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Leonardo 60 Suspended Light, 2 ft by Antoni Arola. | Delicate wooden strips ribboned around a steel frame tie up a powerful source of light and provide volumetric quality. Its form reminds the huge 20th century Scandinavian lamps, although it features the Mediterranean freshness of a knot of tagliatelle or the agave plant leaves. |  | The clear wood produces suggestive transparencies, showing textures and shades. Antoni Arola, one of the most well-known Barcelona designers from the post-Olympic generation, had the idea of Leonardo while observing agave plant leaves.
The small 60 centimetre-diameter lamp is composed of thin 10 centimetre-wide strips, while the large 120 centimetre-diameter lamp is made of 20 centimetre-wide strips. Thus, a lit strip projecting light in different levels is created, with variable transparencies hiding the light source. A white round ceiling rosette links the lamp to the ceiling. |
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