Fedrigoni is a company with a long history behind it, but one that also has such deep roots in modernity that it can often be found supporting creative projects launched by enterprising designers.
The latest case in hand is that of Natascha Madeiski and her imaginative lamp.
Natascha is a young creative, a native of Bolzano who graduated from the University of Innsbruck and now lectures in architecture at Lincoln, in England, where she also pursues her multidisciplinary design projects, which range from lighting to furnishings, from inclusive art to independent research in the areas of manufacturing and production.
One of this eclectic artist's latest creations is the Naked City lamp (the result of a partnership with the architect Alex Graef), which will be presented to the public at the Rossana Orlandi gallery, against the brilliant setting of the 2010 Milan Salone Del Mobile.
The lamp plays on the relationship between the two themes of the city and the mirror, resulting in a luminous skyline that is doubled, a city of light that strives both upwards and downwards. The two creative's were inspired by the French film director, artist and theorist Dabord's Naked city, a completely unprecedented map of Paris, and by Calvino's Invisible Cities.
The Naked City is made using the 230gsm white Pergamenata Bianco paper by Fedrigoni. The suggestion of translucence from this absolutely environmentally friendly paper, which is made using pure E.C.F. cellulose with FSC certification, is an ideal source of inspiration for artists and creative's. With its usual antique connotation and typical cloudy finish imitating natural parchments, Pergamenata is simply the ideal choice for making those very special publications, art prints and diplomas... but also some far less predictable objects like this highly unusual lamp by Natascha and Alex!
