FontanaArte - Falena table lamp

Lightness and elegance in this family of lamps designed by Alvaro Siza and available in the floor, table and wall versions. Body and adjustable diffuser fins for total light management.

Table lamp with directional light with dual intensity not dimmable. Chromed metal frame with base in ground flot glass with 360 º adjustable body. Adjustable diffuser fins in anodized aluminium. Bulb protection screen in sandblasted glass. The electrical connection between the stem and the body is via jack. Black power cord, dimmer and plug. Two-pole European plug power supply.

Alvaro Siza

Álvaro Siza è nato a Matosinhos (vicino a Porto), nel 1933 ed ha studiato alla Facoltà di Architettura dell'Università di Porto. Ha insegnato alla Scuola di Architettura (ESBAP) dal 1966 al 1969 ed è stato nominato professore di "Costruzione" nel 1976; ha insegnato alla Scuola di Architettura di Porto. È membro dell'American Academy of Arts and Science, "Honorary Fellow" del Royal Institute of British Architects, AIA/American Institute of Architects, Académie d'Architecture of France e European Academy of Sciences and Arts e American Academy of Arts and Letters; professore onorario della Southeast University China and China Academy of Art e socio onorario dell'Academy of Schools of Architecture and urbanism of Portuguese language.

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."