Uomo della Luce

Uomo della Luce by Catellani & Smith is made up of an aluminium wire sphere, that is held by a raw iron figure. The lamp is available in two different sizes and is equipped with halogen lamps that reside internally in the ball and suffuse the fixture with an inimitable glow. The idea for this lamp came from the request for an enormous chandelier for the "Museo della Cartografia di Stato" (State Cartography Museum) - Trevi Fountain in Rome. The designer was asked to design a chandelier that was, not only very large but, at the same time, ethereal with many lights. A chandelier symbolising an universe. Enzo Catellani immediately thought of using a light and flexible material that could also become a suitable structure for holding many lights.