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BRIGHT IDEAS

Sfera

Catellani & Smith wins the Good Design Awards 2022

for Ettorino BIG e Sfera W

or the second time after being patented, Ettorino BIG is a large floor Sfera W has no visible mechanical
awarded last year for the U. lamp, lamp that, thanks to a 15W and 220 lumen fastening, being designed in order to
FCatellani & Smith has received yet COB LED and a “very wide” optical guarantee the perfect elegance of the
a double accolade for Ettorino BIG and lens, which spreads the light evenly over spherical shape. The direction of the
Sfera W. The two new lamps have won the surface below, is designed to be the beam of light emitted can be chosen when
the Good Design Awards - assigned by perfect solution for lighting a living room the lamp is fitted, depending on how the
the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of or a table of up to 200 cm length. bracket is positioned.
Architecture and Design - thanks to their Ettorino BIG not only offers direct Although the light source is not visible,
elegant design and to the technology, downward lighting, with an intensity that an asymmetric lens enables the recovery
on which the high functionality of the can be adjusted using the red button on of much of the light flow emitted by the
models in the new collection is based. the stem of the lamp; it also has a second COB LED, equivalent to a 110W halogen
Ettorino BIG and Sfera W have been independent black button that activates bulb.
evaluated by a multi-disciplinary jury the second light source, equipped with a Sfera W is also dimmable with TRIAC
of renowned design professionals and lens with a dichroic filter, which projects technology, and available on request
experts, who have always applied the “magical light” onto the ceiling in also for DALI systems; it can be used
original analysis criteria formulated in unexpected magenta tones. individually or in multiple compositions,
1950 - the year the prize was founded – The second winner of the Good Design to diversify the light effects created or
including creativity, innovation, branding, Awards 2022 is Sfera W, a wall lamp to amplify the surprising interplay of
materials and technology used. that plays on the mirror surface effect, reflected images. dw
Preceded by the development of an capturing the reflection of the observer.
innovative motion system that has been www.catellanismith.com/en

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