‘barometro lamps’ by giacomo ravagli images courtesy of giacomo ravagli / © diana marrone

 

 

italian designer and marble sculptor giacomo ravagli has created barometro lamps. the collection, produced in collaboration with edizioni nilufar for milan design week 2011, is the first for the young designer.

 

composed of copper and rare italian marble, the lamps – available in floor and table versions – represent a time and labor intensive process. chosen for its beauty and the rarefaction of its quarrying, the blocks of marble are all unique in their form and coloring.

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps ‘barometro’ table lamp

 

 

geometric lampshades, formed by the delicate twisting and splicing of copper, contrast the organic but angular bases. presented in its natural beauty, the handmade shades will eventually patina, reflecting its aging beauty.

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps detail of copper shade and marble joint

 

 

regarding the design, giacomo ravagli says:

 

‘in the beginning I didn’t have much money to invest, and the marble is expensive. so I decided to work on some leftover of rosso levanto marble I had from a previous commission. what I did is basically give a rational shape to the irrational and irregular form of the row pieces, then sanded and polished, like diamonds. for the copper lampshades I decided the form and size in an endless game of golden proportion with the marble base’

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps chunks of marble that will become the base

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps quarry

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps blocks of excavated stone

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps designer giacomo ravagli

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps leveling the base of the marble

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps sanding the stone

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps tools

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps construction of copper shades

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps top view

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps a collection of shades before being completed

 

 

giacomo ravagli: barometro lamps 3/4 of unfinished table lamp