"When I was little, I used to look at cobblestone streets in the West Village and wonder how many people have walked there before. If our footsteps could glow, how bright would our streets be? And when new pavement gets put down, does it wash away that weight, or does it stay? The depth of history, I believe, stays indelibly within the land, concentrated in places where humans have lived for centuries."
"The Profilo Chandelier by Luca Nichetto - an ethereal fixture designed in collaboration with Barovier&Toso, where he now serves as the recently appointed Artistic Director - lights up the arcade at Piazza San Marco's Procuratie Vecchie, a sixteenth-century square formed by three connected buildings in the heart of Venice. Despite a history of damage by fire and war, the facade stands strong in 2025."
"The pendant drops down from a four-centered arch, neatly, dramatically, illuminating the architecture's structural ribs while allowing the higher parts to fade in the interest of contrast. Its silhouette is formed by concentric centrifuged glass circles of varying diameters - each a snapshot of the centrifugal force that shaped it. Their slightly irregular surfaces, visibly organic, lilting and swaying in a stack of unique shapes, create an almost kinetic stillness, as though the discs might continue rotating around a singular axis at any moment."
Childhood curiosity about layered human traces on streets conveys a belief that history remains concentrated within land where people have lived for centuries. The Profilo Chandelier by Luca Nichetto, made in collaboration with Barovier&Toso, illuminates the arcade at Piazza San Marco's Procuratie Vecchie and stands against a facade that has endured fire and war. The design drops from a four-centered arch and uses concentric centrifuged glass circles of varying diameters. Slightly irregular, organic surfaces create a kinetic stillness. Color progresses from red rings at the top through deep brown and toward a white explosion at the bottom.
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