Memory was designed half a century ago. This suspension lamp was to become an icon of the Company in the following decades and is still today one of our most popular products with internationals customers.
We believe that very few products in the lighting industry have remained so popular for such a long time as this lamp. We therefore decided to offer a "special edition" to celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary. Both the design and the material were reappraised in the search for something that, while fully reflecting the history of this lamp, would highlight it's further potential and add value in terms of craftsmanship and new appeal. We have maintained the absolute purity of the original design by re-proposing the same shapes and introducing only a hint of restyling elements as we are convinced that in this case, where identity remains the most important factor, this was the only approach open to us. The new interpretation therefore fully preserves the soul of this product and the spirit with which it was designed fifty years ago as shape destined to maintain it's charm over the years.
Revisiting the material, Murano blown glass, in order to create something original yet which neither banal nor indeed superfluous, proved to be more complex. We have therefore used a traditional process known as "rigadin" used by master craftsmen on Murano. This enables a crystal clear surface of variable thickness to be produced which creates an optical effect by constantly changing the way it refracts the light, breaking up the monotony of flat, even crystal and enhancing its brilliance transparency.
Memory was initially identified by just a numerical code and was baptised during the eighties, after enjoying over two decades of success. the name came from the fact that it represented the "historical memory" of design proposed by the Company when it first started in this field. the design brings a slight touch of irony to the clear, formal balance, by introducing slightly vintage decorative patterns into a composition based on unquestionably modern sensitivity.
