pietro travaglini creates tubino series of seemingly unstable lamps

pietro travaglini creates tubino series of seemingly unstable lamps
all images courtesy of pietro travaglini design
the ‘scaletta’ lamp is pictured above

during the 2015 milan design week, pietro travaglini design‘s ‘tubino series’ of lamps was on display at his superstudio exhibition called ‘get of the ground’. the collection which emphasizes lightness through its self-supporting structure, comprises of four lamps; the ‘cubino’, ‘lancia’, ‘piramide’ and ‘scaletta’. its seemingly unstable shape sketches a three-dimensional figure and shadow, just like a pen. its thin, cascading wire culminates with a hanging bulb that translates its efforts into light. the lamp range, alongside his other work such as the sculptured ‘metropoli’ seat and the cubist fashioned ‘onda’ magazine rack, explores the boundary line between art and design.

combining its metal texture with the a bright color, the ‘cubino’ light illustrates a self-supporting structure

the ‘piramide’ lamp has a three-dimensional figure with a seemingly unstable balance

with a form that reflects sketching with a pen, the ‘lancia’ light casts an unusual and unique shadow