Campana brothers deliciously create candy + fungo lighting for lasvit

CAMPANA BROTHERS DELICIOUSLY CREATE CANDY + FUNGO LIGHTING FOR LASVIT FERNANDO AND HUMBERTO CAMPANA HAVE DELICIOUSLY CONCEIVED THE ‘CANDY’ COLLECTION AND ‘FUNGO’ CHANDLEIER FOR LASVIT.

‘candy’ collection sphere chandelier hand-blown glass, polished brass ∅ 1080 mm + 1, 200 kg G4 LED module the ‘candy’ collection is comprised of a sphere and ring chandelier, along with a

small ‘lollipop’ table lamp, which aesthetically draws on the brazilian designers’ colorful ‘sushi’ series, except expressed in glass — a material that has fascinated the brothers since

their childhood. the family of lights are further influenced by the vibrant sweets sold in popular markets in brazil. each of the pieces are made by lasvit’s craftsmen, all produced in

hand-blown glass and metal. detail of the sweet, colorful details ‘_for the ‘candy’ collection we wanted to explore the colorful universe of our sushi series and to express it through a

glass collection_,’ SAYS FERNANDO CAMPANA. ‘_our fascination for this material dates back to our childhood. we were completely seduced by the glass objects that we used to put against the

light to investigate their shadows, colors, transparency, dimensions and to imagine worlds inside them_,’ he adds. ‘candy’ collection ring chandelier hand-blown glass, polished brass ∅1500 ×

H800 mm + l, 80 kg G4 LED module ‘_the brightness of the glass combined with the collection’s palette of colors as well as the visual aspect of the colorful lines make you imagine the piece

as a candy, as a lollipop. as for the shape of the chandeliers, it comes from our sushi IV chair_‘, adds humberto. detail of the brass structure ‘_when we first visited the lasvit

glassworks in lindava we discovered a large number of possibilities to explore. they have a wide range of techniques that draw our attention and touched us_,’ says fernando. humberto

completes, ‘_they are very enthusiastic about new possibilities of manufacturing so they challenged us to come up with new ideas. our collaboration was very inspiring. they were looking at

exploring new techniques and us coming from a country with little tradition in glass, were able to bring a new and fresh vision to this project_.’ ‘candy’ collection lollipop table lamp

hand-blown glass, polished brass ∅175 × H 410mm, 5kg G4 LED module [embedded content] the ‘making of’ the ‘candy’ collection video courtesy of lasvit ‘fungo’ chandelier wood, hand-blown

clear glass ∅1700 × H 1250mm + l, 80 kg LED neutral white       the campana’s ‘fungo’ chandelier draws references from the organic shapes of wild mushrooms, but more specifically, the fungus

which they found growing in the basement of lasvit’s glassworks; where an ancient wooden glassblowing mold had succumbed to the ravages of humidity. this accidental happenstance fueled the

conception of the suspended lighting in which they have fused the glassmaking tradition with wood. the result is a contrast between the transparent blown-glass elements and the more rigid

lumber structure from which they emerge. the glass elements reference the fungus which grows out of wood as a result of humidity   ‘_when we went to the lasvit glassworks in lindava, we

visited their basement where the wooden moulds used to create the shapes of their glass pieces are stored. we noticed a kind of mushroom that grows on them thanks to the humidity. this

scenery inspired us to create this piece_,’ SAYS FERNANDO CAMPANA. ‘_our work has always been influenced by nature, and we wanted to mix it with lasvit’s tradition and to fuse their

techniques with natural materials_‘.   HUMBERTO CAMPANA CONTINUES: ‘_our main purpose is to create a shock between the formal rigidity of the chandelier’s wooden structure and the pieces of

glass that seem to spontaneously germinate from the wood_‘.