January 19, 2013

FOSCARINI TROAG LIGHT DESIGN BY LUCA NICHETTO




FOSCARINI TROAG LIGHT DESIGN BY LUCA NICHETTO




FOSCARINI TROAG LIGHT DESIGN BY LUCA NICHETTO
Tröag is the Swedish word for a canoe-shaped wooden bowl used for crushing fruit or for letting bread rise. During a trip to Lapland, Luca Nichetto was introduced to this object, which is passed on from generation to generation and it has provided the source of inspiration for a longitudinal suspension lamp designed to illuminate work areas like long tables or large open spaces. Troag is composed of a single piece of curved wood rather than a traditional lampshade. Intense yet not blinding, the uniformly diffused light the lamp produces is directed both downwards and upwards thanks to slits running along the top of the wooden shade. Troag is available in three different versions of varying lengths.
All photographs had taken by © Massimo Gardone.

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NICHETTO STUDIO
In 2006 Luca Nichetto founded a multidisciplinary design studio in Venice, Italy, which specialised in industrial design, product design and design consultancy. From the very beginning, this studio collaborated with a number of different brands and organisations, quickly expanding its influence far beyond Venice and Italy’s borders. Five years later, in 2011, Nichetto opened a second studio in Stockholm, Sweden. This practice was founded in response to an ever growing number of requests for collaboration from international companies, with the studio’s work also broadening out from its initial focus on designed objects. Nichetto Studio has since expanded into areas such as interior design and architecture.
Today, Nichetto Studio works with a variety of brands and clients from all around the world, and its expertise is sought out across all design disciplines. A deep passion for, and knowledge of, industrial and craft manufacturing processes runs through every aspect of the studio’s work. Nichetto Studio’s projects abound in carefully selected cultural references and a keen attention to detail. The practice’s unique position within both Scandinavian and Italian design culture has given Nichetto Studio worldwide recognition. Appreciation of its work extends far beyond the confines of the design industry.
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‘’ We start our projects from an instinctive and imaginative place that we subsequently develop through rigorous research and processes to generate unique and innovative ideas. ‘’
Luca Nichetto




‘’ We believe that different objects can work well together for optimal use, and function independently. ‘’
Luca Nichetto





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LUCA NICHETTO
Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice. He studied at the city’s Istituto statale d’arte, before undertaking a degree in industrial design at the Università Iuav di Venezia, from which he graduated in 1998. In 1999, Nichetto began his professional career with Murano-based glass maker Salviati, later becoming a product designer and consultant for lighting company Foscarini. In 2006, he founded his eponymous practice in Venice. In 2011 he moved to Stockholm, Sweden, to open a second studio and he continues to live in and work from this city. Over the course of his career, Nichetto has served as art director for many international design brands and he has developed an in-depth knowledge of the design industry.
He has lectured and led workshops at various universities, including serving as a professor of design at the Università Iuav di Venezia, as well as sitting on juries for assorted international design competitions. Nichetto’s work has been exhibited worldwide and has been the subject of retrospectives in cities such as Venice, London, Paris and Stockholm. He has been awarded numerous international design awards for his highly researched, innovative design projects, which range across products, furniture and accessories, as well as incorporating architecture and exhibition design.
http://nichettostudio.com/about/