karim rashid creates 3 pieces for fontana arte 2015 lighting collection
August 25, 2015 - table lamp
karim rashid creates 3 pieces for fontana arte 2015 lighting collection
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the past eighty years fontana arte has been revelation a story of italian pattern by light fixtures. for a 2015 collection, they asked famed artistic guru karim rashid to emanate 3 particular lamps that find their focus in both residential and open sectors. a 3 lights, – kinx, peak and flex have characteristics that lend themselves to a origination of lightweight, elegant, minimal articles. any of a understated shapes embody clever colors and materials with personality. for this reason karim rashid has selected electric blue, phosphorescent pink, black, chrome and silver.
the ‘kinx’ list lamp
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‘kinx’ list flare is symbiotic kinship of pattern and practicality. easy to hoop and tractable a conduct is a loop of lumens with dimmable LEDs. any is electronically managed with a blue visible actuator and vigilance point. a transparent molded diffuser increases a user’s visible comfort. a bottom of a flare can be used to reason tiny things and has an built in USB pier for recharging electronic devices.
the looped LED design
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the bottom keeps little objects organized
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table flare has USB pier for charging electronic devices
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the ‘kinx’ has a really light structure
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the peak wall/ceiling lamp
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‘apex’ is a linear wall/ceiling lamp, featuring a slim form whose executive component recalls an eye shape. a organic blade of light creates a continual line that roughly disappears into a surroundings. it can be commissioned horizontally, plumb or to form a continual flare of light opposite a ceiling.
it facilities a easily slim form
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they come in 3 particular colors
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the ‘apex’ forms an undeviating upsurge of light
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the core hides all a required ascent details
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the ‘flex’ wall lamp
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‘flex’ wall flare is aeronautically desirous that is done in die expel aluminum. it manages to broach impression and ritual during one and a same time, radiating light both upwards and downwards like a excellent floating surface, usually like a craft or a bird.
it is made of die expel aluminum
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the wall lamps are meant to demeanour like a elementary floating surface
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the flare splits a light in dual directions
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the row is skinny with embedded LEDs
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