FOSCARINI TROAG LIGHT DESIGN BY LUCA
NICHETTO
FOSCARINI
TROAG LIGHT DESIGN BY LUCA NICHETTO
Tröag is the
Swedish word for a canoe-shaped wooden bowl used for crushing fruit or for
letting bread rise. During a trip to Lapland, Luca Nichetto was introduced to
this object, which is passed on from generation to generation and it has
provided the source of inspiration for a longitudinal suspension lamp designed
to illuminate work areas like long tables or large open spaces. Troag is
composed of a single piece of curved wood rather than a traditional lampshade.
Intense yet not blinding, the uniformly diffused light the lamp produces is
directed both downwards and upwards thanks to slits running along the top of
the wooden shade. Troag is available in three different versions of varying
lengths.
All photographs had taken by © Massimo
Gardone.
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NICHETTO
STUDIO
In 2006 Luca
Nichetto founded a multidisciplinary design studio in Venice, Italy, which
specialised in industrial design, product design and design consultancy. From
the very beginning, this studio collaborated with a number of different brands
and organisations, quickly expanding its influence far beyond Venice and
Italy’s borders. Five years later, in 2011, Nichetto opened a second
studio in Stockholm, Sweden. This practice was founded in response to an ever
growing number of requests for collaboration from international companies, with
the studio’s work also broadening out from its initial focus on designed
objects. Nichetto Studio has since expanded into areas such as interior
design and architecture.
Today,
Nichetto Studio works with a variety of brands and clients from all around the
world, and its expertise is sought out across all design disciplines. A
deep passion for, and knowledge of, industrial and craft manufacturing
processes runs through every aspect of the studio’s work. Nichetto Studio’s
projects abound in carefully selected cultural references and a keen attention
to detail. The practice’s unique position within both Scandinavian and Italian
design culture has given Nichetto Studio worldwide recognition. Appreciation of
its work extends far beyond the confines of the design industry.
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‘’ We start
our projects from an instinctive and imaginative place that we subsequently
develop through rigorous research and processes to generate unique and
innovative ideas. ‘’
Luca Nichetto
‘’ We believe
that different objects can work well together for optimal use, and function
independently. ‘’
Luca Nichetto
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LUCA NICHETTO' S VIDEO
LUCA NICHETTO
Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice. He studied
at the city’s Istituto statale d’arte, before undertaking a degree in
industrial design at the Università Iuav di Venezia, from which he graduated in
1998. In 1999, Nichetto began his professional career with Murano-based
glass maker Salviati, later becoming a product designer and consultant for
lighting company Foscarini. In 2006, he founded his eponymous practice in
Venice. In 2011 he moved to Stockholm, Sweden, to open a second studio and he
continues to live in and work from this city. Over the course of his
career, Nichetto has served as art director for many international design
brands and he has developed an in-depth knowledge of the design industry.
He has lectured and led workshops at various
universities, including serving as a professor of design at the Università Iuav
di Venezia, as well as sitting on juries for assorted international design
competitions. Nichetto’s work has been exhibited worldwide and has been
the subject of retrospectives in cities such as Venice, London, Paris and
Stockholm. He has been awarded numerous international design awards for his
highly researched, innovative design projects, which range across products,
furniture and accessories, as well as incorporating architecture and exhibition
design.
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