Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa by Patrizia Volpato Srl

Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa by Patrizia Volpato Srl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukukhanyisa Competition Category.

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Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa

by Patrizia Volpato Srl

Client: Patrizia Volpato Srl

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukukhanyisa Category

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The Design

About Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa

I-Crypto iqoqo lokukhanyisa eliyi-modular njengoba ingakhula iqonde futhi ivundlile, kuye ngokuthi izakhi zengilazi eyodwa ezihlanganisa isakhiwo ngasinye zisakazwa kanjani. Umbono ophefumulelwe umklamo uvela emvelweni, ukhumbula ama-ice stalactites ikakhulukazi. Okukhethekile kwezinto ze-Crypto kuma engilazini yazo ephephethwa ngamandla eyenza ukukhanya kusakazeke ezindaweni eziningi ngendlela ethambile kakhulu. Ukukhiqizwa kwenzeka ngenqubo eyenziwe ngesandla ngokuphelele futhi umsebenzisi wokugcina onquma ukuthi ukufakwa kokugcina kuzokwenziwa kanjani, isikhathi ngasinye ngendlela ehlukile.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Collection Crypto Izinto Zokukhanyisa iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Crypto is a modular lighting collection since it can expand vertically as well as horizontally, depending on how the single glass elements that compose each structure are distributed. The canopy of the items that expand horizontally is innovative in terms of design. The entire collection adapts to any location: either just a private house as well as hotels and all wide spaces. Light can come from spotlights placed above the glass pieces or else it can be inside the glass elements.
Dimensions & Packaging: Thanks to their modular entity, Crypto installations can largely vary in terms of sizes, starting from the diameter of a single element which is 200mm and going to more complex compositions that can extend up to 3500mm horizontally and even more, or else 9000mm vertically and still even more. Light can come as either G9 bulbs or built-in LED inside the glass elements or else it can be designed as LED spotlights above the glass elements.
Tags: glass, handcrafted, lighting, design, Italian
Production Technology: The peculiarity of Crypto items stands in their vibrant blown glass that enables light to spread in many directions in a very soft way. Production occurs by means of a completely handcrafted process which leads to a different final result each time. There are 7 different moulds with 3 different cuts, for a total of 21 shapes, to which also different shades can be added. Shades are purposely shown as more intense in the higher part, close to the light source and less vivid towards the final lower part of each glass element.
Design Challenge: The most complex challenge during the creation process was finding the balance between the calibration of the moulds and the glass blowing method to obtain the exact wanted vibrant texture. What guided the process was the concept of molecular structures where singles elements combine to give one whole item, on one side and the know-how of artisan glass master on the other side.
Research: The research behind this product is focused on design and functionality, by means of aesthetics and materials. The main objective was to create an innovative glass texture, defined as vibrant: an hybrid version between a totally smooth surface and a hammered one. To reach such goal, empirical experimentation was carried out, involving two main tools: glass moulds in different materials and management of the glass blowing process. The result is a glass type capable of breaking light in a soft way, differently from the classical frosted glass.
Inspiration: The idea that inspired the design for the Collection Crypto originates from nature, recalling ice stalactites in particular; yet here, differently to nature, the single elements end up being empty as the hand blown glass becomes the real protagonist.
Project Duration: The design project was carried out in Venice, in particular in the island of Murano, known for its artisan glass masters and it took approximately 6 months to get to the first final result starting from the initial concept.
Operation Flow: The end user is the one who has the last word on how the final installation will be composed and therefore it is the final client who ultimately adds value to the finished product, adapting it to a specific location and to personal taste: the beauty of this composition is in fact that the final result is always different.