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Zephyr Carlo Colombo

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Carlo Colombo graduated in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1993 and began to work, dedicating himself, above all, to design and marketing of industrial products, graphics, and set-ups, collaborating with the best brands of Italian design. Since 2011 he has been teaching design at the University of Beijing. In 2013 he founded A++ architecture studio with Paolo Colombo in Lugano, which deals with interiors and large-scale projects all over the world, with studios in Lugano, Zurich, New York, Miami, and Dubai. His projects have been exhibited in Paris, at the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art in Bremen (1995), at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Cologne (1996), at the Milan Triennale (2016), and at MARCA, Museum of the Arts of Catanzaro (2017).

Zephyr Carlo Colombo

2023

Zephyr is a minimalist and elegant chandelier, available in different configurations designed to respond with balance and restraint to a variety of design requirements.

The structure consists of double cylindrical diffusers with a central body that houses the light sources. Two rings, rotating on the same axis, define the orientation of the lighting bodies and the structural connecting elements.

The diffuser is made of transparent glass, hand-blown into a wave-shaped mould; its peaks are then ground to create a horizontal texture that alternates transparent and opaline diffusion bands. This process elegantly enriches the diffuser, but above all creates a non-glare diffusion of light along the cylindrical body.

Zephyr is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional chandelier: the craftsmanship of glass combines with the simplicity of the form and optical flair to reinterpret glass-working technologies not only as decorative elements, but also as functional tools for controlling and distributing light.

“Thin glass cylinders create a suggestive lighting harmonies. The horizontal engraving of the glass cleverly conceals the light source. Zephyr is a suspended sculpture, a warm and elegant light, a versatile collection of design and art.”

Carlo Colombo