FontanaArte - Lasospesa table lamp

FontanaArte calls Stefano Boeri Architetti and launches "lasospesa", the new table lamp. For one of the most famous architects in the world "A non-lamp with multiple uses and changing luminosities, very simple and classic, the lamp seems to have always been there, where you put it" says Stefano Boeri.

Stefano Boeri

Architect and urban planner, Stefano Boeri is a full professor at the Politecnico di Milano and visiting professor in several international universities. He is the director of the Future City Lab at Tongji University in Shanghai. He is also the editor of the magazines Domus (2004-2007) and Abitare (2007-2011). The work of Stefano Boeri Architetti ranges from the production of urban visions and architecture to interior design. The attention to the relationship between city and nature leads to the design of the Vertical Forest, receiving numerous international awards.

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."