Lighting

iGuzzini illuminazione

Gecchelin’s early work interpreted the company’s style through its established technologies: injection moulding and thermoforming plastics. The products were bold in volume and colour, continuing the tradition of Harvey Guzzini’s decorative lighting from the mid-1960s.

Gliss table lamp with pale blue dome on a stem and, beside it, the Ialea lamp shaped like a white shell, iGuzzini illuminazione — Gliss, 1982 · Ialea, 1980. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

Detail of the Vela shell-shaped wall light and, beside it, the red Snocky table lamp with curved arm, iGuzzini illuminazione — Vela wall light, 1986, and Snocky, 1982. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

Halogen Virgola spotlight mounted on a track, iGuzzini illuminazione — Virgola, 1981.

With Virgola the company fully entered the world of technical lighting: it was the turning point that led it to leave the decorative sector and devote itself solely to the technical one.

Out of the trust and friendship with the owner came many products with high lighting performance, to which Gecchelin was able to give grace and the right proportions. This meeting of technology and form brought several international awards and, in 1989, the ADI Compasso d’Oro for the Shuttle series of spotlights.

Prisma system with ballast and discharge lamp, with rectangular reflector and barn doors, iGuzzini illuminazione — Prisma system with ballast and discharge lamp, 1977. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

Prisma linear luminaire on a track, with exposed louvre optic, iGuzzini illuminazione — Prisma, 1984.

Four luminaires: Open with clear globes on arms, an outdoor bracket luminaire, the end of the Daga linear luminaire and Ciak with round screens, iGuzzini illuminazione — Top: Open, 1980; outdoor bracket luminaire. Bottom: Daga, 1982; Ciak, 1984.

Trio luminaire with three spotlights on a bar, iGuzzini illuminazione — Trio, 1983. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

Four Limelight projectors on suspension rods: black Zoom, red Zoom in several positions of rotation, Wing with elongated reflector and Focus with oval screen, iGuzzini illuminazione — Limelight, 1989. Top: Zoom and its rotation. Bottom: Wing and Focus. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

Mago ceiling luminaire with flat body and grille, iGuzzini illuminazione — Mago, 1985. iF Design Award 1987, mention at the 14th ADI Compasso d’Oro, 1987. Photo: J.P. Maurer.

ADI Compasso d’Oro 1989

The Shuttle spotlight series received the ADI Compasso d’Oro in 1989 for its contribution to resolving the many technical and formal requirements of a complete lighting system, as stated in the jury’s citation.

The design clearly distinguishes the transformer housing from the lighting assembly, both visually and structurally. This separation also limits heat transfer between the two, helping to optimise performance and service life.

Two black Shuttle projectors seen from the side, with the transformer body distinct from the lamp body, iGuzzini illuminazione — Shuttle, 1987.

Two Shuttle projectors on a track, one cylindrical and one with exposed optic, iGuzzini illuminazione — Shuttle on a track.

Two Shuttle projectors on a track, one with a round reflecting screen, iGuzzini illuminazione — Shuttle: the versions.

Notan pendant luminaire with louvre optic, iGuzzini illuminazione — Notan, 1994.

Two projectors from the Vela spotlight series on a track with curved reflectors, iGuzzini illuminazione — Vela spotlight series, 1996.

Three Gabbiano spotlights on a track, iGuzzini illuminazione — Gabbiano, 1996. Mention at the 18th ADI Compasso d’Oro, 1998.

Detail of two Xo luminaires with die-cast metal head and ribbed screen; black-and-white photo, iGuzzini illuminazione — Xo, 1990.

Unless otherwise stated, images are sourced from iGuzzini illuminazione’s catalogues and published solely to document the studio’s design work. All rights remain with their respective holders, as set out in the Legal notices.

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