Sparks Electrical News June 2019

LIGHTING

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E very second year the Euroluce lighting fair takes place in Milan, Italy in conjunction with the Salone del Mobile Design week. This year, the Milan Design Week was held from the 9 th to the 14 th of April at the Fiera Milano showgrounds. Spazio Lighting was lucky enough to be able to attend the event, came back in awe of the beauti- ful lighting and furniture items launched at the fair, but also inspired by the latest trends and technologies that were on display. One of the lighting ranges that really stood out was the stunning new collection launched by Foscarini. The combination of aesthetically beautiful pendants and floor lamps were combined with state-of-the- art technology that offers the user complete customisation in terms of dimming and colour temperature, all controlled by a user friendly mobile app. Nemo Lighting also had some very interesting new lighting solu- tions on display, but the Bird by Bernhard Osann really stood out. At EUROLUCE 2019 REVIEW

zsanna Horvath. The idea of the pendant comes from experimen- tation with different methods of laser cutting applied to different materials. When sheets of paper and wood are cut geometrically, they take on new characteristics, suspended by the force of grav- ity. Trends that Spazio Lighting observed throughout the fair were a move towards rechargeable energy sources as well as customisation, whether in the composition of the fitting itself or the brightness and colour temperature of the light being emitted by the fitting. Rich cop- pers and golds, and textured fabrics are definitely some of the trends that we will be seeing soon in South Africa. All these exciting new products and more will be available through Spazio.

always returns to the horizontal position. The LED module incorporated in the arm rotates around its own axis, making the lamp versatile and providing diffused direct and indirect lighting. Brokis truly overwhelmed visitors with its beautifully unique pen- dants and floor lamps that are all displayed in clusters. Their IVY range of pendants designed by Lucie Koldova stole the show with their clus- ters of intricate glass orbs made up of hand-blown glass. Their light fittings are not only a source of light, but true artistry. Luceplan also introduced a groundbreaking new concept of interior pendants that double as sound absorbers. This will be very popular in the hospitality industry in years to come. Used in restaurants it will drastically reduce the amount of noise one is exposed to if the fittings are installed in the correct locations and in the correct sequence. What surprised Spazio Lighting the most, however, was the Illan pendant by up-and-coming designer Zsu-

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first glance, it looks like an ordinary desk lamp, but on closer inspection you notice that the fitting is composed of a protruding matte black painted arm where the light source is located and a vertical brass counterweight. The fitting can be placed freely on the edge of a surface, it will oscillate and move but

Salone Del Mobile 2019 had a record attendance of close to 390 000 visitors from 181 countries.

The new, urban look UpTown floor lamp designed by Ferruccio Laviani is one of the 10 new items launched by Foscarini at Euroluce 2019.

The Illan pendant by up and coming designer Zsuzsanna Horvath

The Ivy range of pendants from Brokis.

The Bird by Bernhard Osann from Nemo Lighting.

SPARKS ELECTRICAL NEWS

JUNE 2019