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Filo comes from the desire to display the
individual parts that go into a lamp – the light
source, decoration and electrical wiring –
bringing out their structural and aesthetic
characteristics, simplifying the grammar and
syntax. Its essential character is the result of the
choice of using decoration to play a fundamental
role, incorporating elements that are not
traditionally considered decorative. Hence the
electrical wire establishes a dialogue with the
parts in glass and the diffuser, in a rhythmical
game of role swapping. While the energy that
allows the lamp to perform its purpose as lighting
runs along the cord, spheres and bulbs of glass
also take their place there, transforming it into the
archetype of a necklace, with a porcelain body in
the form of a cone that projects the light on the
wire and the glass spheres, ideally positioned as a
pendent. A wide range of colours enlivens the
lamp with multiple identities, from watercolour
tones to the transparent hues of Murano glass,
bright colours with ethnic overtones to the
fluorescent tones of contemporary cityscapes,
making it possible to insert the lamp in a very
wide range of settings.
After completing his studies in philosophy, Andrea Anastasio embarked upon a cultural path that led him to cooperate on projects entailing the cataloguing of Islamic architecture in India, research on innovation in traditional craftsmanship techniques, partnerships with architectural practices, publishers and museums. Fascinated by the study of the poetics of conceptual art and its potential convergences with industrial design, he designs furniture and objects for Italian companies that play a leading role on the international scene. His research focuses on the manipulation of objects, consumer goods and domestic materials, to generate cross-contaminations of languages and meanings, such as in the Filo lamp, the first project he has coined for Foscarini.
Foscarini focuses on developing new products but chooses only to put into production those that express new ideas. While inspiration is always valued, Foscarini’s development phase sometimes takes years of progressive research to analyze materials, shapes, processes and operating modes that sometimes lead to results drastically different from the initial concept.
This is why Foscarini lamps are so innovative yet built to weather the whim of trends and become true classics.
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