FontanaArte - Equatore L suspension lamp gold

Contemporary reinterpretation of the classic lamps with glass lampshade. If in traditional bedside lamps the diffuser houses the light source inside, in this family of lamps instead the diffuser is paradoxically and suggestively empty. The light effect is therefore produced by two luminous discs inside a central metal band, visible on the lampshade and recalling the equatorial line. The light produced by the LEDs, thanks to internal screens arranged in layers, is distributed regularly on the surface of the discs, magically radiating light. The lower disc produces a downward light emission, the upper one illuminates the glass cap, for a soft diffusion of light.

Gabriele e Oscar Buratti

Gabriele Buratti (1962), architect and professor of interior design at the Facoltà del Design of the Politecnico di Milano (2003-2010), and Oscar Buratti (1967), architect, have founded the architecture and design studio BURATTI ARCHITETTI. The studio is transversally involved in projects of several scales, from the architecture of buildings and urban areas to interiors, from furniture and product design to exhibition and showroom design, in an intense and varied professional path, in which themes, locations, brands, people, materials and workmanship mingle together contaminating one another. They design residential, commercial and industrial buildings, they carry out projects in historical city centres and refurbishing measures of building complexes, they design villas and interiors of working, residential, retail spaces, in Italy and abroad, with the aim of combining culture with professional specialization, experimentation with technique and original visions with a high standard quality. In the retail sector they collaborate with prestigious brands such as: La Perla, Automobili Lamborghini, Husqvarna Motorcycles, BMW, Ducati, Oroblù/LeBourget, Acerbis Italia, Tre Marie/Barilla, designing boutiques in the major cities around the world.

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."