Astep | 2019 Novelties + Beautiful Novel Imagery
Friday, May 10, 2019
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Founded past times Alessandro Sarfatti, contemporary lighting construct Astep combines a rich history of Italian pattern alongside traditional Scandinavian sensibility to practice timeless too elegant products. Alessandro continues on the path devised past times his manlike mortal parent too grandfather, bringing the experience, cognition too future-oriented outlook that has been nurtured over 3 generations. Bridging this alongside the latest developments inwards digital technologies, Astep represents an admiration for timeless inventions. Objects that, regardless of when they were designed or made, retain their border too their capacity to heighten the means inwards which nosotros live.
Model 2109 designed past times Gino Sarfatti too portion of the Le Sfere collection for Flos alongside Sarfatti
Astep is made upwards of 2 collections. The Astep Collection takes lighting inwards new, innovative directions alongside an agreement too honor for tradition. The products are guided past times the sense too passion for lighting pattern that has been nurtured inwards the Sarfatti household unit of measurement for 3 generations, combined alongside novel cognition too an opened upwards heed inwards a continued hollo for for nitty-gritty too meaningful design.
The capsule collection Flos alongside Sarfatti is a tribute to the neat Italian original of low-cal created inwards a unopen collaboration betwixt the lighting companies Astep too Flos.
Having admired this inspiring construct for some fourth dimension (we conduct maintain the Flos alongside Sarfatti Model 2065 pendant low-cal inwards our dining expanse at home) I'm inwards awe of the beautiful novel imagery, too I'm excited to part some of my favourites alongside y'all today. With styling past times Pernille Vest too photography past times Heidi Lerkenfeldt, they showcase both collections, including novel releases for 2019.
— Astep Collection —
Earlier this twelvemonth Astep reintroduced a novel interruption low-cal inwards handblown opal glass. SB Cinquantotto, designed past times the architectural duo Santi-Borachia inwards 1958, therefore its name, has for to a greater extent than than one-half a century, held a especial identify inwards the Sarfatti family. The primary features of the minimal pattern are a characteristic, subtle shape too a elementary wire mounting that allows the dark cord to run freely along the thin, seemingly transparent wire. The pendant is made of frosted opal glass, handblown alongside traditional Italian craftsmanship, too a really timeless fabric that diffuses low-cal perfectly.
SB Cinquantotto comes inwards 2 sizes. The original size alongside a diameter of 32 cm has a rigid presence inwards the room too is a perfect companion for the dining table, every bit shown below. The smaller version, alongside a diameter of 20 cm, has a slightly to a greater extent than little human face too book but shares the same timeless qualities.
SB Cinquantotto designed past times Sainti-Borachia, the Astep Collection
The VV Cinquanta collection is a versatile, timeless lighting collection past times Italian architect Vittoriano Viganò. Created from an innovative, mid-century Italian pattern spirit, it embraces the values that are at the real pump of Astep: a progressive attitude, objects invented from a want to construct an touching too pattern that strives to heighten our daily lives.
VV Cinquanta Collection
With honor for the rootage of the design, Astep’s roots too the proud artisanal too industrial traditions, the VV Cinquanta collection is made inwards Italy too comes inwards iv models, every bit shown below.
VV Cinquanta Floor
VV Cinquanta Suspension
VV Cinquanta Twin
VV Cinquanta Wall
Nox is a wireless portable light that embodies the playful too innovative unloosen energy of its designer, the Swiss Argentinian production designer Alfredo Häberli. Named later the Latin give-and-take for night, Nox features a wireless charging organisation alongside induction technology scientific discipline developed past times Astep that enables the light to endure gratis of whatever cables or plug for a construct clean modern aesthetic. Highly portable, for usage indoors or out, Nox likewise features a touching dimmer, making it ideal every bit a bedside light alongside ample low-cal for reading, or every bit a cosy soft low-cal for dinner parties.
— Flos alongside Sarfatti —
There are 2 novel additions to the Flos alongside Sarfatti collection for 2019. The Model 537 tabular array light was created by Gino Sarfatti unopen to 1950 too features a refined simplicity, rich materials too ingenious, playful design. The large aluminium reflector inwards dark or white is mounted asymmetrically on a burnished or polished brass stem, which is carefully twisted inwards a beautiful balancing act, coming to residual on an elegant marble base. As a vital portion of the design, the stalk reaches out through the reflector too beyond inwards a backward motion, giving the top of the stalk a dual purpose every bit playful characteristic too practical handle.
While the integrated conduct maintain has run a frequent characteristic inwards today’s designs, Gino Sarfatti was clearly ahead of his time, alongside a vision to construct low-cal portable. Model 537 is effortlessly carried past times manus from the desk inwards the dwelling business office to the living room, the sleeping accommodation or whatever other setting that calls for diffused light.
Model 537 tabular array lamp by Gino Sarfatti
Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963 is all the same some other of Gino Sarfatti’s beautiful interpretations of the luminous sphere reintroduced for 2019. The refined ceiling low-cal is composed of 6 blown opaline drinking glass spheres, which are inspired past times the natural poesy of the moon. Supported past times a painted aluminium mountain too construction alongside a Black or Champagne finish, Model 2042/6 perfectly embodies the broad make of usage, from exclusive individual interiors to commercial settings.
Le Sfere, Model 2042/6
In add-on to the novel Model 2042/6 ceiling light, the Flos alongside Sarfatti collection includes the next members of the Le Sfere family: Model 237 too Model 238, a wall light alongside either 1 or 2 spheres inwards 2 sizes, too my absolute favourite, Model 2109, the iconic chandelier. With either xvi or twenty-four spheres that comes inwards selected sizes, it is really exquisite.
Showing the incredible diverseness of the Flos alongside Sarfatti collection, hither are some to a greater extent than of the timeless designs on offer, all designed past times Gino Sarfatti.
Model 2065
Model 548
Model 1095 & Model 607
Model 2129
To observe out to a greater extent than close these collections too products take in Astep.design.
A option of Astep products are available inwards New Zealand from Good Form.
Styling past times Pernille Vest / Photography past times Heidi Lerkenfeldt
Images courtesy of Astep