castore suspension lamp

Castore is a series of table, floor or pendant lights which offer diffused incandescent or halogen lighting. The spherical diffuser design is enhanced by a removable-fitting and tapering luminous stem, that makes a sweet transition from the strong diffuser light to the blind lamp structure area. Ceiling rose and stem in thermoplastic resin with a hand blown glass diffuser with external etched finish. Castore 14 is only available with a halogen source while other sizes are offered with either an incandescent, halogen or fluorescent light source. Mounts to standard electrical junction box.

Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated in architecture in Florence. During the period of radical and experimental architecture he was a prominent figure in movements like Cavart, Alchymia and Memphis. De Lucchi has designed lamps and furniture for well known Italian and European companies. The firm's philosophy is rooted in the search for deep interaction between architectural thinking, industrial design and global communication.