Foscarini
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Caboche
Gregg
Binic
Plass
Buds
Nile
Filo
Madre
Gioia
Chiaroscura
Foscarini
Chap. 2 — The defi nition of an identity
Two stages of the blown glass processing,
the initial defi nition of the core and part
of the blowing.
Gregg /2007 — design Ludovica Serafi ni + Roberto Palomba
1 A. Filippini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba, in Lux, 8, p. 84, 2007.
About shedding light
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Ludovica Serafi ni and Roberto Palomba
have been working with Foscarini since
1996 focusing mainly on research on glass,
including un-blown glass. The design of this
family of lamps in hand-blown, etched glass
dates back to the second half of the 2000s,
when the brand started to dabble in Murano
glass and experiment constantly with this
material translated into contemporary
expressive forms. Gregg’s decorative value,
as almost an item of luminous interior décor,
lies in its non-geometric yet smooth shape,
enclosed in an organic volume, capable
of changing its image depending on the
viewing perspective.
Metaphorically, it materialises the
process of transformation from
incandescent mass to concrete shape, an
effect also achieved by the warm and
uniform light emitted by the diffuser that
completely surrounds the light source.
“For some years now, we have been
investigating the seemingly random laws
that regulate natural processes – the
designers explained – in actual fact, nothing
can present greater complexity and at the
same time a sense of belonging than nature,
with which humans identify because it is
where they belong. The organic side of
nature succeeds in summing up the highest
complexity of signs, information and
messages: yet, what is simpler and purer
than a drop of water and more sensual than
a polished stone?”.1 One of the strengths of
Gregg, which is available in the table,
suspension, wall and ceiling lamp versions
and in three sizes (the midi size was
launched about a decade later), is its
versatility of use and the fact it blends in
with a variety of surroundings. After
extensive research, a version in rotational
moulded polyethylene was also produced
(Poly Gregg, 2011), which is
impact-resistant, making it ideal for use in
the contract industry, and also for outdoor
use (Gregg Outdoor, 2011), in the table and
suspension versions to create luminous
presences and compositions out in the open
