Barovier&Toso - Colimaçon suspension lamp

As mobile sculptures these suspensions thanks to the kinetics of the arms allow to obtain always different configurations. In contrast to the static nature of the traditional suspension, these objects play with the delicate balance between weights and dimensions, creating an effect of extreme lightness and delicacy. It is proposed in nine models, but the constructive possibilities are endless.

Marc Sadler

Francese nato in Austria, Marc Sadler ha vissuto ed esercitato la professione di designer in Francia, Stati Uniti, Asia e Italia. Uno dei primi laureati in “esthétique industrielle” all'ENSAD di Parigi, è pioniere della sperimentazione dei materiali e della contaminazione fra le tecnologie, divenute aspetti distintivi della sua attività. All’inizio degli anni ’70 mette a punto il primo scarpone da sci in materiale termoplastico interamente riciclabile, poi industrializzato dall’italiana Caber, oggi grazie al suo eclettismo è consulente di aziende nei più svariati settori dell’industria. 4 volte vincitore del Compasso d'Oro (1994, 2001, 2008 e 2014), oltre a 4 Menzioni d’Onore (1994, 1998, 2008 e 2018) dell’ADI Associazione Design Industriale, ha ricevuto molti altri importanti riconoscimenti internazionali nel corso degli anni.

Barovier&Toso

Barovier & Toso is a Murano glass company. The Barovier family's entrepreneurial activity began in the mid-13th century, making it the sixth oldest family business in the world still in business today. The Fratelli Barovier firm was refounded in 1878 by Benvenuto and Giuseppe Barovier, thus becoming Artisti Barovier. At the beginning of the 20th century the company embarked on a period rich in innovation, introducing many important developments in the field of glass production. In 1926 Ercole Barovier, Benvenuto's son, took over as artistic director of the company, which in 1942, joint with the F.lli Toso glassworks. Ercole invented the new technique of hot coloring without melting the glass. The company, is still a leader in the production of original Murano glass, and has become synonymous with quality all over the world.