{"id":306071,"date":"2025-09-16T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpeditor.vibia.dev\/stories-behind-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:54:25","slug":"stories-behind-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/stories-behind-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories Behind: Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:1200px;max-height:675px;align-self:center; width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Znficw94WAs?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> is a sculptural reinterpretation of the traditional work lamp. Designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/designers\/francisco-gomez-paz\">Francisco Gomez Paz<\/a>, the collection combines richness of form with high performance lighting capabilities. Born from the idea of trying to relate to space in a more contemporary way, it provides focused, portable illumination as well as a striking feature.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"967\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Sculpting Light: Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7-800x967.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-273125\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271160%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201160%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271160%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7-400x483.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7-600x725.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7-800x967.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vibia-the-edit-sculpting-light-africa-7.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/designers\/francisco-gomez-paz\">Francisco Gomez Paz<\/a>, the traditional work lamp demonstrates great complexity and intelligence from a mechanical perspective. Fascinated by the way it transports light to a particular point in a space and holds it at that point, <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> was inspired by a desire to rethink the classic design through a contemporary lens.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cThe work lamp is a typology that I really like. Through a great complexity of mechanisms, it manages to move the point of light in a space\u2026the work lamp accompanies you, it is a proximity light that zooms in and focuses on what you are doing.\u201d<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Africa Purpose-led portable lighting\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-280917\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272400%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202400%201350%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272400%27%20height%3D%271350%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-africa-purpose-led-portable-lighting-francisco-gomez-paz.jpg 2400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Today, spaces have become fluid, they have become dynamic, one works and moves in a more nomadic way. <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/en\/int\/francisco-gomez-paz\">G\u00f3mez Paz<\/a>\u2019s first intuition was to take out the mechanical aspect of the work lamp and to give it freedom through a battery-powered LED light source that provides a very particular type of close, focused illumination.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cTechnological changes, the greater efficiency of LEDs, and the possibility of LED autonomy, allowed me to design a lamp that was disconnected from the cable, that could move freely in a space.&#8221;<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background center-columns nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"960\" height=\"1265\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Portable lights - Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-280258\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271265%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201265%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271265%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa-400x527.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa-600x791.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa-800x1054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vibia-the-edit-portable-lights-2a-africa.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 15.333333333333332px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"960\" height=\"1265\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Stories Behind: Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-281220\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271265%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201265%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271265%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4-400x527.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4-600x791.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4-800x1054.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-4.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 15.333333333333332px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> generates a micro space within a space; a place to meet, a personal space in which to focus all of your attention. The fact of being able to take that focal point with you is very powerful, it creates a work surface wherever you are, be it a table where one is eating or a corner for reading.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-5{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background center-columns nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"960\" height=\"1344\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Stories Behind: Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-281226\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271344%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201344%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271344%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-5.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 15.333333333333332px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"960\" height=\"1344\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Stories Behind: Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-281232\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271344%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20960%201344%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27960%27%20height%3D%271344%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-6.jpg 960w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 15.333333333333332px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-6{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cThe choice of the name <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> arises perhaps from its formal connotation, that is, the fact that it is an object that reminds you of the many African sculptures that I used to see as a boy. They had a unique elegance, very pure lines and a certain fragility\u2026\u201d<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> was born from an idea and little by little, its form was shaped. Form was not born before function, but as a result of the process. Beyond the merging of function and beauty, there are many parameters that make that form exist.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cA beautiful result of this collaboration with Vibia was the feeling of being pushed a little further, pushed to be ambitious in the production processes.\u201d<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Stories Behind: Africa\" title=\"vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7-1200x675.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-281241\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271560%27%20height%3D%27878%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201560%20878%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271560%27%20height%3D%27878%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/vibia-the-edit-stories-behid-africa-7.jpg 1560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>On a technical level, Vibia decided on the complex challenge of making it mono material. Aluminium is a noble material, it allows it to be 100% recycled, but it also lends <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\">Africa<\/a> the unique beauty of being a single piece, transforming lamp into sculpture.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1 .fusion-button-text{color:#000000;text-transform:none;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1 i{color:#000000;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1{border-color:#000000;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-radius:1px 1px 1px 1px;background:rgba(160,206,78,0);}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:hover .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:hover i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:focus .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:focus i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:active .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:active i{color:#3333333;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:hover,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:active,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1:focus{border-color:#3333333;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background:#ffffff;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-custom button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type discover-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/collections\/floor-table-lamps-africa-floor-table\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Discover Africa<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-7{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":277279,"featured_media":281209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[113],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/277279"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306071"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307607,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306071\/revisions\/307607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}