‘59 is the year in which Tobia Scarpa first designed these glasses. The proportions were smaller then, more suited to that time. Their shape has been modernised for Atanor without affecting the two main features, which are their suitability for enjoying a drink in company and the fact that they take up little room; the 59 glasses can in fact be stacked in pairs.
The section of the glass has been studied so that the wine is tasted at its best. The narrower base concentrates the liquid and is reminiscent of the classic shape of the tasting glass; the wider rim allows more air to enter, encouraging aeration so that the wine releases its aromas.
The 59 glasses are made by a craftsman working the lampblown borosilicate glass, a fine glass whose high melting temperatures ensures outstanding characteristics of transparency and sturdiness.
There are slight imperfections of structure or form on the surface of each glass, which are a specific feature of the product and testify to the handicraft quality of its manufacture.
Milan, Quarch Atelier and a chat about Atanor and we soon understood that we approach a new project with the same attitude, working more on the narrative process of an object and its ability to convey emotions than on the object itself.
The underlying idea of Hoplow&Family is “will happiness find us?”, drawing inspiration from a work by the artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss.
The small HopLow designed by Quarch gives access to a world which intends going beyond the boundaries of the “usual” and take whoever possesses it into a magical place.
“…By designing a small bedside lamp, a small “private object”, we have been able to work on the innermost need of man for shade; on the transformation that shade and its inseparable counterpart – light – has on a place, taking it into another dimension, the dimension of dreams.
We think of objects as moods, guardians of a short story that can only be heard by those who are able to lose themselves beyond the confines of rationality.
The true story of Hop Low, (the Disney mushroom that tries to keep up with the notes of Tchaikovsky) is one of a character who is constantly out of step with the others and who, despite never managing to become a part of the group, glosses over the fact that everything he does is wrong: he goes out of step as if he were the only one in step!
The dystonia ceases to be a disorder and becomes the indispensable accent for unanimity.” (Arch. Simone Fumagalli – Arch. Marina Del Monaco)
The shape of the object springs into life from a technical drawing in which every line, studied and justified, becomes the naturalness of a gesture during the production stage.
The quality craftsmanship is highlighted by the blown glass technique, which makes every piece different and therefore unique.
Hoplow&Family. Mushroom shaped lamp consisting of a base and a shade in borosilicate glass joined together by a simple system that enables you to interact with the object and personalise it thanks to a choice of colours and sizes.
The idea of the lamp Libra resides in the memory of the designer when, a few years ago, rummaging through an old family bookcase, he discovered the books of the early 20th century with a special graphic typical of those years. So Mr. Plazzogna thought it would be nice to revitalize those books, like actors, treating them with the attention that a sculpture deserves and making them live again with its own light.
The basic structure of the lamp, deliberately simple, camouflaged and hidden, allows the book, with its own emotions and fantasy, to be the only protagonist. Not a self-celebratory design object but a lamp that creates a light source.
Read a book make the imagination flies. This kind of feeling led the designer to think about a suspended object, which levitating in the air it produces a halo of light that plays with lights and shadows on the wall.
An easy game of cuts and folds performed on a metal sheet represents the backbone of the lamp. A small structure that remains in the background and does not bother the nightstand next to the bed.
The adjustable supporting fork, sliding along the cylinder, allows to accommodate a book, but also other items related to everyday life: a musical score, a tangle of branches, a play of textures or sheets of paper.
The curved frosted glass diffuser keeps away the pages of the book from the heat source.
The idea of the lamp Libra resides in the memory of the designer when, a few years ago, rummaging through an old family bookcase, he discovered the books of the early 20th century with a special graphic typical of those years. So Mr. Plazzogna thought it would be nice to revitalize those books, like actors, treating them with the attention that a sculpture deserves and making them live again with its own light.
The basic structure of the lamp, deliberately simple, camouflaged and hidden, allows the book, with its own emotions and fantasy, to be the only protagonist. Not a self-celebratory design object but a lamp that creates a light source.
Read a book make the imagination flies. This kind of feeling led the designer to think about a suspended object, which levitating in the air it produces a halo of light that plays with lights and shadows on the wall.
The wall-mounted version, conceptually identical to the table one, has small technical differences: it has a bracket for fixing it to the wall and a small box where the electrical wiring is arranged in the case the power coming from the wall.
If you use the external power cord, this will be riding on the counterweight, taking the idea from a balloon floating in the air. The tensor is made from a steel cable and a painted iron cylinder.
