The value of a craftsmanship born from the story of a meeting between a blacksmith and Logan Smith, has been evolving for 25 years and always keeping abreast of the last innovative technologies. This has allowed Catellani & Smith to strengthen and expand his presence on the lighting market worldwide.
“When I create a lamp, I always start off with a prototype; my laboratory is a workshop where I continually accumulate materials, components and objects of all different kinds; and this is where everything was born... I assemble, weld, bend, shape... I need to feel the materials, to see how they play with light. In this initial stage there is no real design, the idea must take shape immediately, becoming an object. Only at this point do I move on to the traditional design phase: feasibility, technical characteristics and much more; it’s an idea of light, and the desire to tell about it, which guides me through the construction. I believe that this process can be felt in products by Catellani & Smith. A large part of my production is made up by pieces that require a great amount of craftsmanship: it’s the hand of the craftsman that builds them, his manual work that creates the imperfection, making a truly unique object.”
Enzo Catellani
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Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Wingårdhs Arkitektkontor AB
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Damilano Studio
NOA
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Ciclostile Architettura
BoysPlayNice
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Estudio Carme Pinós
Bezmirno
Peny Hsieh Interiors
Studio Jean-Philippe Nuel
33BY Architecture
Blockstudio
More Design Office MDO
Faulkner Architects
Studio Rick Joy
Paly Architects
QPRO
Bartoli Design
Strang
Bergamo Architetti
Studio GAMP
IAIA - Idea Art Interior Architects