Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo by Giuseppe Tortato

Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo by Giuseppe Tortato is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweeMveliso zokuKhanyisa kunye neZibane Competition Category.

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Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo

by Giuseppe Tortato

Client: Giuseppe Tortato Architetti

Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo

Phakathi kobugcisa noyilo, i-Embrasse Moi sisithuko sokukhanya esinesidima esigama laso sikhumbuza umdlalo wamagama phakathi kwegama lesiNgesi elithi "brass" (ubhedu) kunye nemilo egobileyo, esongelayo yesibane. Esi sibane esijingayo senziwe ngezandla: umfanekiso oqingqiweyo omkhulu wobhedu olukhazimlisiweyo okhumbuza uluhlu lwe-DNA, apho ukulukwa kwalo kuvuleka njenge-fil rouge kuyo yonke indawo, kunika iprojekthi nganye uphawu lobugcisa oluyenza yodwa.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award

Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo eyahlukileyo ngokwenene, entle nenobungangamsha. Abaphumeleleyo bePlatinam zizimanga zendalo, ubungqina bemida yobuchule bengqondo, kwaye babonisa ubungcali nobuchule obungenakuthelekiswa babayili babo. Le miyilo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yeyona misebenzi idumileyo echaza ubuhle bexesha, ineegalelo kwintlalontle yoluntu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo ibonisa inqanaba elingaphaya kokuqhelekileyo lokugqwesa kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo yenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono ngeempawu zayo eziluncedo nezixabisekileyo. Embrasse Moi Lamp Isibane Somfanekiso Oqingqiweyo ngumsebenzi ophumeleleyo weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award ovusa iinqwenelo, ukhuthaza, ushukumisa, uvuyisa kwaye udala uvuyo olukhulu.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Halfway between art and design, Embrasse Moi is the majestic light sculpture whose name recalls the play on words between the English brass and the lamp's curved, enveloping shape. The suspension lamp has been handcrafted: a large sculpture in burnished brass that recalls the DNA strand, the weave of which unfolds like a fil rouge throughout the space, giving every project an artistic accent that makes it unique.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Embrasse Moi sculpture lamp weighs 300 kg
Tags: Lamp, Sculpture, Architecture, Design, Craftsmanship
Production Technology: Designed with parametric software and handcrafted brass
Design Challenge: The challenge was to create a continuous ribbon that ran vertically between all the floors. The need to contain weights and distribute loads as evenly as possible was the main focus of the constructive thinking behind this installation. Dimensions and thicknesses were selected to achieve the lowest possible weight per linear meter, while respecting the use of materials chosen by the Art Direction, which at the same time ensure a high standard of safety. For construction and transportation reasons, the structure will be built in sections, with the tighter spirals and twists worked on special sections of shorter length. The individual segments will then be joined at the ends with internal reinforcement plates secured by safety bolts on the outside with the same finish. The assembly involves the installation of some steel tensioners, which will be anchored to the brass frame at critical points to support the weight and maintain the shape
Research: A new sculptural lamp that fits into a historic building like a single ribbon, with a vertical development across all floors. Its relative lightness has allowed for the Art Direction's desire for a suspension system that is not overly invasive, consisting of a number of thin, low-visual-impact steel fixing cables.
Inspiration: Embrasse Moi is a piece of art designed with parametric software and handcrafted, maintaining a unique and sinuous design. The inspiration comes from the spirals of DNA and the possibility, through craftsmanship, to bend a difficult material like bronze.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2022 in Milan and ended in September 2022 in Milan. It is displayed in the reception and on the stairs of the building at Via Negri 4
Operation Flow: The sculpture lamp, Embrasse Moi, is a large sculpture in bronzed brass that evokes the DNA filament, whose texture unfolds like a red thread throughout the space, giving each project an artistic accent that makes it unique
Team Members: Designer: Giuseppe Tortato
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Carola Merello, Embrasse Moi, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Carola Merello, Embrasse Moi, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Carola Merello, Embrasse Moi, 2022.
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Image #5: Photographer Carola Merello, Embrasse Moi, 2022.