FontanaArte - Fontanella L table lamp black

Two materials: metal and glass, as in the historical tradition of fontanaarte. The metal acts as a base and contains the light source while the glass, the real protagonist of the project, is skilfully worked by skilled craftsmen in a process of fusion between a portion of transparent glass and a satin from which the light is spread. Fontanella is formed by the union of two glasses: the inner tube is threaded, sandblasted and finally joined with bubble-shaped blown glass. What makes the workmanship particularly refined is the manual joining of the two parts that requires the skilful technique of a craftsman. Moreover, glass, always the material par excellence of fontanaarte products, is the most crystalline existing on the market. To complete the contemporaneity of this fountain piece, we add the possibility of using bulbs, dimmable and not, with maximum energy savings.

Federico Peri

Federico Peri was born in 1983 in Montebelluna in the province of Treviso. After finishing his university studies in Milan at the interior design faculty of the European Institute of Design, he moved to Paris on a residency scholarship for artists. In this period, rich in international contaminations and design stimuli, he began his professional career, becoming passionate about the great masters and defining his interest as a synergy between historical and contemporary. He returned to Milan to work at Vudafieri Saverino Partners until 2011, when he started his own studio dealing mainly with interior design and furniture. He collaborates with companies, fashion brands, professionals and individuals, designing projects that are closely related to individual identities. He is among the nominees as 'Best new designer' of the Salone del Mobile Milano 2017 with the product "Galerie" designed for fontanaarte, nominated for the Rising Talent Awards at the edition of Maison&Object 2018 and among the designers '7 for the future' selected by AD Italia in 2018.

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."