Aplomb Suspension Lamp

from Foscarini

aplomb suspension lamp

Design Paolo Lucidi & Luca Pevere, 2010
concrete, aluminum
Made in Italy by Foscarini

Visible concrete is part of the expressive language of modern architecture and, with Aplomb, Foscarini introduces a model that uses this material with a spirit and technology that is entirely original. The challenge was to create an incredible leap of scale: from large architectural constructions to a little suspension lamp with a thickness of just a few millimetres at its finest point, using a material that is so inflexible. The challenge has been met with impeccable 'aplomb', thanks to the use of special concrete that is particularly fluid in moulding and has a material effect that is both rough and, at the same time, elegant.

Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere got together at well-known design offices in Milan. In 2002 they signed their first commissions together and, in 2006, establish Studio Lucidi & Pevere in Milan. These days, Studio Lucidi & Pevere is based in Udine and still undertakes industrial design work for internationally renowned companies, belonging to a large number of different sectors.

Aplomb is a concrete hanging lamp which creates direct, precise lighting. The concrete is offered in two sizes and three colored finishes which celebrate its personality, from the traditional grey of cement in its raw state, which adds depth to the volumes, to a stylish white hue, and a warm intense brown. Perfect for occasional tables, peninsulas and counters, either on its own or in a group. 400" inch cord available on request (please call the hive showroom to specify).

aplomb mini: shade: 4.5" dia. | 8.25" h | ceiling mount: 3.1" dia. | cord length: 130" or 400" | 1.54 lbs.
requires 1x PAR 16 GU10 bulb

aplomb: shade: 6.5" dia. | 16" h | ceiling mount: 3.1" dia. | cord length: 122" or 400" | 4.19 lbs.
requires 1x G9 or 1x GU10 bulb | UL listed

$557.00 + free shipping
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Riccardo Olivieri set up Foscarini Spa in Murano in 1981. Two years later, they debuted their catalog, with lamps from Carlo Urbinati and Allesandro Vecchiato, who would become the company's managers by 1988. Eventually these new owners would move the company off the island and into Venice, as well as transition Foscarini from a glassworks shop to a major design competitor. They had already begun working with external designers in 1985, but their first success came in 1990 with Rodolfo Dordoni's "Lumiere" Most all lighting projects were made of glass until 1993, at which point the Havana lamp primarily used polyethylene, making it lighter, more cost-effective, and able to be used indoors and outdoors. It now resides in the MoMA in New York. Other successful lamps would come to define the company, such as the "Mite & Tite" series by Marc Sadler in 2000 (which earned a Compasso d'oro), Patricia Urquiola's 2005 "Caboche" and Marc Sadler's signature lamp "Twiggy."