Tag: Lamps

Lampyridae Lamps by Monica Correia

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Monica Correia Design Studio will launch three lamps from the Lampyridae collection in Milan next week at EDIT by Designjunction.

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Description

Lampyridae Lamps were inspired in the form and warm light of fireflies. Their sizes and sculptural forms make the lamps unique and modern. The designs started as 3D models that were then turned into 2D slices. The shapes were cut in plywood using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) laser technology and assembled to create the 3D forms. The process minimized the packaging and weight, and it left the material with dark edges that were not removed to reinforce the initial intention of warmth. When lit the light resembles the sunset light.

The studio focuses on the challenge of transforming ideas into functional and aesthetically pleasing unique objects. Monica Correia primarily works with digital technologies but also embraces traditional techniques. The scale of her work varies from ceiling installations to small functional objects.

The Lampyridae Lamp Collection will be on show at Stand R2 at the EDIT by Designjunction in Milan from 8 to 13 April 2014.

Design: Monica Correia Design Studio

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The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Classic Reprint)

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Essay liave been thrown together during the preparation of one of the sections of the third volume of Modern Painters. I once thought of giving them a more expanded form; but their utility, such as it may be, would probably be diminished by farther delay in their publication, more than it would be increased by greater care in their arrangement. Obtained in every case by personal observation, there may be among them some details valuable even to the experienced architect; but with respect to the opinions founded upon them I must be prepared to bear the charge of impertinence which can hardly but attach to the writer who assumes a dogmatical tone in speaking of an art he has never practised. There are, however, cases in which men feel too keenly to be silent, and perhaps too strongly to be wrong; I have been forced into this impertinence; and have suffered too much from the destruction or neglect of the architecture I best loved, and from the erection of that which I cannot love, to reason cautiously respecting the modesty of my opposition to the principles which The inordinate delay in the appearance of that supplementary volume has, indeed, been chiefly owing to the necessity under which the writer felt himself, of obtaining as many memoranda as possible of mediaeval buildings in Italy and Normandy, now in process of destruction, before that destruction should be consummated by the Restorer orR evolutionist. His whole time has been lately occupied in taking drawings from one side of buildings, of which masons were knocking down the other; nor can he yet pledge himself to any time for the publication of the conclusion of Modem Painters; he can only promise that its delay shall not be owing to any indolence on his part.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don’t occur in the book.)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classic

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The Seven Lamps of Architecture

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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

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