Gea
Collection: Rare Matter
Thought by: Visionnaire
Category: Lighting
Thought by: Visionnaire
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Category: Lighting
Gea, from the Greek word for “earth,” explores the relationship between light and matter through a language inspired by geological processes.
The collection interprets the stratigraphic principle—the method by which geology reads time through the superimposition of rock layers—transforming it into structure, rhythm, and luminous perception. The project adopts sedimentary stratification as both a formal and narrative device. A sequence of colored glass slabs, juxtaposed and rhythmically arranged, constructs a volume reminiscent of cross-sections of the Earth’s crust. The hues of the glass, carefully calibrated between warm and cool tones, evoke mineral variations and the depths of matter, shaping a dynamic luminous composition that shifts in perception depending on the viewpoint and the intensity of the light.
The hand-crafted opal glass, with jagged edges generated through a parametric system, serves both as a structural material and as a light-diffusing element. The centrally positioned LED source passes through each individual slab, illuminating them with varying intensity according to their arrangement and chromatic qualities, emphasizing thickness, transparency, texture, and layering. The result is an iridescent, stratified effect in which luminous perception gradually modulates, making visible the dialogue between technology and matter. Starting from a base module, the system develops into a family of lamps available in pendant and wall-mounted versions, maintaining formal coherence and expressive identity. Each configuration becomes a section of time: a luminous stratification that translates into design and pays tribute to the slow formation of matter.
The Bachi armchair originated in the 1960s from a playful and free approach to design, characteristic of the most experimental phase of Italian design.
Titan is a dining table designed to complement the Basalt island or function as a standalone piece. The Negresco marble top, dark and veined, rests on asymmetrical legs.
In the name Bloomington, the verb “to bloom” resonates. Yet here, the blossoming is architectural—a construction of form in space.
The Bold sofa takes shape as a coherent evolution of architectural legacies into an even more essential, compact and radical presence, where design asserts itself as a habitable sculpture and a con
Catskill makes an immediate impact with its declared strength — a primordial energy that recalls the mountain region west of the Hudson Valley from which it takes its name.
The Cigno armchair, designed by Vittorio Varo in the late 1960s, represents one of the most refined expressions of the experimental phase of Italian design during that period.
Core emerges as an expression of the original nucleus of light and architecture, placing the structural heart at the center as a generative and identity-defining principle of space.
The Frame upholstered piece originates from a reflection on structure as the primary principle of design. Its very name is not a decorative reference, but a declarative statement
Joker is conceived as a tribute to the organic and sensorial imagery of the Seventies, reinterpreted through a contemporary language that unites memory and vision.
Armchair in leather or fabric with a curved plywood structure. Seat with elastic webbing, polyurethane and Memory Foam® for enhanced comfort.
Low tables in a triptych: two in steel, one in marble. Thick slabs define base, support, and top. Inclined supports create kaleidoscopic reflections. Also usable individually.
