designer Sybille de Margerie has ofices in Paris, Florence and
Above Welles Glass is an
alternative to the original Steel collection, here in smoked grey
Dubai. As a contrast to the original Welles sharp metal and glass silhouette, her piece is a gradient composition, with a variation of hollow and plain shapes, the rounded corners introducing softness. Mixing rawness and refinement, she combined brass with a padded animal-free fabric by Ultrafabrics in a muted monotone. The result is a subtle 3D effect, creating new light effects and shadows.
Kelly Hoppen
London-based Kelly Hoppen’s reinterpretation was inspired by a collection of ceramics she is currently designing. The design is crafted from white clay complemented by satin brass. The size of the original is scaled down to create a more delicate fitting that still retains the same sense of movement.
Guan Lee
Guan Lee is director of Grymsdyke Farm in Buckinghamshire, UK, a research
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