April 7 - May 31 2025

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During Milan Design Week we presented our first investigations into creating lighting from reclaimed, upcycled and repurposed materials with the exhibition Prototipia Luminosa


Lighting is an element of fundamental importance in any space, and its design is necessarily entirely unique to each scheme. Recognising the need for a bespoke service in lighting planning, we have been working with private clients, sourcing both vintage and new fixtures, and modifying them where necessary to best fit the design scheme


A natural progression from adapting fixtures led us to experiment with creating new lighting solutions using components salvaged from disassembled, broken, and discarded lamps. We integrated off-cuts of marble and wood, papier-mâché and Japanese rice paper, fabric and wire, and equipped them with modern fittings and cables. We began collaborating with local artisans, such as the marble merchant, the carpenter, and the metalworker, to create bases for the lamps, embracing the idea of zero-kilometre design


Our first LOMI_lighting presentation features the fruit of our research in this sphere, including a series of lamps constructed using 1950/60s hand-painted ceramic lighting components from Capodimonte in southern Italy. Destined for landfill, we were able to save a large collection of these pieces, many still packed in their original shipment boxes. The style of the ceramic elements is colourful and vibrant, with a liberal touch of kitsch. Our objective has been to give new life to these components, adapting their use to make lamps that can be used in contemporary ambiances, bringing a touch of joie de vivre, while also retaining a sense of modernity


Weaving together details of the provenance of each component is an integral part of our vision. We want each lamp to speak of the context in which it was created, the materials from which it was made, and the hands that it was constructed by

The aesthetic of the various pieces is intentionally eclectic. The common thread is the search for form and elegance within the use of materials that can be salvaged or reclaimed, combined with components made by artisans in our network and local area, and curated by LOMI_




The lamps included in the MDW exhibition are protoypes of models available for commission, and are either one- off pieces or part of a small series. Each lamp is entirely customisable, both in construction and with regards cord length/colour etc.
If you would like to discuss placing a commission please contact us via DM or email

The exhibition will remain open by appointment until May 31, please contact us if you would like to visit

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