Rob Gregory seeks illumination

Architectural Review, The, Nov, 2003

501 TOM DIXON

Mirror Ball, by Tom Dixon, is a multifunctional plastic globe light. Available in three sizes, 200, 400 and 600mm, the plastic globe has a metallized mirror finish and can be used as a pendant fitting, mounted in a stand, or simply left lying on the floor.

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502, 503 FONTANA ARTE

Fontana Arte's 2003 range of lamps offers curvaceous new forms: Loop (502) is a delightfully conceived table lamp in which light is held between two shells. Available in either stainless steel or painted nickel, by rotating the uppermost section light is released from within. Pax (503) designed as a tribute to Gio Ponti, is a light sphere made from glass discs separated by polycarbonate spacers. And Pelota is a blown glass scoop available in either black or white.

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504 CASTALDI

Sosia, the classic range of industrial light fittings, popularized by architects such as Richard Rogers and Massimiliano Fuksas, has recently been developed to include a range of finely satined opal diffusers. These now give users opportunities to choose between a soft diffused light, or the more intense direct light typical of the original aluminium reflector range.

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505 SITECO

Vistosa is a new low-voltage tabletop lamp that features a unique adjustment mechanism. The patented Vistosa[R] spring technology is fully integrated into the lamp's distinctive design, and gives up to 700mm of movement. The flexible metal band gives graceful and effortless movement which, when combined with the 360 degree base rotation and the three stage tilt action, offers complete freedom to users

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506, 507 SWAROVSKI

Swarovski crystal offer new possibilities for contemporary chandelier designers. With a full range of components, exciting and innovative designs can be executed, such as those exhibited in a recent project 'Crystal Palace', which included Cascade by Vincent Van Duysen (506) and Piouette by Marcel Wanders (507).

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508 FABBIAN

Kobra is a new laser-cut aluminium table lamp by Fabbian. Within an articulated head, Kobra uses only three LEDs to provide over 100 000 hours of reading light, equivalent to 11 years of uninterrupted use. The fitting benefits from a metal core printed circuit board, which eliminates the need for wires by printing the circuit directly onto the aluminium support arm. The LEDs are then welded directly onto a support arm, adding to the simplicity and lightness of this elegant new lamp.

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509 ANSORG

At the base of Bonn's recently completed Post Office Tower--(Murphy/Jahn, AR August 2003)--1500 Ansorg Lichtpunkt LED light fittings have been used to create an exciting landscape lighting installation. Set within perforated stainless-steel sheets, seven shifting parallelograms create an apparently random field of light at the foot of the tower, 160m below Ansorg's prominent LED display set within the building's structural crown. Benefiting from a fully integrated design process. Parisian lighting designer Yann Kersale has been able to provide lighting spectacles for both users and more distant viewers.

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510,511 LAMPAS

The Danish lighting manufacturer Lampas has introduced fittings for both interior and exterior use. These include the recent luminaire series L95/L96 (510) and L701/L702 (511), consisting of pole and bollard luminaires. While the L95/L96 luminaires are manufactured in square steel profiles and are available in various lamp configurations, colours and materials, the L701/L702's functional indirect lighting technique combines the aesthetic expression and choice of materials typical with the Lampas product range.

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512 TRE CI LUCE

Stripe is a new slim-line light fitting by Tre Ci Luce that can be used in two forms. By being suspended or wall mounted it will provide indirect diffuse and feature lighting, and it is available in several different lengths and can be operated in a linked installation.

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