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Tribute Collection / LT8
Tribute Collection / LT8
An elegant and evocative presence of light enriching the space
around it. LT8 is a stoic masterpiece of Italian modernist designer
Osvaldo Borsani and a testament to his visionary ingenuity, that
has continued to inspire designers up until this day.
LT8 was conceived in 1954 for Borsani’s new company Tecno, that
would come to revolutionize the world of contract furni ture, and pre-
sented at the X Triennale in Milan. The lamp is a pioneering piece
being one of the first hybrids of its kind, held in place suspended
ceiling- to-floor. The extruded aluminium structure elegantly com-
plements the legs in natural brass and highlights Borsani’s acute
attention to detail, both technical and aesthetic.
LT8 paved the way for later iconic suspended lighting designs. In
1957 the design of LT8 was deposited by Tecno S.p.A. as an orna-
mental and utility model to the Patent Office (release 09/11/1957,
n. 64737) with the following description ‘Lighting device with fluo-
rescent tubes on support-diffuser adjustable around a longitudinal
axis.’ In Astep’s re-edition the fluorescent tubes have been updated
with an embedded dimmable LED module.
The design is as flexible as it is beautiful. You can direct the light
source in any angle and orient it to where you want against the wall.
The lamp comes in two heights to fit a wide range of spaces, public
and private. Alone it stands as a sculpture, in pairs it becomes a
landscape of light.
