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Jacopo Acciaro graduated in
architecture at the Politecnico di Milano,
and trained in the Studio of the
architect Piero Castiglioni, with whom
he collaborates for several years on
themes that intertwine architecture
and light. In the early 2000s,
he founded Studio Voltaire Lighting
Design, a professional structure
composed of architects and industrial
designers that develop indoor and
outdoor lighting projects, besides
designing custom-made lighting
fixtures. The work group follows
the entire design process: from concept
development, to the selection
of lighting bodies, the coordination
of workers and on-site installation
assistance, to the maintenance
planning. He has a rich international
portfolio of works, ranging from lighting
projects for private buildings to
museums, pavilions and exhibition
stands, hotels, banks, offices, shops
and shopping centres, and public areas
and institutions such as municipalities
and regions. Jacopo Acciaro, in parallel
with his design activity, also held
lighting courses at the University
of Pavia and at the European Institute
of Design in Milan.
Can you tell us a little more about your
perspectives and aspirations?
Our ambition, as lighting design studio,
is to consolidate and promote our culture
of design. In all areas, when design is
approached with discipline and culture,
you will notice it in the final result, but
I think there are areas in which the lighting
aspects have plenty of room for expression
and also for a not yet fully explored
involvement.
I refer in particular to urban lighting,
where the aspects of environmental, social
and aesthetic enhancement, combined
with extremely complex technical issues,
are still a major challenge; I also think
of the Smart Office world, where the ambition
to forcefully bring the man at the centre
of any planning mechanism represents
a great challenge for the lighting world.
Last, but not least, is the desire to
internationalize the work we have done
over the years, and make it known abroad
how the Italian design culture is also
greatly reflected in the lighting world.
From the very first design experiences, I have
always been attracted by how the lighting
instrument is a very important element in
the search for the optimal lighting solution,
both from a performance and an aesthetic point
of view. I like to define it instrument – like in
music – because it is able to emit and generate
the light always in a different way, depending
on how it is created and “tuned”. By nature,
I tend to focus a lot on all variables aimed at
light emission, with all its technical and lighting
aspects, mostly because it is what I do every day.
Although the market is extremely proactive,
the creative process of custom solutions is always
evolving and the desire to exaggerate the
relationship between light and architecture
is an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
The customization process of a standard
appliance or the development of an ad hoc
lighting body almost always comes from the
need to satisfy a design requirement that cannot
be achieved with standard equipment. At the
same time, it is necessary to keep a constant
dialogue with all the project team members;
it is really a great exercise of creative synthesis.

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1 | BNL-Roma,
Client: BNL - Diamante RE Space
Concept & Interior Design:
Paolo Mantero con / with
NEXT Urban Solutions.
Architectural Design: 5+1AA
Planning: DEGW
Engineering & Construction
Management: Starching
2 | Metropolitana Brescia
Client: Brescia Mobilità
Architectural Design: CREW Workshop
Interior Design: Team Brescia Mobilità,
Studio AEGIS. CREW Workshop
3 |  Hotel Viu Milan
Architectural Design:
Arassociati - Studio di architettura
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