Lisbon Light | 2020-2021

Designers: Miguel Arruda, Miguel Arruda Arquitectos Lisbon, Portugal
Manufacturer: ILAP, Alenquer, Portugal

UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT EXPLANATION
The formal concept of this Tile (glazed terracotta), used on the surface of the lamp’s metallic structure (in the vertical and horizontal position and in is wall mounted form), derives from the tridimensional interpretation of a pictorial Design of a XX Century Tile, that can be found on the facade of an old building in Lisbon at Rua da Junqueira.

INSPIRATION
The bidimentionality of this original Tile of the XX Century consists in a drawing of two circles, with two shades of blue in a white square backdrop, and is now the focus of a tridimentional interpretation that conveys a sculptural aspect to the new Tile which -in conjunction with the light source- brings new shape values to the Lamp.

This tridimentional formal interpretation is built in Tile and Cork materials, so as to take advantage of the combination of both the light source and the acoustic properties of the Cork surfaces.

PRODUCTION OR REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY (AND MATERIALS):
This lamp is presented in both vertical and horizontal extruded aluminum body, coated on both sides with a variation of tile or cork modules.

In its vertical position, the aluminum profile is fixed to a 31cm diameter stainless steel circular base, with under sliders to allow a perfect movement.

The light source consists of a Led Stripe Modular Technology, in an opaline polycarbonate diffuser, fixed to the main body with power magnets.

This lamp has several control solutions, for several positions, vertical, horizontal and wall module, with the possibility to use a technology that controls the light flux variation by digital approach.