IC OUTDOOR
MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES
The successful collection designed in 2014 by Michael
Anastassiades to give light to indoor environments
is now taken outside, in two floor models. IC Outdoor has
been adjusted in the materials, finishes and technological
waterproof engineering to meet the expected requirements
for outdoor lighting fixtures.
I remember watching a short film about a juggler, Tany
Duncan, rolling a set of spheres in the palm of his hands and
up on his arms. There were moments when the spheres would
seem perfectly still, on the edge of his fingers. Only if you
looked very closely could you see them spinning around to
achieve the balance. Then I came across the old photographs
of Paul Cinquevalli, capturing a moment in the art of contact
juggling.
Michael Anastassiades
Four finishes for the stem, combined with refined materials
for the base, in lava stones or travertino imperiale: precious
natural stones quarried in Italy. The lava stone - black, grey
and occhio di pernice, is extracted in Sicily, from the quarries
on the slopes of the Etna volcano. The variety of surfaces and
colours depends on the underground source and treatment.
The travertino imperiale stone, from Tuscany, is composed of
vegetal fragments and carbonate, and it is characterized by
small cavities enhancing the materic aesthetic of the stone.
The uniqueness and preciousness of the bases donate to IC
Outdoor a natural, refined design, in harmonious dialogue with
the colours and materiality of the outdoor spaces.
On top of the thin stem, as if in a balancing act, a blown
glass sphere. The IC lamp by Michael Anastassiades has the
poetic grace and visionary design quality that have always
characterised the work of this Cypriot designer.
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