BIANCA by FONTANA ARTE. Design - Matti Klenell
Mouth-blown, strip-grinded and then acid-treated to achieve the characteristic 'silk effect' of fine glass, Bianca's diffusers are available in three diameters that complement all thirteen types of fixtures in the family. The largest one measures 50 cm in diameter and, due to its size and quantity of glass, has represented, represents and will continue to represent an authentic challenge even for the most skilled glassblowers, accustomed to blowing glass at a standstill. According to the traditional Venetian production process, no external aids are needed to spin and shape the mass of glass in the mould, but only the use of one's own mastery and lung capacity. Bianca is available as a free-standing lamp without stem, as a table lamp and floor lamp with stem and base, as a pendant lamp and as a wall and ceiling lamp. The matt white colour of the paintwork applied to the various metal supports recalls the name and colour of the diffuser. White produces a diffuse, very warm and enveloping light emission in the surrounding environment.