‘copernico’ is a series of lamps – a suspension and wall version – developed by italian designers carlotta de bevilacqua and paolo dell’ecle for lighting manufacturer artemide.

carlotta de bevilacqua demonstrating the mobile rotational ellipses image © designboom

made from anodized aluminium, ‘copernico suspensione’ consists of nine concentric mobile ellipses obtained from a single aluminium plate that supports 384 white LEDs. the ellipses rotate independently on two different axes, enabling light emission to be directed in numerous spatial configurations. when the device is closed, it is completely flat.

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide carlotta de bevilacqua demonstrating the mobile rotational ellipses along the horizontal axis of the lamp image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide ‘copernico suspensione’ image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidedetail of hinge components which enable the rotational movement of the ellipses image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidea view looking up at the lamp image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemideup close of five ellipsis rotating along the horizontal axes of the lamp image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemiderotated components image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidealternate view image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidealternate view from below image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide carlotta de bevilacqua rotating the components on the vertical axis image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidefrom top to bottom: ‘copernico suspensione’ in its closed, flat position to open position with elements rotated

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide rendering of ‘copernico suspensione’

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide rendering of ‘copernico suspensione’

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide ‘copernico parete’ image © designboom

the wall-mounted ‘copernico parete’ is constructed from three concentric elements which are made from a single aluminium plate. though smaller than its suspension lamp counterpart, ‘copernico parete’ also houses a circuit of 384 LEDs. its internal elements rotate independently on the horizontal axis, enabling light emission.

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemidemoving the two internal elements along the horizontal axes image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide carlotta de bevilacqua demonstrating the lamp image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide view of the LEDs embedded into the aluminium plate image © designboom

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemide rendering of ‘copernico parete’ in its closed position

carlotta de bevilacqua & paolo dell'ecle for artemiderendering of the two internal elements which independently move along the lamp’s horizontal axis

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the ‘copernico’ lamps were presented at the artemide store in milan during design week 2010.