Good design is good design regardless of when it was
made. And today, with technology fueling
the increasingly faster pace between the idea and final product, it is easy to
be blasé about good design and be of the mindset of “seen this, done that” and
move on … as I did recently on a buying trip with a client. But sometimes it is
good to stop and smell the flowers, especially when the product at hand has
been the base of inspiration for numerous copies.
The Caboche series
of lighting products designed in 2005 by the collaborative forces of the ever
so prolific Spanish super designer Patricia Urquiola and Venetian Eliana
Gerotto for Foscarini is one of these. The series which includes pendant,
floor, table and wall mounted fixtures are made of wonderfully transparent (or
gold) spheres around a diffused light source and are a sophisticated addition
to any space. And don’t think they are
too feminine. I ended up using 2 wall
sconces (last set of images) for my client whose loft had a manly 70’s party den
atmosphere!
image credits: Foscarini, Italy. The pendants are easily found over the web or
in fine lighting establishments.
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