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Tribute Collection / Model 2050
Tribute Collection / Model 2050
In 1963, Franco Albini and Franca Helg started experimenting with
plastics in lighting for Arteluce. Summoned by Gino Sarfatti to
research the possibilities that new technologies and materials were
providing, the two designers came up with a suspension lamp that
summed up the two souls of the Arteluce brand: the love for glass,
which they used for the opal diffuser, and the daring use of meth-
acrylate, a (then new) lighter and more resistant material, perfect to
interpret modernity by combining craftmanship and industry.
With the re-edition of this iconic lamp, Astep continues its work of
rediscovery of great Italian masters of light while also pursuing the
same pioneering spirit in materials research that animated Albini,
Helg and Sarfatti. It does so by bringing environmental sensitivity
into the equation through using Green Cast, a material that is 100%
recycled and recyclable, patented and made in Italy, featuring
identical properties of classic methacrylate. With its brushed finish,
the Green Cast used for the new 2050 diffusor restores a time -
less elegance. For Astep sustainability is also about guaranteeing
performance and aesthetics.
