FontanaArte - Uovo s table/floor lamp

White frosted blown glass diffuser. White painted metal base. Power cord, switch and black plug. European plug 2 poles. Light source not included. A natural shape that has always been a symbol of perfection, in which symmetry and asymmetry coexist harmoniously. Designed in 1972, the shell contains a light source: an ironic idea that still conquers today. As in nature, also in the Uovo lamp the shell is an absolute example of lightness: an elegant shape in frosted white blown glass, which evenly diffuses a warm and enveloping light. In the three available sizes there is all the versatility of a collection designed for multiple uses: from a small service lamp - in the smaller version - to a luminous sculpture, protagonist of the space, in the larger version.

Ben Swildens

Ben Swildens, born in 1938, is a designer of Dutch origin. He began to work for his professors, great creative artisans of the time, but also for private companies. From 1962 until 1969, he collaborated with the French master glassmaker and decorator Max Ingrand on numerous projects such as the headquarters of EDF or Peugeot, the airport of Lima, the Beirut Parliament and the Musée de Genève. Max Ingrand himself will push Ben Swildens into industrial design. So, with his brother-in-law Bernard Cohen - future founder of the Parisian boutique Merci - Ben Swildens launches Point, a company that produces and sells the furniture he designed. Finally, in 1985, he created Ben Swildens Design Architecture, focusing on individual homes. While remaining an architect and designer, since 2010 Ben Swildens has dedicated himself to sculpture.

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."