Soffi
Soffi. The purity of light and glass blown by
skilful Venetian artisans. GamFratesi’s minimalist
design captures the exact moment in which the blowing technique gives the glass
its form. Delicate and irregular globes seem to emerge from a slim
saddle-leather strap, suspended in space by gravity. Soffi lamps consist of two elements, both in blown glass. The
outer globe, ethereal and almost weightless, is in faded milk white or smoky
grey tones. Inside, the light fitting, in matt white blown glass with a pearl
finish, is visibly more solid. The light produced by the lamp is evenly
diffused and exalts the faded colour of the external glass and its gradual
transparency. A magical and harmonious effect, perfect in various settings,
made even more evocative by the unique nature of every Soffi lamp. The blowing
of body-tinted glass produces different nuances and irregularities in the shape
of the light. The refined Cuoio Saddle Extra leather strap is available in two
finishes, Camel or Taupe, with contrasting stitching and tone-on-tone raw-edge
seams. A saddle-leather loop conceals the joint of the strap. The Poltrona Frau logo is branded on
the strap. All internal metal parts of the Soffi lamps feature a natural
brass finish. The roses are in white painted steel with adjustable transparent
cables. The Soffi collection includes three sizes of lights - small, medium and
large - which can be combined in different configurations. As well as the
single lamps, linear compositions with three globes and bunch compositions with
three or five globes are also possible. The chandelier composition consists of
two concentric rings of different diameters, covered in Saddle Extra leather,
which accommodate nine medium-sized lights, six on the larger circle and three
on the smaller inner circle.
About Designer | |
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GamFratesi |
Stine
Gam, Danish architect with a master in furniture design. Enrico Fratesi Italian
architect graduated with a master in industrial design. Gam and Fratesi gained
experience as architects in architecture studio in Japan and Scandinavia before
establishing their own design studio.
The studio is based in
Copenhagen. GamFratesi’s design takes its creative drive from a fusion of
tradition and renewal and in an experimental approach to their chosen materials
and techniques. With their dual traditional background, Stine Gam and Enrico
Fratesi draw on the classic Danish furniture and craft tradition as well as the
classic Italian intellectual and conceptual approach. Understanding a tradition
and addressing it actively in the workshop makes it possible to expand on it.
From this cross-cultural substrate they create furniture that respectfully
reflects tradition while also featuring unique embedded stories, symbols and
associations, often expressed in a minimalist idiom. GamFratesi have received
significant awards including Finn Juhl Prize 2015, Elle Decoration International
design award (EDIDA) as International Young Designer of the Year 2013,
Wallpaper* Design Award as Best interior 2017, Best Designer 2015 by BoBedre,
Best Designer 2009 by RUM, Invited as Guest of Honor at the Stockholm Furniture
Fair 2014. With their products GamFratesi received final selection Compasso
D’Oro, IF Award, German Design Awards and Good Design Awards. |