Forli (FC), Italy
Named the Duetto chandelier, designed and developed by Claudio Pironi, and manufactured by Signoretto Lampadari, is a modern reinterpretation of the Murano glassmaker’s craftsmanship combined with the austere characteristics of wood.
It is a floating artifact embodying a revolutionary production process born from a simple gesture: nothing less than the rotation of the classical vertical plane into a horizontal echo, losing gravity by its reduplication.
The Duetto Chandelier recently won the “Best Ceiling Lighting of the Year” at the 2022 Prize Designs for Modern Furniture and Lighting from Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.
The central element merges the two Murano glass bouquets, and as a bark would in disguise, the metal structure is coated with Briccola wood; obtained from a meticulous procedure, where this unique wood carved by the waters of the iconic Venice lagoons is refurbished and through deception, takes the form of this inestimable artistry.
Each bouquet counts 9 unique handmade flowers as source lights and 33 decorative leaves, for a total of 18 arms and 66 leaves.
The electrical cabling system is embedded at the center between two stainless steel perforated plates; these plates feature as portals, bearing the load of each glass component; each plate holds 6 lights G4, altogether 12 elements.
As a superb protagonist would, light propagates from the core, reaching the buds and flowers as it expands harmonically in space.
A cool white light matched Duetto’s essence, as it complements its contemporary and modern nature casting an unmistakable glow.
Each LED light produces a magical and candid glow, creating a statement of its own. It has been designed for ambient lighting but functions as a decorative element altogether.
Besides the fluctuant transparencies of Murano’s glass and the natural warmth and comfort that wood elicits, the shiny reflectance function is granted by an extra polished stainless steel which diffuses the specular components of Duetto.
Claudio Pironi’s philosophy behind his creations reflects the alchemy of different cultures and aesthetic refinement, able to blossom into an architecture that evokes alluring wonder.
Project: Duetto Chandelier
Designers: Claudio Pironi, Claudio Pironi & Partners Srl.
Manufacturer: Signoretto Lampadari Slr.
