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BRIGHT IDEAS

Talismano

by Giulia Archimede

alismano is the new table lamp
designed by Giulia Archimede in
Tcollaboration with the Catellani &
Smith Product Development Team.
Set within the brass structure is an
iridescent glass element, the result of
lengthy experimentation and a complex
workmanship procedure, comprising
a number of stages to produce the
distinctive effect that makes every single
lamp unique. The process begins with
blown glass, which is then stretched by
hand to give the glass the characteristic
irregular effects visible in transparency,
while keeping the surface perfectly
smooth.
A chemical and physical process then
makes it possible to obtain a distinctive
iridescent effect, which, by filtering
the light generated by the LED sources
concealed within the structure, creates
unexpectedly warm tones that shift from
yellow through to red, while the wall
behind the lamp is lit at the same time.
The magic of the Talismano lamp does
not end here, however, because when it
is switched off, the natural light interacts
with the iridescent glass, producing
delicate, spell-binding sky blue and
pinkish tones. dw
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