E63 (cat. Lamp) designed by Umberto Riva, structure T25 Matt
Champagne Gold, developed by Tacchini Edizioni.
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1939 — 2020
(Eng) Today, half a century after their creation, the projects realized
by these great masters of the past continue to keep alive the soul
of the Italian line through a series of revivals made by Tacchini.
Castiglioni brothers’ Babela and Sancarlo, Gianfranco Frattini’s
Agnese, Gio, Giulia, Lina, Oliver and Sesann, Carlo De Carli’s
Sella, Martin Eisler’s Reversível and Costela, Umberto Riva’s E63
lamp, represent the result of a meticulous collaboration among
designers, artisans and producers. Tacchini proposes these pieces
with the desire to preserve and communicate the ideals that have
guided their creation. Maintaining the integrity of the original
projects, Tacchini has adapted the designer’s drawings to modern
production. In this way, it has transferred the past design culture
to the present.
(Ita) Oggi, mezzo secolo dopo la loro creazione, i progetti realizzati
da questi grandi maestri del passato continuano a rendere
viva l’anima della linea italiana attraverso una serie di riedizioni
realizzate da Tacchini. Babela e Sancarlo dei fratelli Castiglioni,
Agnese, Gio, Giulia, Lina, Oliver e Sesann di Gianfranco
Frattini, Sella di Carlo De Carli, Reversível e Costela di Martin
Eisler, E63 di Umberto Riva rappresentano il frutto di una
meticolosa e visionaria collaborazione tra progettisti, artigiani
e produttori, ripresa da Tacchini con la volontà di preservare
e comunicare gli ideali che hanno guidato la loro creazione.
Mantenendo l’integrità dei progetti originali, Tacchini ha adattato
i disegni dei designer alla produzione odierna, trasportando la
cultura del design dal passato alla contemporaneità.
“I love this lamp, and it doesn’t happen so often. I feel it as a friend. This lamp represents
much of my professional history, my approach to the realization of the first projects.
It was born from an open contest by Artemide, I was 35 years old. Initially this lamp should
have been made of plastic, but with metal it obtained dry shapes and precision of the edges.
Think about the power obtained with these rigid materials, a result which is impossible
to have with plastic. ” Umberto Riva, “An open shape”, T’Journal 8
