Gea Wall Sconce
The Gea collection is named after the primitive goddess, mother earth. The slender lamps that form it seem to be feminine erected figures that defies their vertical position, wrapped in a fluted veil of painted stainless steel mesh that clings to them through a zip. Its light is soft and enveloping, spread uniformly over all its structure. The main piece of the collection, which achieved a Good Design Award in 2007, is the floor lamp, an elegant sculptural volume that blends in any environment, providing a note of distinction to the room. Painted stainless steel mesh and thread. Arturo Alvarez takes materials out of their usual context, exploring their possibilities up to the point of achieving surprising results. He begins with an apparently cold steel mesh or thread, that he folds, curves or embroils, forming organic elements. He transforms it with these crafting techniques in warm and pleasant forms... bringing it to life. A whole universe of designs develops from this way of workin