CASE STUDIES

case study: Superstudio GHERPE (1967)

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as part of our collaboration with Superstudio U.S., we have been reverse engineering their Gherpe lamp from 1967.

The original piece is made of six acrylic petals which fan out around a central pivot to which a lighting element is affixed.

We are developing alternative materials to virgin acrylic, and are using the organizational logic of the Gherpe as a base for material experimentation.

case study images, sketches and measured drawings

case study images, sketches and measured drawings

Case study: Raffaele Celentano CAMPARI LIGHT (2002)

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Study of Raffaele Celentano’s iconic chandelier designed in Ingo Maurer’s workshop.

We are reverse-engineering the connection system, and developing a modular 3D printed hub which can adapt do different suspended objects. The print material is a recycled PET plastic filament, spun from used food containers.