design: Carlotta de Bevilacqua, Laura Pessoni
Tye is a system of reflectors conceived as a contemporary revisiting of Archimedean and Platonic light sources and is available in the suspension, wall and ceiling versions, in different dimensions. The entire system was conceived with a close focus on optimized appliance efficiency, using LED and fluorescent sources set within a removable ring. The reflector is perceived from the outside as a faceted monomaterial solid, and conceals a high-performance optical unit made of next-generation materials with a 98% reflection coefficient. When the shell appears as a compact solid, the light output is collected and redirected towards the environment.The suspension version has a central hole on the top of the shell and a clear neck that carries and diffuses indirect light across the environment. The optical unit, apparently compact, actually unveils a rational building project, based on an inner distribution infrastructure for feeding and a building intelligence that allows quick and easy inspection.
Miro Zagnoli Photographer
