16
italianlightinglab02
AXOLIGHT
Timo Ripatti
cut
After studying architecture and industrial design, Timo Ripatti
worked for numerous design studios, ranging from interior
design to exhibition design, to the development of lighting
and furnishing objects.
Today he is at the helm of Studio Ripatti, which is based
in Helsinki and works with clients from different European
countries, mainly in the field of product design.
“My mission is to combine aesthetic, poetic and functional
qualities in every project. I am fortunate to work with
companies that have a broad design vision, which can
rely on the most advanced production technology, which
offer excellent service and show considerable attention to
environmental sustainability”tells Ripatti about his work.
Between 2015 and 2016 he developed together with Axolight
U-Light, a collection of large hanging lamps, in which metal
processing plays a leading role, just like the Cut collection.
At first glance, Cut looks like a lamp with a simple structure. In reality it is the result
of a design process in which Axolight’s know-how has enabled us to identify suitable
solutions in response to complex passages.
We wanted to develop a lamp that could be oriented, positioned in a stable manner
on multiple points, and never dazzled.
We started working at the heart of the project starting, as suggested by the Axo Light R&D
team, from a laser-cut aluminum sheet, following the profile of four circumferences of
different sizes joined together. We then gave volume to this element, simply by bending the
aluminum at the connection points between one circumference and the other.
Dopo gli studi in architettura e design industriale, Timo Ripatti ha lavorato
per numerosi studi di progettazione, spaziando dall’interior design all’exhibition
design, fino allo sviluppo di oggetti di illuminazione e di arredo.
Oggi è alla guida dello Studio Ripatti, che ha sede ad Helsinki e collabora
con clienti di diversi paesi europei, principalmente nel campo del product design.
Racconta il suo lavoro dicendo: “La mia missione è combinare qualità estetiche,
poetiche e funzionali in ogni progetto. Ho la fortuna di lavorare con aziende
che hanno un’ampia visione progettuale, che possono contare sulle più avanzate
tecnologia di produzione, che offrono un ottimo servizio e dimostrano
una notevole attenzione alla sostenibilità ambientale”.
Tra il 2015 e il 2016 ha sviluppato insieme ad Axolight U-Light, collezione
di grandi lampade a sospensione, in cui la lavorazione del metallo ha un ruolo
di primo piano, proprio come accade per la collezione Cut.