"In our day-to-day lives, we are largely protected from the roiling underbelly of our planet - a vast, magnetic core rich with minerals, metals, and magma that keeps the Earth in balance. Occasionally, though, the crust splits open and lava flows forth, a bleeding river of molten earth. When the dust settles, lava remains like a scar on the landscape, evidence of a wound now healed."
"That raw, elemental character is at the heart of Foscarini's new lava lamps, designed by Alberto and Francesco Meda. The collection celebrates the abundance and natural composition of volcanic rock through three sculptural suspension lights - Alicudi, Filicudi, and Panarea - named after three of the Aeolian Islands formed by volcanic activity. Each piece highlights lava's porous texture and cratered surface, transforming geological remnants into contemporary design objects."
"These are not your parents' lava lamps. Foscarini's latest designs tell a far more nuanced story of material innovation and sustainability, using ancient matter shaped by modern experimentation. Rather than carving solid blocks, recycled Italian lava stone is combined with a natural binder to create a proprietary, concrete-like material. This mixture is poured into molds to form the three distinct silhouettes."
Lava stone collected from the Earth's surface provides porous, cratered textures unique to each eruption. Foscarini and designers Alberto and Francesco Meda convert recycled Italian lava scrap into three sculptural suspension lights named Alicudi, Filicudi, and Panarea, referencing Aeolian Islands. Scrap volcanic rock is ground and mixed with a natural binder to form a proprietary, concrete-like material that is about 30% lighter than natural lava. The lighter composite enables slim profiles of 8–10 millimeters while maintaining durability and outdoor resistance. The project repurposes surplus volcanic material through a Naples-based partnership with Ranieri at Mount Vesuvius.
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