eventi Design Week 2018 territory

17.04.2018 - 22.04.2018

HORNS

Art+Design

5vie event

eventi fisici

M–L–XL and Neonlauro are pleased to announce a design developed exclusively for this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan. Horns is a limited edition of neon lighting that plays with a traditional glass-blowing technique called “incalmo”, that explores the limits of glass craftsmanship and neon technology. The pendant lamp, developed for this occasion, will be on display from 14 until 22 April 2018 at the Meazza space, in the 5vie district.

Interested in projects that explore new ways of making and place traditional craftsmanship in a contemporary framework, M–L–XL has conceived Horns as a model that questions the limits of neon technology and sophisticated glass artisanal production. The design was developed through an ongoing dialogue with Neonlauro’s skilled artisans, who have provided invaluable insight into the techniques of glassblowing and neon technologies.

It was due to their craftsmanship that Horns was able to push the boundaries of the ‘incalmo’ technique of glass blowing, whereby pieces of glass are welded to create a single object that is blown together with different colours. Because different glass colours cool at different temperatures, this a delicate glass-blowing technique.

For this reason, Horns is a sculptural piece, as much as a functional object, that plays with light, but also with colour and unique spatial construction. Its sculptural qualities emerge both when its lit and not, revealing the geometric construction that shaped it.

Interested in creating systems and environments, more than single objects, the presentation will also include an audio installation transmitting M–L–XL’s ‘Occasional Radio’ in loop. ‘Occasional Radio’ is an audio project curated by the studio that consists of a series of episodes, an hour long each, that explore the concept of the avant-garde in contemporary music.