FontanaArte - Bianca floor lamp L

Bianca is a family of luminaires with the diffuser surface decoration that is characterized by an orderly series of light and delicate grooves that, on the white volume of the glass, remind of small footprints in fresh snow. Blown by mouth, ground to tape and then passed in acid in order to obtain the characteristic "silk effect" of the precious glass, Bianca’s diffusers are available in three diameters that complete all the thirteen typolesgia of appliances that decline the family. The largest measures 50 cm in diameter and, for size and quantity of glass, has represented, represents and will represent at each production an authentic challenge even for the most skilled glassmakers, used to blowing glass at rest that, according to the traditional Venetian production process, it does not provide the help of external aids to turn and shape the glass mass in the mold, but only the use of their own mastery and lung capacity. Bianca is available in versions without a base, table and floor with a base, suspended or wall and ceiling. The opaque white colour of the varnishes applied to the various metallic media recalls the name and colour of the diffuser. Bianca produces a diffuse, very warm light that envelops the surrounding environment.

Matti Klenell

Matti Klenell, born in 1972, lives and works in Stockholm. In 1999, fresh out of Konstfack, Stockholm's distinguished academy of art, craft and design, he started working as a designer for various European and Asian companies. His clients include Iittala, NakNak, Källemo, Moooi, Bals Tokyo, Muuto and Örsjö, to name but a few. At the same time, he established himself as a glass artist, developing a highly personal and unmistakable style, which earned him numerous solo exhibitions and commissions for public artworks. His work is characterised by an incredible variety of projects that combine art, craftsmanship and design and that have resulted in a new and original approach to traditional Scandinavian design.

FontanaArte

Fontana Arte specializes in glass processing and the manufacture of furnishing accessories. Founded in 1881 in Milan by Luigi Fontana, it began as an industry producing glass sheets for building purposes. It had Giò Ponti, Pietro Chiesa and Max Ingrand as artistic directors. It gained notoriety especially for its processing of curved crystal and production of lighting applies. Lighting is also design; numerous brands make it possible to combine functionality with aesthetics, making lamps, wall sconces, and spotlights true pieces of furniture. Among them is FontanArte, which has marked the history of lighting design. In over than 80 years of activity, the brand has received numerous awards, including the Compasso d'oro Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, given by the ADI - Association for Industrial Design: "thanks to the collaboration with different designers, has been able to create a lively creative climate that has upgraded one of the historical names of Italian design.