Insights

The Edit’s Insights section offers a wealth of inspiring ideas from Vibia’s network of creative collaborators around the world. We present interviews with leading designers and architects, who provide insight on their work, process, and unique point of view. You’ll also learn about the latest styles in interior design as well as innovative lamp and lighting technologies.

A working day with Umut Yamac

British architect, sculptor and designer Umut Yamac explores the intersection between light, movement and space. Fascinated by how certain objects, activated by their surroundings, transcend their everyday purpose and enable a deeper emotional connection, …

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Stories Behind: Knit

Light and materiality collide with Knit. Light seeps outwards through a single knitted lycra sleeve stretched over an oblate polymer diffuser, bathing the surrounding space in a soft 360 degree ...

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Stories Behind: Array

Composed of fine threads pulled taut between two aluminium rings, Array is an exploration of light, space and materiality. Designer Umut Yamac manipulates layers of thread into majestic, three-dimensional volumes ...

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Architecture & Cinema

Architecture and design play a fundamental role in cinema, not just through carefully constructed backdrops, either real or fictional; but also, as metaphorical elements that help the viewer to delve into the psyche of ...

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Q&A: Umut Yamac

Umut Yamac is a British architect and designer whose work explores the middle ground between architecture and light. Taking his inspiration from nature, his work is defined by rigorous craftsmanship and a meticulous ...

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Stories Behind: Africa

Africa is a sculptural reinterpretation of the traditional work lamp. Designed by Francisco Gómez Paz, the collection combines richness of form with high performance lighting capabilities. Born from the idea ...

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Stories Behind: The Class Collection

Crafted with attention to detail, Class by Sebastian Herkner features a robust shaft that gracefully curves to embrace a fluted cylindrical diffuser, adding a touch of industrial aesthetic and captivating with its presence. Whether ...

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Stories Behind: The Dama Collection

According to Constantin Brancusi, “simplicity is nothing more than resolved complexity.” It is with this philosophy that Ludovica+Roberto Palomba decided to strip the traditional Abat-Jour lamp down to its bare ...

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Q&A: Ludovica Serafini & Roberto Palomba

Ludovica Serafini and Roberto Palomba founded their studio Palomba Serafini Associati in Milan in 1994. Their partnership is characterised by a shared vision that unites architecture and design; a vision oriented towards observation ...

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Knit: Focus on Materiality

An atmosphere is an emotional experience processed through all five senses simultaneously. Texture is defined as ‘the surface of a material, especially as perceived by the sense of touch.’ Often overlooked ...

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Q&A: Victor Carrasco

Victor Carrasco began his professional career having graduated in Industrial Design Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. After nearly a decade of close collaboration as Founder, Creative and Strategic Director at Viccarbe, ...

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Q&A: Meike Harde

Meike Harde is a multidisciplinary German designer with her own studio based in Cologne. Meticulous in every aspect of her work and with a fine knowledge of materials, she rethinks textile applications to create ...