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Alba

Mariana Pellegrino Soto

he concept of Alba starts with a
very simple element: the designer’s
Timagination was inspired by a
drop of water - which she puts to use in
different ways, depending on the model.
References to the world of nature, with
soft shapes contrasted with square lines,
together with the use of a satin brass
finish, combine to create Alba, a family
with a strong visual impact.
In the table lamp version, the drop rests
delicately on a satin brass rectangular-
section profile in the shape of a double
asymmetrical ‘L’ , serving as the base and
ornamentation of the light.
Suspension Alba on the other hand is lightly attached to a square-section brass finish arises from an anthracite base.
consists of three models: the single tubular support that fixes it to the ceiling In the first version, an arm branches off
one, without a structure, is gracefully rose. In the second version, available in from the top, with a sphere suspended
suspended by a cable, and the double two sizes, the tubular takes the form of an underneath it, while in the second, two
one, where the cable supports a metal upside-down “L”. Available in two sizes, arms of different heights, on each side,
structure with a satin brass finish, with the new Alba wall reinforces its decorative support the luminous drops, one from
two staggered arms, below which light and precious character. above and the other from below. dw
shines from the opaline drops. Two floor-standing versions complete
There are two versions of the wall- the project: in both versions, a large www.oluce.com
mounted model: in the first one, the solid rectangular-section stem with a satin

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