Jean Marie Massuad
Lightwing
Foscarini
Lightwing
A long and slim rod supports the housing of the LED light source, and, beside it, an adjustable screen allows the light to be directed as desired.
Lightwing
Controlling light to adapt to momentary requirements is at the heart of the new project by Jean Marie Massaud, Lightwing. This new floor lamp is appealing both for its strong technical qualities and poetic language. A bold shape with soft silhouettes, which stands out in space and recalls the world of architecture, Lightwing continuously evolves, much like the type of light it produces.
A long and slim rod supports the housing of the LED light source, and, beside it, an adjustable screen allows the light to be directed as desired.
The challenge with Lightwing was to achieve a multitude of different lighting positions with an extremely fluid movement. To address that, secured to the frame of Lighwing is a magnetic sphere that swivels in every direction. As such, Lightwing can be used for reading or for ambient lighting, with very different effects from the intense LED light.
3. The Intent: What point of view did you bring to the project, and were there additional criteria that you added to the brief?The intent behind Lightwing was to allow an easy adjustment of light and to achieve optimal lighting at all times.
4. The Process: Describe the rigor that informed your project. (Research, ethnography, subject matter experts, materials exploration, technology, iteration, testing, etc., as applicable.) What stakeholder interests did you consider? (Audience, business, organization, labor, manufacturing, distribution, etc., as applicable)Creating Lightwing involved a lot of materials exploration. Jean needed a material that would be sustainable and yet easily movable.
5. The Value: How does your project earn its keep in the world? What is its value? What is its impact? (Social, educational, economic, paradigm-shifting, sustainable, environmental, cultural, gladdening, etc.)Lightwing is an aesthetically striking and yet incredible functional addition to Foscarini's home lighting line.
Minimalist and elegant, this is a delicate and fluid lighting design. The history of elegance can only be enhanced by new technology, which is the case here where a clever magnetic sphere provides fluid, multi-directional movement as the light transforms from an ambient light to a reading lamp. It utilizes a new LED lighting system and technically advanced industrial production to make a bold and artistic statement in its form and in the interactive nature of the motion the lamp achieves.